Collaborative planning for retrofitting suburbs: transdisciplinarity and intersubjectivity in action

Després, Carole; Brais, Nicole; Avellan, Sergio

doi:10.1016/j.futures.2003.10.004

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“…From an administrative point of view, the existing multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary programs can be divided into two categories: [12] in initial phases [13].…”

Section: The Shs Program Runs By Platformsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Communicative Action and the Trans-Disciplinary Education in Taiwan

Tang

2015

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Based on the theory of communicative action developed by the German sociologist Jürgen Habermas, we performed a systematic review of the development of Trans-Disciplinary Education in Taiwan. The development of Trans-Disciplinary Education in Taiwan is initiated by MOE Program for Trans-Disciplinary Education on Society-HumanityScience and is also abbreviated as SHS Program. There are three sections in this paper. In the first section, we explained the SHS Program and its organizational framework. We examined then the theory of communicative action and discuss why his theory is adopted in this study. In the final section, we reviewed a plan of ten discussion topics with communicative action to illustrate how the SHS program mobilizes the faculty members to participate in public affairs. Since this program is still in progress, we are following four essential guidelines to describe the development of the Trans-Disciplinary Education in Taiwan.

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“…From an administrative point of view, the existing multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary programs can be divided into two categories: [12] in initial phases [13].…”

Section: The Shs Program Runs By Platformsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Communicative Action and the Trans-Disciplinary Education in Taiwan

Tang

2015

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“…In multidisciplinary research, each discipline works in a selfcontained manner, while in interdisciplinary research an issue is approached from a range of disciplinary perspectives integrated to provide a systematic outcome (Bruce et al, 2004). The final knowledge is more than the sum of its disciplinary components (Despres et al, 2004).…”

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Gesamtkunstwerk in Design: Interdisciplinary Design and Pedagogy

Lee¹

2013

Architectural research

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INTRODUCTIONInterdisciplinary design firms are becoming increasingly recognized as leaders in the profession as their built works draw more attention and publicity. Their work cohesively covers both large and small scaled projects in areas as diverse as urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, interior design and engineering. The approach that interdisciplinary design involves having a team with differing design backgrounds look at a project concurrently promises a better quality of final work. The idea of this interdisciplinary approach is not new. The German composer, Richard Wagner, used the term "Gesamtkunstwerk" meaning "total work of art" or "synthesis of the arts", in his 1849 essay "Art and Revolution" and "The Artwork of the future, " where he spoke of his ideal of unifying all works of art through the theater. The notion of Gesamtkunstwerk in an architectural context was employed by Michelangelo during the Renaissance, the Austrian architect and sculptor John Bernard Fischer von Erlach in the Baroque, Otto Wagner and Henry van de Velde during Art Nouveau, and by the members of the Bauhaus in the modern era. It is well known that the notable architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Alvar Aalto envisioned every aspect of a project including building, furniture, lighting fixtures, and even textiles. These examples of Gesamtkunstwerk, however, were performed by a sole designer within an architectural realm, though their work showed a very diverse sense of creativity regarding many aspects of design. As an increasing complexity required by the contemporary multicultural world demands an increased level of expertise in professional service, no individual designer can be an expert in all areas of expertise across the whole design and associated engineering realms. A designer should depend on the expertise of other practitioners in areas where he or she doesn't have proficiency or an educational background. From this reality, it can be seen that an expanded idea of Gesamtkunstwerk, one that includes a diverse range of design and engineering professionals collaborating together on the completion of projects is needed. Most discussions about the interdisciplinary approach thus far have been about the collaboration between architecture and engineering in areas such as structural design and sustainability. This paper delves deeper into interdisciplinary practice within the design realm including urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture and interior design, as well as the needs of an interdisciplinary pedagogy at the schools Abstract This paper examines the interdisciplinary practice within design realms including urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture and interior design. It discusses the pedagogical approaches at design schools to foster designers capable of design challenge with interdisciplinary skills. As the complexity of contemporary multicultural society increasingly requires a higher level of expertise in professional service, no individual designer can be expert in all frag...

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“…As such, they have advocated for scholars to utilize "scientific" inquiry-typically thought of as "objective"-to engage with social problems toward a specific goal of societal change (Pohl, 2008). By marrying science and social problems, transdisciplinarity encourages the reintegration of the "objective" and subjective through an understanding of multiple subjective realities, or intersubjectivity; in TD research, "realities" are not mutually exclusive and can exist simultaneously (Nicolescu, 2005; see also Despres, Brais, & Avellan, 2004). Within the context of this intersubjectivity, TD researchers develop solutions to social problems, guided by "scientific" principles.…”

Section: Transdisciplinary Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%