FIRST YEAR DESIGN – BACHELOR OF DESIGN INNOVATION DSDN111: 3D IDEAS + PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN TRIMESTER ONE // 2011 GENERAL Core BDI; Trimester One; 15 POINTS
ASSESSMENT 100% internal by assignment
CLASSTIMES AND LOCATIONS LECTURES:
Wednesday
8.30am – 9.20 am
VS LT1/LT 2
PLEASE NOTE: LECTURES ARE NOT SCHEDULED FOR EACH WEEK – PLEASE VERIFY DAYS ON THE SESSION SCHEDULE
STUDIO:
STUDIO SESSION A STUDIO SESSION B
Tues/ Fri Tues Fri
8:30am - 10:20am 10:30am-12:20pm
WIG101 WIG101
COORDINATOR AND TUTORS Coordinator
Tutors
Angela Blachkitzy angela.blachnitzky@vuw.ac.nz Teaching fellow Nan O’Sullivan Room: WIG202 Phone 4636563 Office Hours: Wed 10.00am-12.00pm Fri 2.30pm- 4.00pm Email: nan.osullivan@vuw.ac.nz
Stream leaders Jordan Wisniewski Stream A jwgtnz@gmail.com Alex Keegan Stream B alex@gluaddict.com Office hours (time TBA) Room: WIG3.03 Tutors Rachel Macdonald Stream A + B Paul Stevenson Stream A + B Alex Raemakers Stream A + B Jonathan Murdoch Stream A + B Office Hours TBA Room: WIG3.03 Email:
http://www.firstyeardesign.com/index.php?/staff / COURSE SYNOPSIS Introduction to generic design concepts, design vocabularies, and principles of design, taught in the studio environment. The design studio will develop inquiry, literacy and compositional skill in design placing a focus on manual as well as digital techniques such as video.
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AIMS OF THE COURSE In this first year design studio you will be developing a working knowledge of 3-dimensional design elements, composition, ideas and how they begin to be affected over time. In the physical modelling and drawing and recording of your designs you will find further design opportunities in the tangible materiality of additive and subtractive construction, light and shadow, and surface attributes of materials, including their modulation, texture and colour.
COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES Knowledge By the end of the course, students will have learned to: acquire a basic understanding of design-specific vocabulary and express a ‘personal position’
Creative & Critical Thinking By the end of the course, students will have learned to: • express the compositional language of ordering forms, spaces and fields through a variety of mediums • efficiently manage time to achieve the goals of a studio project • employ a range of basic design strategies • acquire and employ a repertoire of design elements and strategies by which design situations can be .
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have a basic understanding of experimentation, innovation and critical enquiry effectively draw insight and inspiration from a range of disciplines interpret a brief and research appropriate precedents apply manual and digital applications to depict innovative objects, spaces, and fields think, observe, explore, challenge, make, reflect, and above all commit to design ideas and their realisation in a concrete language of design elements
Communication By the end of the course, students will have learned:
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be able to quickly and convincingly sketch a preliminary design idea, either by hand or digitally have an understanding of general scale relationships in design acquire a basic understanding of a range of drawing methods and conventions specific to analysis and representation of 3D form and space acquire basic understanding of a range of modelling methods specific to analysis and representation of 3D form and space quickly and convincingly model (by hand and/or digitally) a preliminary design idea model in the studio using cardboard or similar light materials model in the workshop using manual workshop tools
Leadership By the end of the course, students will have learned:
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take a unique position on a statement or brief, and to be able to self-direct think independently and make choices based on fitness of purpose work effectively and productively in group work while being respectful and encouraging of fellow students be completely committed to studio culture
COURSE CONTENT This is a core course in the first year of the Bachelor of Design Innovation Programme and is an introduction to generic design concepts, design vocabularies, and principles of design, taught in the studio environment. The lectures and studio sessions will explore the compositional language of ordering forms, spaces and fields useful to all threedimensional design disciplines. The approach taken in the studio will be one of thinking, observing, exploring, challenging, making, reflecting and above all wholly committing to your design ideas and their realisation in a concrete language of design elements. The projects and exercises are designed to develop your abilities in many areas of
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design inquiry, strengthening your perceptions, imagination and self-discipline, while presenting you with the opportunity to take creative risks and to experiment with ideas and materials.
