The methods seminar will be run in-person in the studio. To prepare for the seminar, read mandatory texts prior to the seminar, and reflect on the approach and methodologies outlined, their importance to the discourse and potential application to your projects and fieldwork. Make notes to bring with you to the discussion.

Mandatory readings (prior to seminar)

Hamdi, N. (2004). Introduction. In Small change: about the art of practice and the limits of planning in cities. Routledge.
Hamdi, N. (2004). Chapter 13: Play Games - Serious Games. In Small change: about the art of practice and the limits of planning in cities. Routledge.
Hansson, H., Mwango, F., Svengren Holm, L., & Nyström Reuterswärd, M. (2020). Creating the crafted playground through co-design: providing an action space for creating collaborative capabilities. 4D Tájépítészeti és Kertművészeti Folyóirat, 76-93.
ASF Challenging Practice (2022) Principles
ASF Challenging Practice (2022) Tools
Tovivich (2009). Learning from informal settlements: the New ‘Professionalism’ for Architectural Practice. CEBE Transactions, 6(1), 62-85.
Liamputtong (2010). Cross-Cultural Research and Qualitative Inquiry. Turkish Online Journal of Qualitative Inquiry, 1(1), 16-29.

Additional references (provided the day of the seminar)