A CASE STUDY FOR NOTIONS OF PLANNED IMPROVISATION IN APPLIED ARTS EDUCATION AND AD-HOC EXPERIENCE IN VERTICAL DESIGN STUDIO

Abstract

Nowadays, since the will for consumption had already begun to increase rather than production, actors in design world seems to be competing each other in order to present the newest and surprising design methods. This search of textuality and will to surprise in design performance, coused by the story-teller side of Postmodernism, shows itself in various design strategies. Within this innovational race, primary concentration of designers tends to magnetize masses with yetuntold-stories and attract a sudden attention with the charm of the unexpected.  When discussions of ecological apprehensions show up, sustainable solutions join up to the game and brings new options for designing tools with a diversity beyond imagination. Besides, changes of informational revolution bring major transformations to the big picture. Ever since the information of  “producing things” travels intercontinentally by light velocity, the world of people who produce things is in upheaval. So, if Modernism was about producing the same perfect objects in great numbers for masses, today it’s about making just one or a few customized options. Purpose of this study is to share results of questionary surveys and Ad-hoc experiences in various design studios through a vertical studio process, as well as trying to define Ad-hoc design principles by both indoor and outdoor examples.