COURSE DELIVERY The design studio operates at three levels of instruction: the whole class, the tutorial group, and the individual. The studio thus involves both collective and individual participation from each student. Tutors will be in the studio at all scheduled times undertaking group and individual instruction and reviewing project work. Ongoing discussion will be critical to the development of your design work. Section Leaders and the Course Coordinator will be available during scheduled office hours to answers any of the specific questions that you might have.
ASSIGNMENTS / PROJECTS Assignment work is all project-based. THREE (3) design projects will be undertaken that will explore and develop your drawing ability as well as developing compositional and aesthetic design ideas through the making of models, drawings, images (still and sequences). The projects and assignments build upon one another, strengthening your ability to successfully engage with progressively more complex and sophisticated design challenges. In each project you will be challenged to explore and develop a vocabulary that will form the basis of your design work through thinking, making and reflecting. DSDN111 is internally assessed by assignment work in the form of THREE [3] projects. Projects are assessed and graded A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, D, E, (where C is a PASS). Grades only are issued to students. The final grade for the course is based on the aggregation of the percentage marks for each of the projects, and a final grade of C or better is required to pass the course. The THREE [3] projects contribute towards the final course grade as follows: PROJECT 1 PROJECT 2 PROJECT 3
INFORMATION AESTHETICS THE JOINT FLUID FORM
due FRIDAY due FRIDAY due FRIDAY
25 March 13 May 3 June
30% 40% 30% Total: 100%
Below is a brief statement relating to the THREE (3) projects in DSDN111. A detailed project brief will be made available at the beginning of each project.
PROJECT 1
INFORMATION AESTHETICS
Your design challenge is to create a series of ‘abstract’ objects/forms that respond to a set of information – your task is to take this complex set of data and translate it into 3-D form. You are to consider light and shadow primarily as compositional devices aiding and abetting the geometry, rhythm and relativity of the parts making up your design. In designing these compositions of ‘light and shadow’ you will utilise a variety of elements, principle and strategies that will organize and arrange parts of the design so that they are seen together as a coherent composition.
PROJECT 2
THE JOINT
Your design challenge is to create an abstract and expressive 3 dimensional composition that makes explicit the power of the diagram as a generator, while creating a design whereby each part explicitly contributes to the coherence of the whole. The main aim of this project is to ‘join’ or ‘connect’ to components together so that they begin to read as a singular object. You will be considering the diagram primarily as a device aiding and abetting the geometry, rhythm and relativity of the parts making up your design. You will utilise a variety of elements, principles and strategies that will organize and arrange parts of the design so that they are seen together as a coherent composition.
PROJECT 3 FLUID FORM This project begins by first investigating the notion of the curve and what part it plays in the world of design. Up until this stage we have constructed forms that have been derived from basic geometry – now we will move into an area where form is no longer easily described by ‘derivatives’ – we will investigate fluid form.
ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS Your work will be reviewed on the basis of the degree to which it meets the assessment criteria described below. This will be both a quantitative and a qualitative assessment. Although visitors will be involved in some of the reviews, only the course coordinator and tutors will conduct the assessment. The course coordinator is finally responsible for the grades issued. Assessment Criteria specific to individual projects will be listed in each Project Brief. Overall Assessment Criteria for this course include:
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-Evidence of visual understanding of complex geometry, forms, spaces and fields -Evidence of the generation of multiple design possibilities -Demonstrated process of idea development -Competence in using ordering devices in composing a design
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-Incorporation of tectonic properties of materials to enrich a design -Evidence of critical reflection in drawing and modelling -Coherence in design concept, development and realization -Consideration of level of craft evident in drawing and modelling.
The School has a long tradition of providing critical review of student work as it progresses especially in design projects. This is part of feed-back for learning purposes. Such reviews must not be misunderstood as indicators of standards and they are different from assessment. Students have a responsibility to attend critical reviews at the appointed time as part of the learning process. Review panels are often composed of internal and external members for the appointed times and cannot be re-composed to consider late submissions. Consequently late work will not receive a critical review, though it will be assessed subject to any penalties as set out below.
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Critical Review: May take place during the development phases of a project as well as at the time of the final submission. Its purpose is to identify strengths and weaknesses in the work and to offer suggestions to generally encourage the student. An encouraging critical review does not necessarily mean a good assessment result.
