https://jenniferjiang.info Jennifer Jiang, Architecture Portfolio Fri, 04 Jun 2021 11:37:54 +0000 https://jenniferjiang.info en https://jenniferjiang.info/0-Preface Wed, 02 Jun 2021 13:07:51 +0000 Jennifer Jiang, Architecture Portfolio https://jenniferjiang.info/0-Preface Public Gratification Palace: An Applied Framework for Increased Civic Engagement <img width="1314" height="1827" width_o="1314" height_o="1827" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/44cd95080db999006511ee69234824911c6d2aaf8fc2d178c5f81d6963396e56/Comics_all-06.svg" data-mid="117296855" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/44cd95080db999006511ee69234824911c6d2aaf8fc2d178c5f81d6963396e56/Comics_all-06.svg" /> 0 Preface If the Fun Palace (1960-1976) –initiated by British theater director, Joan Littlewood (1914-2002), designed by British architect Cedric Price (1934-2003) and British cybernetician Gordon Pask (1928-1996) –is understood as a muse for physical public infrastructure through Cybernetic System thinking, then the parameters of this cybernetic system could undoubtedly be incorporated in your smartphone today, such that the Palace would be the intersection between your smartphone and the neighborhood park, that unshaded plaza a few blocks away, or that train stop with a single bench. The Palace is the public at play; it is the natural derivative between Public Space and Instant Gratification methods used in social media platforms. The Public Gratification Palace can be wherever one may seek an instant gratifying, dopamine filled improvement on the public environment with their ever-engaging local community! <img width="952" height="589" width_o="952" height_o="589" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/87188ce58fd8722c2ca0d75cb755c1d5e85a6aadc22824afc9d96dc9a00b70c9/Comics_w_1-02.svg" data-mid="110202846" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/952/i/87188ce58fd8722c2ca0d75cb755c1d5e85a6aadc22824afc9d96dc9a00b70c9/Comics_w_1-02.svg" /> <img width="952" height="589" width_o="952" height_o="589" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/87188ce58fd8722c2ca0d75cb755c1d5e85a6aadc22824afc9d96dc9a00b70c9/Comics_w_1-02.svg" data-mid="110202846" border="0" data-scale="70" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/952/i/87188ce58fd8722c2ca0d75cb755c1d5e85a6aadc22824afc9d96dc9a00b70c9/Comics_w_1-02.svg" /> It is in this search for the Public at Play that ignited my motivations to explore how intimate and close we can, as urban residents, contribute and manifest the public places we go and experience. How to bring a more intuitive and practical experience to civic engagement and participatory design processes, nested in the comfort and familiarity of our daily technological interactions? <img width="451" height="451" width_o="451" height_o="451" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/96e5406cddb6f9abe71159c5143a7362b56ce18cb3576ac661f30fabb3cc7fec/search-w-2-07.svg" data-mid="112081300" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/451/i/96e5406cddb6f9abe71159c5143a7362b56ce18cb3576ac661f30fabb3cc7fec/search-w-2-07.svg" /> <img width="451" height="451" width_o="451" height_o="451" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8823658fc62bb953a3565f711b892169b49ad6b56959c7905871e5143ce7c8bb/research-questions-w-2-04.svg" data-mid="112081296" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/451/i/8823658fc62bb953a3565f711b892169b49ad6b56959c7905871e5143ce7c8bb/research-questions-w-2-04.svg" /> <img width="451" height="451" width_o="451" height_o="451" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bae01799d719653c84ec16b2e0b8ac400ee902541773808195a4af0b8431846d/search-w-4-09.svg" data-mid="112081302" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/451/i/bae01799d719653c84ec16b2e0b8ac400ee902541773808195a4af0b8431846d/search-w-4-09.svg" /> <img width="451" height="451" width_o="451" height_o="451" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/141bb4b90f553fa428dcf683ef1556ebb4a8cf40e2fbb8f340aa683b2ebbc230/research-questions-w-4-06.svg" data-mid="112081298" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/451/i/141bb4b90f553fa428dcf683ef1556ebb4a8cf40e2fbb8f340aa683b2ebbc230/research-questions-w-4-06.svg" /> <img width="451" height="451" width_o="451" height_o="451" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6e6716ddc56a63883f1b74319b0fb37dabe643185cd557c727029d48c5c9786b/search-w-3-08.svg" data-mid="112081301" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/451/i/6e6716ddc56a63883f1b74319b0fb37dabe643185cd557c727029d48c5c9786b/search-w-3-08.svg" /> <img width="451" height="451" width_o="451" height_o="451" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/81ea21e0c51d2cd8dad7ea4652ea9ed2efe4ee7e516cce584d8ea4a355a12021/research-questions-w-3-05.svg" data-mid="112081297" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/451/i/81ea21e0c51d2cd8dad7ea4652ea9ed2efe4ee7e516cce584d8ea4a355a12021/research-questions-w-3-05.svg" /> <img