CHERANI SQUARE 2018 SEMESTER 2 RE: DESIGNING DEMOCRACY
Master of Design Innovation and Technology Mengru Zheng (Monroe) 3729593
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MENGRU ZHENG E-mail:
mengru.zheng@hotmail.com
Phone Number: 0466896469
Nationality: Chinese
Language: Chinese: Mother language English: IELTS - 6.5 German: DSH - 2
Software Skills:
Design Capacity: Research
Modeling
Sketch
Graphic
Concept
Presentation
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CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION
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PROBLEM DEFINITION
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PROPOSED SOLUTION
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SPACE DESIGN
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FURNITURE DESIGN
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APPENDIX
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INTRODUCTION
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Background Worldwide there are different government systems, but the complexity of all the current systems still cannot ensure democracy, transparency and justice. Citizens cannot trust their hierarchic government, so, thanks for Internet development and cyber technology, more and more have the opportunity to express their opinion in terms of political issues. However, how to ensure outcome quality of political decision-making, is still under consideration. Our aim is to design a solution-oriented democratic system includes interdisciplinary contexts such as digital, physical, acoustic, physical, and architectural, so that citizens’ collaboration can make right decision for their own future.
Keywords Citizen Collaboration, Digital Participatory Platform, Blockchain, Public Space, Acoustic Transmission
Collaborating Partners Fahimeh Mosavari / Suri Ilham / Mohita Tilokani
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Government
Justice
Cultural Dynamics
Power
Decision Making Space
Heritage Protection
Local Political Space
Legislation System
Acoustic Communication History of Melbourne
Aboriginal History
One to One Body Listening
One to Many
Two-way Communication
Digital Participatory Platform Social Media
MiVote
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Technology
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PROBLEM DEFINITION Nowadays because of globalization, a civic context is more complex, driven by history, people, mobility, cultural dynamics and infrastructure. To analyze these mix-cultural issues in depth, our initial research contains sound, technology, digital democracy, legislation systems in four different countries from our group members’ own background, and local models of civic contexts: parliaments, councils, court houses, social housing, sports facilities. Finally, we defined 5 basic problems in current legislation system and government.
Problems Complexity, Lack of Transparency, Hierarchy, Based on Religion, Symbolize Power
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Does the majority a knowledge to make
Internet development provides digital forum and social media, through which ever political institutions open an account in online platform and attach importance to wil
But, freedom of expression also causes new problems such as Internet violence and which strengthens management of government but doesn’t help political decision-m
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lways have enough the right decision?
ry ordinary citizen has the right to express their opinion. Additionally, more and more ll of the people.
fake information. Some people repeat senseless rude words and abreact their emotion, making.
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Decisions of Majority (65%) send for legislation
Every citizen can be voted as expert by people if they meet certain criteria
People meet certain criteria
PROPOSED SOLUTION
Experts
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Cherani Square The name of our new democracy system comes from a precedent, Cheran, the town that threw out police, politicians and gangsters in Mexican. In our new democracy every citizen can become an expert if they meet certain criteria. Experts with enough knowledge can make political decisions together for people, and only if the majority admits their final outcome though digital referendum can their decision be sent for legislation, So that we can ensure quality of public decision-making.
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2nd vote for undecided iss Debate & A B C D
Digital Platform
Digital Platform
Digital Platform
Digital Platform
1st vote A B C D
ople outcome goes for a referendum yes / no
Physical Platforms
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PROPOSED SOLUTION
Quick View in Video https://vimeo.com/287767010
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PROPOSED SOLUTION - DETA In our new democracy, there is no job as politician. Voting is compulsory for citizens and experts all come from different professional fields and have their own work. Experts should do volunteering work two days a week, and their company should pay them the same as their daily work and the operation of the public system.
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AILS
Key Technology - Blockchain For voting we use the BLOCKCHAIN technology to increase trust from an election, to make it more secure and transparent. The system uses existing technology such as a client server architecture integrated with a blockchain system to ensure transparency, security and auditability, which can be achieved without sacrificing privacy for voters.
Criteria for Experts 1 Must be at least 18 years of age 2 Have professional experience not less than 5 years 3 Have attended school at least to postgraduate or other at the same level 4 Verified professional qualification 5 Must not be an undischarged insolvent 6 Must not have criminal records 7 Must not have records of violating discipline and bribery
Classification of Political Issues 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Art & Culture & Ethnic Affairs Economy & Finance Business & Commerce & Industry Justice & Human Right Education Science & Technology Political Management Health & Medical Affairs Ecology & Environment Energy & Natural Resources Mobility & Transport Information and Communications Technology Agriculture Tourism Housing & Urban-Rural Development International Relationship National Defense Human Resources & Social Welfare Special Agendas
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SPACE DESIGN - COMPONENT Expert Chamber Expert Chamber, in the middle of the public space, is semi-open. When it is closed, experts vote in it, and it is open for public twice a week. Different from current places of assembly, there are no chairman in the middle of the chamber. Form of the appearance should follow function, and impress citizens friendly with “openness�.
Collaboration Space Our physical platforms are collaboration space, where both experts and citizen have the freedom in a particular space to work together. This space is for innovation and inspires curiosity, so that citizens feel encouraged to actively participate.
