We are a coalition of designers. We are studying patterns of water consumption in international cities. We will inspire more thoughtful water habits, create a new norm! We are a catalyst.
In July 2011, 10 design students and professionals came together in Barcelona to design and propose an installation for the Barcel贸 Raval.
Participants: Lisa Korpan Pete Stam Paul Brogna Luis Fraguada Lori Hurley Dina Khodorkovskaya Stephen Kolacki Monica Pena Alexandria Vulpone
> Create networks that:
> connect hotel guests to each other > connect hotel guests to Barcelona (the host) > connect hotel guests to water
> Engage and motivate the hotel guests publicly and privately > Evoke emotions (respect, wonder, awe) > Emphasize the positive behavior (thoughtful water use) to spark a chain reaction! > Express the “essence� and properties of water
WATER CULTURES BARCELONA AS A CASE STUDY IN URBAN ECOTOURISM
Recent studies in the field of social psychology have revealed the power of social networks in influencing behavior. We propose an exhibition that builds upon these methods, creating new social networks within the hotel environment by measuring and visually broadcasting the guests’ collective water usage. We propose recording the water usage data for each guest room so that guests can privately monitor their own water usage during their stay, through a web site or Smartphone app. In this way, guests can have a tangible connection to the collective installations, which connects everyone, stabilizing the social network of the hotel. In July 2011, Water Cultures held a workshop to design the installation, using the site of the hotel Barceló Raval as a case study. The installation will connect hotel guests to each other, to Barcelona, and to water in order to decrease water usage within the hotel and to disseminate new water habits.
“Social networks have value precisely because they help us achieve what we could not achieve on our own.” -Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape our Lives, Dr. Nicholas Christakis and Dr. James Fowler
individual > guest room neighbor / community > hallway collective > hotel lobby & rooftop lounge world > take-home component / web site
Water Cultures worked with Oase to explore designs of a Flashwall system for the existing rooftop terrace pool. Illuminated waterfalls at the existing “360 degree� rooftop pool would be used to display the graphic symbols of the guests with the lowest water usage. To expand international impact, the rooftop pool installation could also host interactive displays designed by online users.
> Oase Flashwall Option 1: Competition Display
E rooftop terrace > collective engagement
> Oase Flashwall Option 2: Competition Display
E rooftop terrace > collective engagement
> Oase Flashwall: Special Event/ Interactive Display Example
E rooftop terrace > collective engagement
WATER CULTURES BARCELONA AS A CASE STUDY IN URBAN ECOTOURISM
FACT:
“Two out of every three people in the world will be facing water shortages by 2025. Global conflict will inevitably result...� -United Nations
FACT:
In 2106, water will be the world’s most valuable resource.
Water is the new Oil.
March 22, 2011 UN World Water Day
WATER FOR CITIES: Responding to the Urban Challenge FACT: Today, 1 in 2 people on the planet live in a city. The world’s cities are growing at an exceptional rate and urbanization is a continuing trend.
FACT:
Our demand for water is increasing, but our supply is not. Averting water crises will require awareness at all levels, from the individual to the international.
“Water is everybody’s business.”
-World Water Council, 2009
WATER CULTURES BARCELONA AS A CASE STUDY IN URBAN ECOTOURISM
In 2004, the first International Urban Ecotourism Conference highlighted the importance of ecotourism in encouraging the visitors and hosts of urban centers to become disseminators of sustainable practices.
URBAN ECOSYSTEM / RESIDENTS POTENTIAL VISITORS
WATER CULTURES: BARCELONA AS A CASE STUDY IN URBAN ECOTOURISM
VISITORS ENTER INTO THE URBAN ECOSYSTEM, RESULTING IN POTENTIAL FOR CULTURAL EXCHANGE (BEYOND ”SIGHTSEEING” )
WATER CULTURES: BARCELONA AS A CASE STUDY IN URBAN ECOTOURISM
VISITORS CARRY THEIR OWN SET OF HABITS INTO THE HOST ENVIRONMENT = POTENTIAL IMPACT AND / OR INFLUENCE ON RESIDENTS AND OTHER VISITORS
WATER CULTURES: BARCELONA AS A CASE STUDY IN URBAN ECOTOURISM
RESIDENTS HAVE ACQUIRED A SPECIFIC SET OF BEHAVIORS IN RESPONSE TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SHARE THESE BEHAVIORS AND IMPACT THE VISITORS’ BEHAVIORS
WATER CULTURES: BARCELONA AS A CASE STUDY IN URBAN ECOTOURISM
VISITORS RETURN TO THEIR HOME AND CAN DISSEMINATE THESE BEHAVIORS THROUGH WITHIN THEIR HOME ECOSYSTEM / NETWORK.
