Science Fictioning Participatory Design

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Abstract

This paper proposes two allied approaches to participatory design and architectural pedagogy: Responsible Architecture is attentive to multiple ecological actors and behaviour change in value-led PD, and science fictioning addresses how narratives of the future are constructed in architectural pedagogy.

We developed three frameworks for pedagogy in a PD course: ‘authorship’ invited students to consider how their values might be productive as they construct their practice, ‘collective storytelling’ included actors who otherwise would not be represented – community stakeholders and non-human ecologies on site – and ‘translation’ negotiated community values with the material reality of an architectural project.

We conclude that these methods rooted in shared values can help a project respond to the long-term ambitions, ecological worldviews, and social-environmental responsibility of a community of stakeholders. The workshop revealed to students how choices in design could never be innocent, but a response aligned with values and future hopes in architecture.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPDC '22 : Proceedings of the Participatory Design Conference 2022
Number of pages12
Place of PublicationNew York, NY
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Publication date19 Aug 2022
Pages1-12
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4503-9388-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Aug 2022
EventParticipatory Design Conference 2022: Embracing Cosmologies: Expanding Worlds of Participatory Design - Newcastle University , Newcastle, United Kingdom
Duration: 19 Aug 20221 Sept 2022
https://pdc2022.org/

Conference

ConferenceParticipatory Design Conference 2022
LocationNewcastle University
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityNewcastle
Period19/08/202201/09/2022
Internet address
SeriesProceedings of the Participatory Design Conference
Number1
Volume2022
ISSN2150-5896

Keywords

  • science fiction
  • Participatory Design
  • architectural education
  • architectural pedagogy
  • responsible architecture
  • ecological worldview

Artistic research

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