INTERNATIONAL SCHEME: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
As they look to encourage the culture of social distancing, their insights were particularly beneficial to part of our scheme depicting the native modernised grassland area. This informed how we may shape public spaces and thus reform public life standards, and from this we were able to gain inspiration as a group to realize the positive effects social distancing would have on a community. Though it appears counterproductive, the composition of our Urban Grassland plantation can passively orientate people and groups to maintain distance from another group, yet still initiate their own activities within the same close area. The intention is to introduce a slightly tweaked version of our current perception of social life within urban vicinities, particularly in pandemic and post-pandemic scenarios. This notion may potentially benefit a large population that is left vulnerable.
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE Similarly, many of the students from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile analysed their proposals according to dystopian measures, with intention to build toward a post-utopic circumstance. The resolve to reach new heights for resilience in a post-pandemic era explores algae farming, nature’s harvesting techniques, seclusion and among other seemingly restraining factors that would actually increase the quality of life for community benefit on a larger scale than that of an individual. It is observed and learned here that from their project schemes, they have similar foundation of ideas as to the University of Melbourne’s groups as a holistic scheme, despite triggers being vastly different. On a experiential level, this gives a strong impression our generation is much less selfish and is able to empathise and realize the larger impact of value that a community has, rather than only caring for the individual self. With the ongoing pandemic, the modern generation has at least been able to develop a more holistic view of the world, likely a result of globalisation and internet networking, as compared to previous generations. With a change of mindset and open-mindedness, collaboration has begun to benefit all, that expands beyond the individual, group, and even for those who they design for.
*Please note the following are works of the studio groups as labeled per university. Exploration of thoughts was done to gain insight into their projects, in order to further develop ours to increased complexity, authenticity, and utility.
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