Judging Historical Significance: The Automobile
How might we judge the importance of an object? This immersive design seminar is designed for you to learn how to judge the import and impact of a historical object. Students will explore context, design and impact to develop criteria and discuss their findings to arrive at a common outcome.
Our test case for this is the automobile but the underlying thinking is designed to be transferable across the disciplines. Having a working mechanism for judging importance -- drawing from exposure to experts from archeology, psychology, history, engineering and... Read More