"Speculative Ideation..."

- adresses the capability of the student of architecture to think with and through drawing by hand.

- is practice-based as it focuses on the relation between action, gesture and decision making.

- sets out from the particular ´wants`and ´needs` and experiences of the participating student.

- encourages exploration and developement of strategies for personal meaning making by drawing.

"Speculative Ideation" contains three main components:

- Individual study
As a framework, participators choose a subject or a theme to pursue throughout the entire course-period. Investigating and exploring subjects from ongoing or previous studio-courses has proven to be productive, but is not a requirement. To which degree and in what ways the student´s handling of the chosen subject or theme results in meaningful insights is thus a core issue to "Speculative..."

- Individual exercises
Intending to invigorate foundational skills previously presented  and introducing new ones, exercises  will draw upon strategies from art and architectural representation.
Analytical and more intuitive approaches through topics such as materiality, formal analysis and representation are covered; all in the context of ideation. 

The exercises take place at the early stages and come to a halt approximately after one-third of the course period.

- Plenary talks & discussions

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