ethnography project instruction hanyang
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Hanyang University Housing Theory: Spring 2011
Department of Architecture Instructor: EunAh Cha
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ARCHITECTURAL ETHNOGRAPHY:
Ethnographic Study for Developing a Program for Design
Architectural Ethnography assignment is organized into seven parts and a
final report that simulates the actual processes you would use as a professional
architect. Working in phases allows you to build upon the feedback you will receive
from your instructor and classmates and gives you the opportunity to develop your
knowledge about the cultural setting you are studying and to think in depth about a
responsive architectural program and design. You will integrate all the parts into a
single final report at the end of semester.
Each part of the ethnography project will be graded. Late or missing
segments will affect your ultimate grade. Completing the project in phases gives you
the opportunity to receive feedback and improve the paper for your final grade.
Following is a description of each of the seven parts of the project:
Part I Research Proposal: Personal Point of View
Part II Field Work: Acquiring an Informant
Part III Developing Taxonomies & Insiders Point of View (Emic)
Part IV Literature Review as Outsiders Point of View (Etic)
Part V Comparing Points of View:How the Insiders, Outsiders, and Personal Compare and Contrast
Part VI Program Development, Final Redesign, & Reflection
Part VII Poster
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Part I: Research Proposal (Personal Point of View)
For this segment of the project you are to describe briefly the cultural
situation you have selected to study. In one page, provide a detailed written
description of the physical setting based on your initial observations. In one or two
additional pages include annotated plans and sketches, and/or photographs.
Draw a second plan and sketches that describe how you propose to improve
this physical setting. Explain the changes you would make and why.
This is your personal point of view as developed by your architectural
education to date.
Grading Criteria for Part I:
1 point = Identification (name, address, and location map) and descriptionof the sited culture (What? Where?)
1 point = Visual documentation of the site (drawings, photographs, sketches,site plans, plans, or diagrams)
1 point = Proposed improvement/changes to the site (drawings, sketches,plans, diagrams)
1 point = Clear explanation of proposed changes and why 1 point = Additional, relevant information in order to better understand the
site Include observation, history, first impression, why you chose the site, etc.
2-4+ pages in length including drawings
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Part II: Field Work: Acquiring an Informant
You should focus on obtaining an informant and learning a basic knowledge
of the culture you are studying through your informant. Your informant should be
someone who knows a lot about the situation you are studying. Write a summary
describing how you gained access to the situation, the process of selecting an
informant, and establishing rapport. When interviewing your informant, remember to
begin with basic "grand tour" questions (who, what, where, when). Be sure to ask for
definitions and clarifications of what terms mean.
Grading Criteria for Part II:
1 /2 point = Identification of informant 1 point = Explanation of why informant will be a good source of
information
1/2 point = Description of process of finding/identifying informant 1 point = Description of rapport or quality of relationship between you
and informant
1 point Summary for your grand tour question 1 point = Additional, relevant information in order to better understand
informant choice
1-2 pages in length
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Part III: Developing Taxonomies and Insiders Point of View
Present the vocabulary used by your informant(s) organized into the
taxonomies implicit in their worldview. Begin by noting the terms your informant
uses to describe the situation. Assemble these terms into a vocabulary list including
definitions. If your informant(s) approve, you may use a tape recorder during your
interviews.
Next, based on the major categories your informant uses construct
taxonomies using either tables or charts. Use the vocabulary lists to check that you
are incorporating every term into the structures of meaning. If appropriate to your
relationship with your informant, show him or her the hierarchies you have
constructed to make sure your understanding is correct and to clarify questions. You
will also want to note any observations and thoughts you may have about the
structure of the behavior setting and culture. Use copies of your plans to record
observations. Keep your observations separate from what you learn from your
informant for later contrast and comparison.
Grading Criteria for Part III:
1/2 point = Vocabulary list 1 point = Definition of terms in vocabulary list 3 points = Taxonomies- be sure they are graphically organized to correspond
with the informants logic
1/2 point = Additional insights and relevant information to better understand
vocabulary and taxonomies.
5-10 pages in length depending on the information you extract from yourinformant and how you present your taxonomies
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Part IV: Literature Review as Outsiders Point of View;
At this point in the project you will learn what others have written about the
behavioral setting and cultural group you are studying. Use library resources to
research and write a review of the relevant literature.