WATER CULTURES: BARCELONA AS A CASE STUDY IN URBAN ECOTOURISM
VISITORS MAY ALSO DISSEMINATE THE BEHAVIORS WHEN VISITING OTHER ECOSYSTEMS.
WATER CULTURES: BARCELONA AS A CASE STUDY IN URBAN ECOTOURISM
WATER CULTURES BARCELONA AS A CASE STUDY IN URBAN ECOTOURISM
In 2004, the first International Urban Ecotourism Conference highlighted the importance of ecotourism in encouraging the visitors and hosts of urban centers to become disseminators of sustainable practices. Sustainable water practices are a critical component of this challenge, especially on Spain’s Mediterranean coast.
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W ATER CULTURES:BARCELONA AS A CASESTUDY IN URBAN ECOTOURISM
BARCELONA (BCN)
BCN HOTELS = HOSTS
BCN VISITORS: POTENTIAL IMPACT @ HOME
BCN VISITORS: POTENTIAL GLOBAL IMPACT
WATER CULTURES: BARCELONA AS A CASE STUDY IN URBAN ECOTOURISM
WATER CULTURES BARCELONA AS A CASE STUDY IN URBAN ECOTOURISM
WATER CULTURES Responsive Design Workshop Barcelona, Spain July 11-29, 2011
APPLY NOW. www.watercultures.net
DESIGN. INFLUENCE. EXPLORE.
Learn real-time data modeling; explore information display concepts; fabricate full-scale study models; meet local professionals. Inspire more thoughtful water habits; create cultural change. We will design an exhibition for the Hotel Barceló Raval in Barcelona. We will visually express visitors’ water usage. We will spark a change in behavior patterns. JOIN US.
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CALL TO ACTION
DESIGN an exhibition. INFLUENCE behavior. EXPLORE barcelona. week 1
Information Display Concepts
1.1 Data Collection 1.2 Associative Modeling 1.3 Display Concept Development
Exbibition Water Cultures: Barcelona, a responsive architectural installation, will measure and visualize the guests’ water usage at the Hotel Barceló Raval. By connecting the guests to each other and the residents of Barcelona, the exhibition will create social networks within the hotel environment, inspire more thoughtful water habits, and spark cultural exchange.
2.1 Social Network Theory 2.2 Integrating Spatial Concepts 2.3 Exhibition Design Schematics
Responsive Design Workshop The schematic design of the exhibition will be implemented by a summer workshop, facilitated by UrbanBuddy, and held at the Institute of advanced architecture of Catalonia (IaaC). Participants will: study theories of social networks; explore real-time data modeling, responsive display concepts, and innovative spatial concepts; gain familiarity with Rhino, Grasshopper, and digital fabrication through team creation of scale study models; experience the culture and innovation of Barcelona; meet local professionals. Students will work on small teams. The workshop will present the parameters of the installation as a design challenge and participants will work together to propose a series of design interventions.
Digital Fabrication and Design Development
Barcelona, Spain
week 2
Social Networks and Spatial Concepts
week 3
3.1 Intro to Tooling and Fabrication 3.2 Digital Fabrication: Study models 3.3 Final Exhibition Proposal
Fresh water is scarce in dry Barcelona, and efficient water consumption is a necessary part of daily life. As a crossroads of international tourism, Barcelona is in a key position to inspire its visitors to engage in more thoughtful habits. Tourists will become ‘nodes’ in an international network, sparking a change in behavior patterns.
Water is a critical element of every person’s culture. We are in the midst of the United Nations “Water for Life” International Decade for Action, and World Water Day 2011 will kick-off the “Water for Cities” initiative. The search for water sustainability will be a concern for every country in the near future. Water Cultures will address issues of conservation and waste that will be relevant to other locales.
Water Cultures seeks participants who are passionate about design and sustainability, and are interested in working on an interdisciplinary team. The studio is relevant to students and professionals of: architecture; interior architecture; exhibition design; industrial design; communications design; new media arts; information architecture; computing.
Dates: July 11-29, 2011 Typical class times: Monday-Thursday 10 am - 2pm Location: Institute of advanced architecture of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain Course Fee includes studio course, studio space at the Institute of advanced architecture of Catalonia (IaaC), 24 hr UrbanBuddy support, cultural events, local design firm tours, Welcome Reception at the 360 rooftop bar. Ask us how to receive academic credit! For more info visit www.watercultures.net
DESIGN. INFLUENCE. EXPLORE.
