PLANNING REPRESENTATION AND COMMUNICATION
UP 516 | WINTER 2012 TAUBMAN COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN PLANNING - THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
The World is complex, dynamic, multidimensional; the paper is static, flat. How are we to represent the rich visual world of experience and measurement on mere flatland? Envisioning Information. E. Tufte
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COURSE OVERVIEW
The purpose of this course is to sharpen the students’ visual communication skills. It serves as an instrumental basis for incoming physical planning studios, capstone and future practice, in the task of envisioning change in the physical environment. The course positions graphic representation as a powerful tool to organize and communicate information associated with complex problems with precision and clarity to a wider audience. It provides an analytical framework and a set of tools to operate at very different scales, and prioritizes the workflow among the diverse types of software introduced. The classes are structured to ensure a dynamic learning structure, and include technical workshops, weekly lectures, applied lab exercises, desk critiques, group discussions, and public presentations and reviews with guest critics. The semester comprises both individual and teamwork, and it includes multiple venues for students to test the efficiency of their representation and communication skills. In addition to the different assignments through the semester, and the creation of a personal blog, students are required to submit their individual graphic portfolio including, at least, the coursework developed over the semester. This is a graduate level 4-credit course especially recommended for students interested in the Physical Planning and Design Concentration, and without any design background.
INFORMATION
Tuesday, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm & Friday, 3.00 - 5.00 pm Duderstadt PC training room (unless otherwise noted) Group email | UP516w2012@umich.edu
INSTRUCTOR / CONTACT
María Arquero de Alarcón, Assistant Professor of architecture and Urban and Regional Planning e. marquero@umich.edu c. 6178211719 Office hours, by appointment, and 1 hour before / after class