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Assessment: May take place at a stage in a project or on final submission (or both). Its purpose is to value the work in terms of the objectives stated in the handout and to express this as a grade. Moderation of all assessment in design is undertaken at the end of the Trimester after critical reviews, involving a wider group of staff than the immediate lecturers in the course. This process ensures fairness. All work submitted for assessment must be accompanied by an Assessment Declaration Form unless advised otherwise by the Course Co-ordinator. All grades posted during this course are only provisional results until confirmed by the School Examiners Committee which meets after the examination period. Note: Students should familiarise themselves with the University’s requirements, particularly those regarding assessment and course of study requirements, contained in the statutes in the VUW Calendar and read the requirements of this course outline in that context.
GROUP WORK While there is no assessed group component for this course, working with your fellow classmates will be critical to your overall development and eventual success within this course. Being able to discuss and review each other’s work in a critical but supportive environment will be key.
ATTENDANCE AND PARTICIPATION Attendance and participation is an important aspect of the learning process, and you are required to attend all the scheduled lectures and tutorials. If extraordinary circumstances arise that require you to be absent from some class sessions, you should discuss the situation with the Course Coordinator as soon as possible.
The design studio operates at three levels of instruction: the whole class, the tutorial group, and the individual. The studio thus involves both collective and individual participation from individuals in the group. Tutors will be in the studio at all scheduled times undertaking group and individual instruction and reviewing project work. Ongoing discussion will be critical to the development of your design work. Therefore, for the studio to operate effectively, students are expected to arrive on time, to be present for the whole studio session, (unless there are reasons why they cannot) and to actively participate in group and one-to-one discussions with your tutor. It is also expected that students will bring to the studio sessions the appropriate equipment and supplies needed to work productively on the design projects and to complete this project work on time. The intensity and regularity of participation in the studio is unerringly reflected in the understanding and quality expressed in the resulting work. Students are expected to maintain an acceptable level of cleanliness and tidiness in the studio as outlined in the Studio Culture Policy which is displayed in all studios Attendance and participation is an important aspect of the learning process, and you are required to attend all the lectures and tutorials.
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If extraordinary circumstances arise that require you to be absent from some class sessions, you should discuss the situation with the Course Coordinator as soon as possible. COURSE EXPECTED WORKLOAD You should expect to spend a total of around 150 hours on this course, including both scheduled class time and independent study. Typically this involves around 12-14 hours per week during the twelve teaching weeks, with the balance during the mid trimester break, study week and examination period. http://www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about_victoria/avcacademic/publications/assessmenthandbook.pdf READINGS AND REFERENCE MATERIAL Please refer to the project briefs for any recommended readings or websites. MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED Students will need to provide all materials and equipment as necessary for the completion of required work. It is recommended that you purchase a Design Kit if you are enrolled in First Year Design. Details of the Design Kit can be found here; http://www.firstyeardesign.com/index.php?/Infodocs/ The kit can be purchased from Gordon Harris on Victoria St for - Full kit $160.00 or Basic kit $95.50.There are free safety glasses and ear muffs available from the reprographics shop on the ground floor of the School of Design. By arrangement these kits will available from the Design School
It is recommended that you have your own laptop although computer facilities are available at the School. If you are purchasing a laptop and would like information on the minimum requirements please contact the Student Administration Office. While digital cameras are available at the school, it is also recommended that students consider purchasing a digital camera (6mpxl minimum with macro function) Note: The Student Loan, administered by StudyLink, allows students to claim up to $1000 for course related costs for each year of study. RECORDING OF WORK AND PORTFOLIO You are strongly encouraged to respect and care for your work, making and recording a visual summary of each project in this course. This may be in digital and/or hard copy. The principal purpose of this is to maintain a record of your work for incorporation into your own personal ‘Design Portfolio’. Recording a summary of your work also means it is available if needed for you or the School to exhibit or publish.
SUBMISSION OF WORK Each student is responsible for ensuring their work is submitted to their course tutor on time and in the required format. Late submissions will be penalised as set out below, unless an extension is approved by the Course Coordinator.
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EXTENSIONS In the event of illness or other extraordinary circumstances that prevent you from submitting a piece of work on time, or that you feel adversely affect the quality of the work you submit, it is important that you discuss your circumstances with the Course Coordinator as soon as possible so that appropriate arrangements may be made. You should complete an Application for Extension form (available from the Faculty Office) for the Course Coordinator to approve. You will also need to provide suitable evidence of your illness or other circumstances. In an emergency, or if you are unable to contact the Course Coordinator, you should advise the Faculty Office of your situation. Work submitted late must be submitted to the Course Coordinator.