APPLY NOW.
LUIS FRAGUADA
Instructor, Institute of Advanced Architecture of Catalonia Co-Director, Live Architecture Network Barcelona, Spain
responsive design workshop
LISA KORPAN
Adjunct Faculty Columbia College, Art + Design Chicago, USA www.lisakorpan.net
PETE STAM
Designer Extraordinaire stam.p design Program Director, UrbanBuddy Chicago, USA
PAUL BROGNA
Local Designer, Barcelona, Spain Founder, UrbanBuddy
YOLANDA CARRIÓN
www.watercultures.net
Founded by Chicago-based designer and educator Lisa Korpan, and developed jointly with UrbanBuddy, Water Cultures [barcelona] is a collaboration between the following partners: UrbanBuddy is a global network devoted to connecting people to place. With a focus on supporting the student and traveler 24-hours a day, UrbanBuddy has developed a unique menu of services to offer personal support and expert advice during the pre-departure, on-location and re-entry experience. Housing, air travel, communication, currency and banking– whatever your needs UrbanBuddy will provide the necessary support. www.UrbanBuddy.com Live architecture Network approaches architectural development through interdisciplinary collaborations enabled by DIGITAL DESIGN + FABRICATION. LaN’s mode of operation is PARAMETRIC in nature, and seeks to re-associate architecture with a flexible, collaborative, & data-rich practice of SPATIAL DESIGN. www.livearchitecture.net The Hotel Barceló Raval, a 186-room, 10-story hotel in the Raval district of Barcelona will serve as the exhibition venue. Water usage data will be captured from each room and broadcast by the installation. The contemporary interior space and rooftop terrace provide several potential locations for a public exhibition that will engage the hotel’s international guests. Centrally located, the exhibition has the potential to become a unique destination for Barcelona’s many visitors and residents. www.barceloraval.com
Marketing & Comunicación Barceló Hotels Barcelona, Spain
INTI VELEZ
Director, Wanda Barcelona Barcelona, Spain www.wandabarcelona.com
ADDITIONAL GUEST CRITICS To Be Announced
The Water Cultures [barcelona] workshop will be held at the Institute for advanced architecture of Catalonia (IaaC). Individual studio space will be available for all participants, including 24-hour access and free WiFi. IaaC is a cutting edge education and research center dedicated to the development of architecture capable of meeting the worldwide challenges of habitability in the early 21st century. Based in Barcelona, one of the world’s capitals of architecture and urbanism, IaaC is a platform for the exchange of knowledge with faculty and students from over 25 countries. Housed at IaaC, Fab Lab Bcn uses digital last generation machines to create prototypes and scale models for architecture, construction, and industrial design. www.fablabbcn.org
Responsive Design Workshop Schedule
jul 11
Week 1 - Information Display Concepts
Program orientation
Social theory + project research
IaaC orientation
Site Visit - Hotel Barcelo Raval + reception Tour - Local precedents (optional)
Introduction to data collection + analysis
Associative data modeling
Introduction to data display concepts
Work session - Early data display concept
Work session - Data display development
Presentation - Data display concepts
UrbanBuddy social event (optional)
Combining spatial concept + data display
Site Visit - Venue + explanation of constraints
UrbanBuddy bicycle tour (optional)
jul 18
Week 2 - Spatial Concepts
Introduction to spatial design + social networks
Critique - Concepts
Work session - Early spatial concepts Work session - Initial concept development
Presentation - Concepts
Work session - Final concept + study model
Introduction to tooling + fabrication
Tour - Local design office (optional) UrbanBuddy social event (optional)
Local UrbanBuddy Event (optional)
jul 25
Week 3 - Digital Fabrication
Work session - study model production (FAB LAB)
Tour - Local design office (optional)
Work session - study model production (FAB LAB)
UrbanBuddy social event (optional)
Work session - study model production (FAB LAB) Presentation - Study models
Work session - design development based on study model findings
Presentation - Final concept to venue rep 10:00 Typically daily sessions take place Monday-Thursday from 10am -2pm / 10:00 - 14:00.
Final workshop debrief 12:00 Additional activities may take place outside of these hours as shown
UrbanBuddy farewell event (optional) 14:00 WATER CULTURES Barcelona, Spain July 11-29 2011 www.watercultures.net
LISA KORPAN Chicago, USA; lkorpan@gmail.com; www.lisakorpan.net