You will produce an annotated bibliography of 10 articles or books. Use
MLA, APA, or Chicago Manual of Style for your bibliographic entries. Be sure to
include variation by sub-cultures in your searches if that is relevant. In any case,
comment on how others research compares and contrasts with yours.
Grading Criteria for Part IV:
1 point = 10 sources for Bibliography (max. 2 from internet; min. 8 fromlibrary/book/journals). (Less than 10, but more than 5 will equal 1/4 point.)
(Less than 5 = 0 points)
1 point = Annotations (1-2 sentence summaries for each reference) arepresented
1 point = Content of annotations clearly relates to topic area (directly orindirectly)
1 point = Bibliographic "style" (e.g. Chicago) is consistent in
presentation/format
1 point = Additional insights and particularly good style
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Part V: Comparing Points of View
- How the Insiders, Outsiders, and Personal Compare and Contrast
Armed with knowledge from your initial experiences in the field and your
literature review, you will now go back to your cultural setting physically and
mentally to re-examine the setting and to clarify questions from personal, insiders,
and outsiders points of view. Comment in writing on the differences and similarities
among the three points of view and report and summarize any additional insights
from this site visit.
Grading Criteria 1/2 point = Description of insiders point of view
1 point = Description of outsiders point of view 1 point = Description of your personal observations and point of view 2 point = Explicit discussion of how these points of view compare & contrast 1 point = Additional insights, or particularly good style
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Part VI: Program Development, Redesign, & Reflection
By now you have enough cultural knowledge from your informant and from
your literature review as well as the general concerns of human-environment studies
to develop an architectural program with initial design concepts for the behavior
settings that you have been studying. We are asking you to participate in
developing a new standard for architectural programming that goes beyond square
footages and adjacencies. One of the many advantages of this new type of
document is that when new people join an architectural team, the document gives
the new members access to the richness and rationale of the program for theproject. Use a combination of words and visual images to describe the desired
activities, separations, adjacencies, moods and any other details about spatial
character.
Translate the program you have created into physical consequences,
designing a new setting or redesigning the existing behavior setting. You might
imagine that the situation you have study has been -- heaven for bid -- burned and
the owners want to rebuild. Do you rebuild exactly as it was because it suited the
culture perfectly? If so, you will be able to justify rebuilding as it was--in cultural
terms. More likely, you would make changes in order to accommodate their culture
more satisfyingly than the current physical environment. Comment on the similarities
and differences between what you did in Part I and in this final redesign. Had you
brought outsiders point of view from architecture that missed insiders point of
view? Amplify. Would insiders perspective have been satisfied by your initial
vision? Why or why not, and how?
Grading Criteria for Part VI:
1 point = New/revised program described by combination of words andvisual images to show desired activities, separations, adjacencies, moods, and
any other spatial character
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1 point = Revised plan/concepts for new or revised setting or physicalenvironment. Revised/new plan/concepts to be based on your new knowledge
including that gained from informant/s and literature review.
1 point = Comment/s on similarities and/or differences between the existingplan, your plan of proposed improvements in the Ethnography Part I (initial
vision), and this (Ethnography Part V) plan/concept. Also, answer the question
as to whether your initial design/vision (Ethnography Part I) would have
satisfied insiders perspective that you have now gained? Your answer to this
question is to include Why? or Why Not? and How?
1 point = Overall visual quality of your program and plan presentations forthis assignment.
1 point = Reflection of the project 3-5+/- pages in length
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Part VII: Poster
Next imagine that you need to communicate to a community group how you
have come up with this architectural program and design proposal. The poster is an
opportunity to present your project and gain some feedback from others besides
your GSI. Your poster should include the cultural knowledge (perhaps the most
important taxonomies) that helped you develop your architectural program. On 24"x
36" display boards, summarize your program and design. Use the presentation
techniques that best suit your project -drawings, photos, etc. The purpose of the
poster is to communicate to others what you have done, and to give you experiencein conveying complex information to clients and community groups.
Grading Criteria for Part VI:
1 point = Inclusion of cultural knowledge, i.e. most important taxonomies 1 point = Summary narrative of program and design 1 point = Visual drawings and photos included. Existing situation, initial
design, and final redesign should be included in drawings.
1 point = Poster communicates well (what, where, how)1 point = Effective, creative, achieved presentation quality within format
required, no typos or misspellings.