Redefine Goals
Decide if the issue of the specific situation is more important than a broader, more untethered situation
At this point it will be clear what I am going to need to do to move forward, but at this point due to the uncertainty in the project basis anything beyond this point is more speculation than what I feel should be an educated layout.
-Research - Initial research is needed to define systems of necessity and systems of preference when targeting the project contents. This will include research into specific systems that would work with a within a specific climate. This also means climate data research to develop an understanding of where. The systems would be defining the what.
-Re-re-define - With a knowledge of systems and climate an educated decision on how the project can be fully manifested must emerge. This will also be a point at which ideas are formulated for combating specific problems.
-Experiment/Mini Design - Un-answered questions can be explored through experimenting with designs of known systems to fit any problematic situations.
- Research - This should probably work in unison with further research into the already defined systems so that a full understanding on how these all work can be grasped. At this point some model but mostly drawing should be used.
-Refine- the goals and polish up the the message the project will attempt to convey. This will be referred back to throughout the design process and must be clear and without any problematic clauses/issues/etc
This schedule is hazy but each research phase should be at least 2 weeks long, each define/refine/re(whatever) will be shorter, possibly done as a charrette - 1 to 2 nights should be adequate if time appropriately. the deliverable on these will be in drawing and text. Research phases will be drawing, model, and of course a body of text to support my findings.
I think something that will help you get off and running on this project would be to relatively quickly identify a place or site that you would like to focus on. This will give you a more focused and narrowed approach to the information that you will be gathering. You can be more pointed and thorough in your research, and the final outcome will quickly begin to identify itself.
ReplyDeleteI second that- just DO something- even if you hate what you've done and feel that it doesn't lead you anywhere, you at least know one avenue NOT to take. You've identified a lot of potential beginnings- try a few and see where ti leads you. I guess that's the point of Thursday's assignment...
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