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Students are required to personally present their work on time at all scheduled reviews and in the location and specified format as set out in project outlines. Failure to personally present work at any scheduled graded review will result in an automatic failing grade of D for the work being reviewed, unless an extension has been approved in writing in advance by the course coordinator. • Late submissions will not be penalised in the event of illness or other extraordinary circumstances provided students have submitted a request for an extension in advance of the scheduled review or hand-in and approved in writing by the Course Co-ordinator (see the Student Administration Office for an Application for Extension form). Work submitted late without the prior agreement of the Course Co-ordinator will be penalised by a failing grade of D. Furthermore if work is not handed in within 5 working days of the review without the prior agreement of the Course Coordinator it will be recorded as a non submission. • Work submitted late must be submitted directly to the relevant tutor or Course Coordinator. Any project work left on the project shelves or elsewhere will be entered on the grade sheet as a no-submission. MANDATORY COURSE REQUIREMENTS In addition to achieving an average of at least ‘C’ across all assessments, in order to pass the course you must also satisfy the following mandatory course requirements: In addition to achieving an average of at least ‘C’ across all assessments, in order to pass the course you must also satisfy the following mandatory course requirements: • Attend at least 80% of the studio sessions [this requires a roll to be kept] • Discuss your projects progress with your tutor or the Course Co-ordinator at least weekly • Complete the Workshop Orientation. For additional information on times of the Workshop Orientation, see the Workshop Technical staff. • Submit all THREE (3) Projects/Assignments listed above CLASS REPRESENTATIVES The Faculty of Architecture and Design operates a system of Class Representatives in 100level courses, and Year Representatives in each of the professional disciplines. Representatives are elected during a class session in the first week of teaching. All Representatives will be listed on the STUDiO notice board in the Atrium, and the relevant Representatives are also listed on studio notice boards. Representatives have a role in liaising between staff and students to represent the interests of students to academic staff, and also in providing students with a communication channel to STUDiO and VUWSA. 6
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PLAGIARISM Academic integrity means that University staff and students, in their teaching and learning are expected to treat others honestly, fairly and with respect at all times. It is not acceptable to mistreat academic, intellectual or creative work that has been done by other people by representing it as your own original work. Academic integrity is important because it is the core value in which the University’s learning, teaching and research activities are based. Victoria University’s reputation for academic integrity adds value to your qualification. The University defines plagiarism as presenting someone else’s work as if it were your own, whether you mean to or not. ‘Someone else’s work’ means anything that is not your own idea. Even if it is presented in your own style, you must acknowledge your sources fully and appropriately. This includes: • • • • • •
Material from books, journals or any other printed source The work of other students or students or staff Information from the internet Software programs and other electronic material Designs and ideas The organisation or structuring of any such material
Find out more about plagiarism, how to avoid it and penalties, on the University’s website: www.victoria.ac.nz/home/studying/plagiarism.html USE OF TURNITIN Student work provided for assessment in this course may be checked for academic integrity by the electronic search engine http://www.turnitin.com. Turnitin is an online plagiarism prevention tool which compares submitted work with a very large database of existing material. At the discretion of the Head of School, handwritten work may be copy-typed by the School and subject to checking by Turnitin. Turnitin will retain a copy of submitted material on behalf of the University for detection of future plagiarism, but access to the full text of submissions is not made available to any other party. WHERE TO FIND MORE DETAILED INFORMATION Find key University dates, explanations of grades and other useful information at www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study. Find out about academic progress requirements and restricted enrolment at www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/academic-progress. The University’s statutes and policies are available at www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about/policy, except qualification statutes, which are available via the Calendar webpage at www.victoria.ac.nz/home/study/calendar (See Section C). Further information about the University’s academic processes can be found on the website of the Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about_victoria/avcacademic/default.aspx Students with Impairments