width="451" height="451" width_o="451" height_o="451" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/21f3956ce6d152cc709b6d0b30bae8bc3de2ef823d0de1d75eee764c24b0dc16/search-w-1-02.svg" data-mid="112081299" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/451/i/21f3956ce6d152cc709b6d0b30bae8bc3de2ef823d0de1d75eee764c24b0dc16/search-w-1-02.svg" /> <img width="451" height="451" width_o="451" height_o="451" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/68f2de4f731091446afb1984706f32dbabc48e37117e89f6332bb49341c059fc/research-questions-w-1-03.svg" data-mid="112081294" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/451/i/68f2de4f731091446afb1984706f32dbabc48e37117e89f6332bb49341c059fc/research-questions-w-1-03.svg" /> <img width="1728" height="73" width_o="1728" height_o="73" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3dc87690ef819545ff527ab24fc1e5535401524c769034911c599eb41721a48e/black-line-outline-03.svg" data-mid="111968870" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3dc87690ef819545ff527ab24fc1e5535401524c769034911c599eb41721a48e/black-line-outline-03.svg" /> The Public Gratification Palace Framework comes from historical literature reviews, and contemporary methods and precedents studies (Chapters 1 to 4) &gt;&gt;&nbsp; Jiang, J., Spencer, L., Werner L.C.: Public Gratification Palace: A Framework for Increased Civic Engagement. In: Proceedings Media Architecture Biennale 2021 &nbsp; ︎︎︎ Link to Conference Paper ︎ https://jenniferjiang.info/1-Status-Quo Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:22:03 +0000 Jennifer Jiang, Architecture Portfolio https://jenniferjiang.info/1-Status-Quo 1 Status Quo and the Rational for MethodMore recently, with growing grassroot movements, under multiple names like, tactical urbanism, DIY urbanism and more, there is a willingness from local community stakeholders to participate more actively in city making. The dichotomy between bottom-up and top-down discourses informs initiatives to de-hierarchize the roles between the two poles of this binary, with the understanding that collaboration is necessary for a more conscious and harmonious design approach.&nbsp; &nbsp; The prevalence of technology informs such civic engagement approaches, where the combination of both physical and digital mechanisms has the potential to be the catalyst for smart collaborations amongst stakeholders on both ends of the planning spectrum. The use of situated technologies and media architecture have creatively contributed to enhanced co-creative processes, to the extent that the technologies themselves hold agency in becoming architecture and communication tools.&nbsp; &nbsp; The ‘why me?’ question is oftentimes a barrier to participation. Certain communities might feel unconcerned, unbothered or lacking in trust; others might not see themselves as valuable agencies for placemaking because of their non-expert perspectives; or simply they are not aware of the opportunities to voice opinions. Local inputs are only as diverse as the citizens who are engaged enough who decide to participate, and as widespread as the passers-by being at the right place at the right time. <img width="1554" height="1830" width_o="1554" height_o="1830" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bf8d955385b6a89e74a9977267a9e9b0f7db9d86c118445e01a13e18164ff24a/1-02.svg" data-mid="112140833" border="0" data-scale="93" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bf8d955385b6a89e74a9977267a9e9b0f7db9d86c118445e01a13e18164ff24a/1-02.svg" /> ︎ https://jenniferjiang.info/2-Beginnings-for-Conversation Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:28:43 +0000 Jennifer Jiang, Architecture Portfolio https://jenniferjiang.info/2-Beginnings-for-Conversation 2 Beginnings for Conversation as Design MethodAs technology becomes less of a commodity and more of a ubiquitous tool, the presence and accessibility of media and social media drastically change the perception of the public domain. The presence of media in architecture continues to challenge designers, planners, and local authorities to think about urban issues through the lens of technology and media to enhance the urban, public environment. Though the relevance and tangibility of this thinking is more present than ever, it historicizes itself in the development of cybernetics.&nbsp; &nbsp; Derived from the Greek word kubernetes, meaning ‘steersman,’ cybernetics was coined by Norbert Wiener (1894-1964), an American mathematician and professor at MIT, to describe the “science dedicated towards understanding communication in both humans and machines, and how the transmission of messages shapes behaviour.” It seeks to reveal how communication can govern human behaviours, and further impact our social interactions and societal culture.