mind maps urbanists 2012
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This is an exercise on unfolding especial dimensions of Urbanism. In this exercise, we explore SKILLS, TOOLS, VALUES, KNOWLEDGE and VALUES of the URBANIST, suing mind mapping techniques to discuss and expand our ideas.TRANSCRIPT
Mind maps Urbanist
Prepared by Roberto Rocco and Egbert StolkDeparment of Urbanism, TU Delft
Challenge(the(future
mind mapping urbanistat the very beginning of the course ar2u090 methodology for urbanism, we discuss different conceptions of what ‘urbanism’ might be.
our students come from all over the world, and have been educated in different traditions of planning and design of the built environment.
we must find commonalities and clarify differences.
mind mapping urbanistwe do not offer a ‘definite’ definition of urbanism. After all, the discipline is in constant evolution, what with new knowledge being permanently incorporated to it, new challenges arising in a globalized and increasingly urban world and new arising technologies that help us find new questions to ask.
mind mapping urbanist
rather, we propose a model where ‘urbanism’ is composed by different logics of enquiry that concur to form a wide field of knowledge on the built environment and its interrelationships with society.
Design
HumanSciences
PhysicalSciences
AR2U090 Methodology for Urbanism*Logics of EnquiryIn this exercise, you will need to ‘locate’ yourself inthe hypothetical triangle that composes URBANISM at TU Delft. According to your previous education and aspirations for the future, where would you be? Mark a cross inside the triangle and write your name and country of origin near that cross. Would you add another element to this geometrical form? Is it a polygon? A square? What other categories would you add, if any? Urbanism?
urbanismthis variety of perspectives can be seen in the organogram of the department of urbanism of the TUDelf. Each chair represents a research team which upholds a different combination of the areas of knowledge represented in the triangle.
urbanismthis variety of perspectives can be seen in the organogram of the department of urbanism of the TU Delf. Each chair represents a research team which upholds a different combination of the areas of knowledge represented in the triangle.
URBANISM @ TU DELFT
OTBChair:Urban an Regional Development
Prof. Wil Zonneveld
OTBChair:Neighbourhood Change and Housing
Prof. Maarten van Ham
Chair:Environmental Technology
Prof. Arjan van Timmeren
Chair:Cultural History & Design
Prof. Eric Luiten
Chair:Landscape Architecture
Prof. Dirk Sijmons
Chair:Urban Design
Prof. Henco Bekkering
Chair:Theory & Methods
Prof. Han Meyer
Chair:The Why Factory
Prof. Winy Maas
Chair:Spatial Planning & Strategy
Prof. Vincent Nadin Chair:Design & Politics
Prof. Wouter Vanstiphout
Section: Spatial Planning & Strateg
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Section: Urban D
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in order to discuss essential aspects of urbanism and the urbanist, we draw mind maps.
What’s a mind map?A mind map is a graphic representation of a brain storm. Around a central concept, participants must draw connected ideas organically, unfolding them as much as possible.
It is a tool for structured yet creative communication and discussion among participants.
relationships graphically represented
However, different from a brain storm, mind mapping offers the possibility to structure thought graphically and unfold concepts and ideas as much as possible. Because ideas are graphically represented, they can be discussed more thoroughly.
The ‘secret’ of mind mapping
the ‘secret’ of mind mapping consists of the relationships constructed between concepts and ideas being unfolded and ‘spelled out’ explicitly.
Drawing these relationships like the branches of a tree helps us visualize the organic relationship they have with each other.
Networks of concepts
but ideas and concepts are not like the branches of a tree. they are arranged in networks of relationships. mind maps could look like more like spiderwebs.
relationship image and text
drawing icons and avatars helps construct a better relationship between visual perception and intellectual understanding.
images reinforce and complement text and vice-versa.
an exercise of vocabulary buildingone of the functions of mind mapping is to help students build up vocabulary to talk about ideas and concepts in english (the language of education at master level at tudelft).
in this particular mind mapping exercise, we discuss:
• Skills
• Values
• Qualities
• Tools and
• Knowledge
necessary to be a good “urbanist”
Values
Justice
Social Justice is central to Urbanism
Courage?
Courage
Love!
A free, unbiased mind
Knowledge
Knowledge
Critical thinking is an essential part of higher
education
Knowledge is useless
without critical
REFLECTION
Qualities
Skills
we think that
drawing is a very
important tool for
communication in our
domain
Tools
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