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Refer to the Meeting the Needs of Students with Impairments Policy, available on the University’s policy website http://www.victoria.ac.nz/home/about/policy If you have a disability and require advice/information/support, please visit the Faculty Student Administration Office on the first floor. Student Support Staff at Victoria want students to have positive learning experiences at the University. There are a number of support services available to help you directly if your academic progress is causing concern or if there are elements in your life that are affecting your ability to study. These include: • Your course coordinator or programme director; • Staff in your Faculty Student Administration Office; Student Dedicated learning support through Student Learning Support Service; Te Ropu Awhina; Kaiwawao Māori ;Maanaki Pihiphipinga; Disability Support Services and Victoria International; • Wider holistic support through the Health Service; Counselling Service; Financial Support and Advice; Accommodation Service and Career Development and Employment. Find out more at www.victoria.ac.nz/st_services/ or email student-services@vuw.ac.nz; • VUWSA employs a Student Advocate who deals with academic problems and provides support, advice and advocacy services, as well as training and supporting class representatives and faculty delegates. The Education Office is located on the ground floor, Student Union Building. Email education@vuwsa.org.nz or tel. 463-6716 or 4636984. TE ARO CAMPUS BUILDING RULES AND FACILITIES Students on the Te Aro Campus are required to comply with the Faculty Guidelines relating to the safe use, access and care of the Architecture and Design technical resources and building facilities. These are available on the School website, and in the following documents available from the student R drive: R:\Student Health and Safety Information FAD (Faculty Architecture & Design) Health & Safety info – available to all students at R:\Student Health and Safety Information, covering: • Workshop and campus safety • Safety training and safety precautions for the workshops • FAD Hazard Register • Te Aro Campus floor plans FAD (Faculty Architecture & Design) Technical Services and Facilities Handbook – issued to all staff and available to all students on the student R drive, covering various local practices, including information on: • Information for new staff and students • Access and booking of teaching / studio spaces, and technical resources • Studio etiquette and rules pertaining to exhibitions, critiques and storage of models/drawings • Housekeeping/cleaning within the studios and workshops • Information on Te Aro IT systems and support • Te Aro campus floor plans General information on Faculty/School Technical Facilities including technical staff and their associated areas - http://www.victoria.ac.nz/fad/facilities/technical-resource-centre.aspx
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WHERE TO GET HELP Vivian Street – Faculty of Architecture and Design Student Administration Office The Faculty’s Student Administration Office is located on the first floor. The first floor counter is the first point of contact for general enquiries and Faculty of Architecture and Design forms. Student Administration Advisors are available to discuss course status and give further advice about Faculty of Architecture and Design qualifications. Opening hours of the Faculty Student Administration Office are posted at the reception on the first floor. HEALTH AND SAFETY Students are reminded that they must comply with any health and safety instructions given by staff members in charge of work places and instructions and signs posted around the campus. All students should familiarise themselves with the FAD (Faculty Architecture & Design) Health & Safety Manual and Notices around the Workshops and Laboratories. Students are advised to refer to the Student R drive for safety and other relevant information. R:\Student Health and Safety Information WITHDRAWAL DATES Information on withdrawals and refunds can be found at: http://www.victoria.ac.nz/home/admisenrol/payments/withdrawlsrefunds.aspx
SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS & ASSESSMENTS DSDN 111 Students must be seated in class no later than 5 minutes prior to the start of lectures. Mobile phones must be turned off. week month week 8 February
day M TU W TH F M TU
date 21 22 23 24 25 28 1
lectures
2 3 4 7 8
LECTURE ONE
March
W TH F M TU
9 10 11 14
LECTURE TWO
week 11
W TH F M
week 9
February
week 10
Projects
Notes Orientation Week
EXPERIMENT WEEK
Experiment Week Studio 1
COURSE INTRO
“Objectified “
Studio 2 BEGIN PRO 1 PROJECT ONE
Studio 3
INTRO Studio 4
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March
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Studio 5
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16 17 18 21 22
LECTURE THREE
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23 24 25 28 29
NO LECTURE - EXTRA TUTORIAL ( optional )
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30 31 1 4 5
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8 11 12
April
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13 14 15 18 19
week 17
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20 21 22 25
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NO LECTURE EXTRA TUTORIAL ( optional )
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11 12 13 16 17
LECTURE SIX
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18 19 20 23 24
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25 26 27 30 31
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May
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week 23 June
GUEST - LIBRARY Studio 6 Studio 7 8.30 – 9.30 PRO 1 DUE 30%
PROJECT 1 LECTURE
REVIEW SESSION /
Studio 8 Studio 9
NO LECTURE --BEGIN PRO 2
Studio 10OD FRIDAY Easter Monday – holiday Studio 11ster Tues– VUW holiday
Studio 12D12-TRI BREAK Studio 13 LECTURE FIVE
Studio 14 Mid-trimester Break
Good Friday Easter Monday/ANZAC University Holiday
Studio 15 8.30 – 9.30 Studio 16 Studio 17
GROUP PRESENTATION
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PRO 2 DUE 40%
Studio 18
PRO 3 BEGINS
Studio 19
NO LECTURE Studio 20 Studio 21
Studio 22 Studio 23 8.30 – 9.30 PRO 3 DUE = 30%
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Studio 24
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June
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week 26 June
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