&nbsp; &nbsp; The chosen projects -Cybernetic Theatre, Fun Palace, Flatwriter, and YONA Experiment- relates to open-system and methodologies, user-centric perspectives through the varying technological interfaces for the purpose of more engaged citizen participation. <img width="1554" height="1554" width_o="1554" height_o="1554" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7244dc655d458bf2b1c32f0f2abf498c2d2080f0e1c650568b8af2daacb9b1ab/2-03.svg" data-mid="112140929" border="0" data-scale="94" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7244dc655d458bf2b1c32f0f2abf498c2d2080f0e1c650568b8af2daacb9b1ab/2-03.svg" /> ︎ https://jenniferjiang.info/3-Contemporary-Methods Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:31:22 +0000 Jennifer Jiang, Architecture Portfolio https://jenniferjiang.info/3-Contemporary-Methods 3 Contemporary Methods Presently, other contemporaries in this modality, place the user, at the center of an “open system” to broaden the adaptability and growth of end-user models.&nbsp;Similar to cybernetic system thinking, Meta-Design acknowledges the complexity of co-creative processes and the unpredictable nature of public engagement, allowing a more creative and collaborative design process instead of a prescriptive methodology. Meta-Design is a framework that integrates the user into designer through training, defining, and creating social and technical infrastructures, enabling one to (re)-structure existing urban planning and design processes to become a co-creator in their community.&nbsp; &nbsp; Recently, there have been a few prolific studies that explore past the situatedness of embedded technologies in public spaces, but positioning civic engagement into ubiquitous computing platforms, making the participatory conversations more accessible. Whether it is a self-standing platform, like the City Bug Report media façade, or an integration onto an existing platform advocated by “augmenting public participation,” the mechanism can only be as appealing as the willingness to participate continually. Consequently, understanding what motivation factors influence continual user engagement is critical for the viability and the effectiveness of any participatory co-creative methodologies. This brought us to expand our research into Uses and Gratification theory (U&amp;G) and how it is articulated successfully in the usage and structure of social media platforms. <img width="1554" height="1098" width_o="1554" height_o="1098" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cd3b7593eada573a63defc6e7e705945c7d0e97b3513a11a4b3839da1b837999/3-updated-04-04-04.svg" data-mid="112415117" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cd3b7593eada573a63defc6e7e705945c7d0e97b3513a11a4b3839da1b837999/3-updated-04-04-04.svg" /> <img width="332" height="589" width_o="332" height_o="589" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5278d6c6a6c5105e329c8a7b9645f68d8a88d264080b3dbb45b2d40637f2546f/Comics_w_2-03.svg" data-mid="112148246" border="0" data-scale="27" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/332/i/5278d6c6a6c5105e329c8a7b9645f68d8a88d264080b3dbb45b2d40637f2546f/Comics_w_2-03.svg" /> ︎ https://jenniferjiang.info/4-The-Framework Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:47:54 +0000 Jennifer Jiang, Architecture Portfolio https://jenniferjiang.info/4-The-Framework 4 Framework A framework that emphasizes civic engagement and participatory design processes through the perpetuation of the audiences' participation and the audiences' intuitive digital literacy. The objectives are elaborated as follows: (1) spatialisation and the effect of geo-tagging and sharing(2) real-time feedback loops between all stakeholders(3) prototyping and future interventions(4) the gratification of continued use and community building <img width="755" height="1272" width_o="755" height_o="1272" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6d44b1d5fb3575195a5298e22e3867c123ddc6621e1bbb4768a82543b5d9de0/Framed-Framework_all-06-06.svg" data-mid="110197952" border="0" data-scale="80" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/755/i/b6d44b1d5fb3575195a5298e22e3867c123ddc6621e1bbb4768a82543b5d9de0/Framed-Framework_all-06-06.svg" /> (1) Spatialisation and the Effect of Geo-tagging and Sharing (for in-person and online civic engagement) The residents have the capacity to digitally “comment”, “like,” “share,” and post content (i.e., photo or video)-a GFS (geo-located feedback seed)-&nbsp; as is the case with current social media platforms, on public space, such as existing urban issues or in-progress and upcoming design and planning