KRVIA- TUNG HAI UNIVERSITY (TAIWAN)
MASTER’S EXCHANGE WORKSHOP
EXTRACT FROM PROF SIMON INTRODUCTION:
“The aim of this space syntax workshop is to equip
postgraduate and/or senior undergraduate students with a well integrated
analytical and planning design methodology to first deal with a complicated
urban/rural system to diagnose and to tease out existing urban/rural
development issues and secondly to work out a well defined planning and design
proposal for future development of those areas under discussion. Furthermore,
this workshop focuses on two major subjects:
1. The first question is to explore the
possible strategies and design alternatives for future development on spaces
left over after planning (SLOAP) areas or spaces left unused, i.e., redundant
areas, etc., in the contexts of Asian cities.
2. The second issue is related to the so-called “Urban Parametric Diagnosis and
Acupunctural Microscope Intervention (UPDAMI)” process, which will be explained
in the following four steps:”
The KRVIA-THU exchange for masters has
just ended with the Ahmadabad trip. It has begun to shape its destination in
foresight towards better academic ties. From the beginning it has been clear
that exchange with Asian university is always about learning from each other,
and it has sawn the seed of mutual learning.
The theme continues from last year, the
only significance change that came around was the site selections. The earlier
workshop had inner city conditions as pre-conceived notions of urban sites.
This time it happens to be the diverse conditions that bring about diverse urban
conditions. The Planned heritage precinct, Town Planning scheme, Wedge between
Transport node and arterial road, and urban villages. The real testing ground
for the software performance as it became clear that space syntax is a logical
model attempting to question intuitive model. It is perhaps true apparatus to
test out the design modalities as against the intuitive interpretation/understanding.
The opening lecture articulated the point
of view that software works on limited parameter but variation of that
parameter are immense, hence parametric values can be unfolded to its best
potential. The mix of group studio working and lecture inputs perhaps gives the
wider exposure to cross culture learning.
It’s a learning step ahead as far as
parametric software and GIS system concerns. It definitely brings about the
processes of data collection & knowledge building.
