Boston Architectural College, Advanced Workshop. Spring 2016

This studio explored data-driven tools for analyzing urban experience and building descriptive narratives that inform design processes. During the workshop, we used a series of digital data collection tools for constructing rich descriptions based on location-based media and onsite ethnographic observations. Through a series of critical discussions, the class introduced the concepts of urban perception, spatial data and cartography. Supported with computational design tools, students were guided to translate their findings into architectural expressions, gradually building their design proposals for the designated areas. Class combined data driven methods and sensory ethnography in a computational framework, through which students learn interactive map making, data interpretation and computational design tools.