Thinking Rooms According to classification of different political issues, thinking rooms is private for experts in different professional fields to discuss and collaborate together. It is surrounded by public space and accessible.
Public Square Public Square is an open space and can be used flexible and fluid as public forum. People can see what happened with experts and voting, because Public Square is connected to expert chambers and thinking rooms.
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Glass
Rotatable Structure
For Expert Chamber and Thinking Rooms
For Expert Chamber
Glass is the best material and impresses us with a feeling of “openness”. For expert chamber we use transparent glass so that citizens can track every voting even the doors are closed for interior acoustic attention. While for thinking rooms mirror glass can provide privacy for focus discussion.
Rotatable structure of the glass doors ensures semipublic space. During open days twice a week, expert chamber is open for exhibition and citizens’ participation, while when it is closed, all the experts from different fields can collaborate together, discuss together and vote for citizens they represent.
SPACE DESIGN MATERIALS AND STRUCTURE INSPIATION 20
Switchable Glass For Thinking Rooms Switchable glass provide an opportunity, that even though thinking rooms is private for discussion, experts still have a screen or a window and show their work to citizens.
Jay Pritzker Pavilion
Deakin Edge Federation Square
For Accoustic System
For Acoustic and Lighting System
The trellis supports an aerial sound system, which spans the 4,000 fixed seats and the 95,000 square-foot Great Lawn accommodating an additional 10,000 people. This sound system enhanced sound equally over both the fixed seats and the lawn creating the effect of reverberation.
The main material design language of this precedent is glass and flexible configuration options for seating and floor space for 269 – 450 people. The high and zigzag ceiling with its structure gave us huge inspiration.
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SPACE D
Royal Botanic Garde
Established in 1846 Located in the heart of Melb
Size 36 hectares
Natural Environmen
Over 50,000 diverse plants
Tourist Attraction
1.5 million visitors each yea
Built Environment
The Ian Potter Foundatio Tropical Hothouse, Plant Cr
Key points: Flat, No
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DESIGN - PROPOSED SITE
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bourne City
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s around the world, including rare and threatened species
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on Children’s Garden, Melbourne Observatory Museum, National Herbarium, raft Cottage
ot Hierarchy, Accessible, People-friendly, Openness, and Fluid
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SPACE DESIGN - Expert Cham Multi-function
Closed for voting
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Open for public discussion
mber Acoustic Diffusion
Plan
Section
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SPACE DESIGN - Expert Cham
Key Tech Flexible Screen Flexible screen ensure that the screen in the middle of the chamber can be rolled into a scroll during open days. Because there is no chairman in the middle during voting, we still need a screen in the middle to show final outcome of voting, but during open days it can disappear so that nobody pay attention to the middle, and everyone can discuss freely.
Scenario Combinin
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Closed for voting
Open for publ
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Transparent Screen With transparent screens we can take use of rotatable doors. When experts vote for political issues, the space keep openness and every citizen can track voting process. However, during open days the space keeps open and the transparent screens can show outcome of political affairs and citizens can also interact with the screens to express their opinion.
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Political issues exhibition
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SPACE DESIGN - PUBLIC SPA
Thinking rooms surrounding expert chamber seems like collaborating hands, to show public innovation and cooperation. The acoustic frame connects thinking rooms and expert chamber, and meanwhile provides high acoustic quality in the open public square but not seems like a boundary and doesn’t break “openness”.
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Rotatable Shelter made of PC
Movable, Adjustable, Semi-transparent
Screw Thread fo Height Adjustmen
Omni-directional Whe R=75m Each wheel bears 420 k
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FURNITURE DESIGN
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Rotatable Table
Matt Transparent Acrylic Matt Translucent Acrylic
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Plan
FURNITURE DESIGN– ERGONOMICS Because it is for collaboration for citizens, the basic dimension should be suitable for comfortable long-term work. Dimension of the table ensure primary work zone and part of secondary work zone. 3 people can seat comfortable in it.
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Easy to Get On Rotatable table ensure that there is no hinder when people get on the furniture.
Multi-function Because of Omni-directional wheel and modular shape, it is movable, and different combination of the furniture can be suitable for different scale of communication. And rotatable shelter can protect people from sunshine and rain.
Acoustic Privacy Embracing shape provide acoustic privacy, so that people can focus on their own communication, however, there is still an open direction for people who want to track voting process in expert chamber.
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APPENDIX Ministries in India http://goidirectory.nic.in/union_categories.php?ct=E002
Ministries in Indonesia http://www.indonesia-ottawa.org/discover-indonesia/links-of-indonesian-ministries/
Ministries in China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministries_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China
Ministries in Iran http://irandataportal.syr.edu/ministries
Criteria of President in India https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Parliament,_Lok_Sabha
Criteria of President in Indonesia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Indonesia
Criteria of President in China http://old.hyyfq.gov.cn/main/yanfengzhengwu/rdzt/rdzfzxhjzl/zsxc/a9ab0e01-93cf-43dd-853c-d0491fe36986.shtml
Criteria of President in Iran https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Iran
What Is Blockchain? https://youtu.be/6WG7D47tGb0
Digital Democracy | Carl Miller | TEDxAthens https://youtu.be/FNL22RvFwn0
Cheran: The town that threw out police, politicians and gangsters https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37612083
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