Human experience is sensory. Anthropocentric human/computer sensing can shape our behaviors.
Urban and ex urban behaviors are fundamentally being reshaped in scales of time.
We measure air, sound, light, water, energy, social interaction, housing, inclusion and now Covid19.
This course will focus on the use of Grasshopper GIS Visualization tool (“Elephant”) and other time-based data interfaces to measure, visualize, analyze and understand urban and ex-urban data.
In parallel students will study urban sensing problems, understand local perception, read relevant theories, formulate qualities and indicators, collect data, analyze and ultimately design behavioral change.
Environmental micro-climatic differences will be studied simultaneously across human scaled urban and non-urban spaces and compared to baseline conditions via EPW weather database files using Grasshopper plugins Ladybug and Diva, often situated at airport weather stations miles away.
Urban design needs to change. We need to measure the granularity of cultural diversity – not the mainstream or majority of market developments and capitalism. Emphasis will be places on visualizing underrepresented urban social conditions especially related to housing and jobs related to mobility.
*Introductory knowledge of Rhino Grasshopper is required or pre-course tutorials will be provided. https://blogs.uoregon.edu/523f17/ http://www.lcabcn2017uo.wordpress.com,