GOAL
1. Use collage as a design technique.
Create a collage that portrays your
courtyard/public place.2.
of the collage itself as
architecture.Dig into the expressed
and arguments for architectural narratives.OUTCOME
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Create a collection of utopian courtyards to inspire the next workshops.
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Link personal
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with the design spaces.
with the design spaces.- Create connection between the participants and designers.
CAUTION ︎
MATERIAL
Different kinds of magazines to allow
freedom of design choices.
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freedom of design choices.
Scissors +
white sheets paper
white sheets paper
STEP 1:
MAKE CUTOUTS
3 mandatory categories1. subjects![]()
people
things
...
people
things
...
2. text
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arguments
strong statements
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arguments
strong statements
...
3. context
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environment
structures
buildings
...
environment
structures
buildings
...
STEP 2:
CHOOSE AND ARRANGE
STEP 3:
PRESENT YOUR NARRATIVE
STEP 4:
IMAGINE A PLAN (OPTIONAL)
10 minutes sketchesSTEP 5:
DISCUSSION AND INTERPRETATION
example #1![]()
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“I dream of a place where I can dance!
A performance space under a canopy of lights.
Framed by a stream that feeds a vegetaged wall.”
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What is the story behind that space?
(activities, atmosphere, actors).
Why did you choose those fragments?
What type of space you aimed for
when doing such composition?
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“I dream of a place where I can dance!
A performance space under a canopy of lights.
Framed by a stream that feeds a vegetaged wall.”
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What is the story behind that space?
(activities, atmosphere, actors).
Why did you choose those fragments?
What type of space you aimed for
when doing such composition?
example #2![]()
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“I dream of an outdoor study space with free Wi-Fi!
An organic playground surrounded by educational spaces, vegetation and a bicyle lane.”
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“I dream of an outdoor study space with free Wi-Fi!
An organic playground surrounded by educational spaces, vegetation and a bicyle lane.”
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MCGILL UNIVERSITY
KATIA BROZ
2024