projects. &nbsp; &nbsp; This rule is taking advantage of geo-tagging, a parameter already embedded within the meta data of most social media platforms&nbsp; &nbsp; Therefore, as a rule within this framework, the user must be physically present in order to submit the feedback. Adding a location-based parameter encourages the users to have a direct relationship with their commentary and its implications as it relates to its physical and social environment around them. This spatialisation of information allows the citizens to visually interact with the different on-going feedbacks, in creating a sense of virtual community engraved on near-by inputs and local solidarities, and in creating a social condition where users are brought together and encouraged to interact with one another in public space. <img width="763" height="841" width_o="763" height_o="841" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0af5bd2538bcdc1028966b7751e4a2f6f763794f145202d4254e7aa48259b43d/Framed-Framework_1-02.svg" data-mid="110199890" border="0" data-scale="92" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/763/i/0af5bd2538bcdc1028966b7751e4a2f6f763794f145202d4254e7aa48259b43d/Framed-Framework_1-02.svg" /> (2) Real-time Feedback Loops between All Stakeholders (a cybernetic process)Community engagement between the local communities, and top-down stakeholders is prompted when a conversation is opened as a consequence of a GFS(s) receiving a determined amount of attention, where each thread have different numbers of inputs depending on the on-going popularity and relevance of that particular GFS.&nbsp; &nbsp; This methodology encourages direct participation between the different stakeholding entities who receive direct feedback from the local users on the “like,” “comment,” “share,” of public space or design proposals for the public space. The Public Gratification Palace framework supports an environment for real-time collaboration components inherent to contemporary social media platforms. The immediacy at which this process takes place allows for greater collaboration and sense of agency from the local community. <img width="969" height="956" width_o="969" height_o="956" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c019d0494ed8d8d953f1341decbef943a5a5ba5c7466662b038a506823750c1/Framed-Framework_2-03.svg" data-mid="110199972" border="0" data-scale="90" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/969/i/1c019d0494ed8d8d953f1341decbef943a5a5ba5c7466662b038a506823750c1/Framed-Framework_2-03.svg" /> (3) Prototyping and Future Interventions (an understanding of Meta-Design) In the example of a local resident who wished to have a playground in the neighborhood park, the GFS that was first implemented by that user was (1) received attention by the local community through “likes,” “comments,” and “shares,” (2) acknowledged by city governments and investors, designers and planners (3) consulted and co-designed through iterative prototypes proposed through the Public Gratification Palace, (4) and finally, realized as a physical intervention. &nbsp; &nbsp; The Public Gratification Palace framework can be conceived as enabling temporary micro-interventions in public spaces, taking on the role of pilot projects for future transformations, and for collecting feedback and opinions of its users&nbsp; &nbsp; In other words, this becomes the means through which digital, or temporary or permanent interventions will be realized in the public space. When realized, regardless of the degree of physicality or permanence, the intervention is introduced to the public space and becomes content through which future GFS(s) can be instituted. <img width="762" height="1143" width_o="762" height_o="1143" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/afa635d41a2a90463cb0e4536dfce941e512f3dc6196c97519a8b0bc2d4bd7f4/Framed-Framework_3-04.svg" data-mid="110200089" border="0" data-scale="68" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/762/i/afa635d41a2a90463cb0e4536dfce941e512f3dc6196c97519a8b0bc2d4bd7f4/Framed-Framework_3-04.svg" /> (4) The Gratification of Continued Use and Community Building (supported by the Uses and Gratification Theory)The usage and structure of social media platforms can offer effective community building, knowledge sharing, and continued engagement. By basing the framework off a structure that is familiar and already marked as feasible, there is a transferable knowledge and cross-pollination in terms of making the city more accessible, enjoyable, spontaneous, dopamine plentiful and so on. This familiarity breaks down the participation barrier, so local residents can take ownership through an interactive process of edification.&nbsp; &nbsp; This method of inciting community engagement has an enormous amount of potential when recognizing: (a) the number of smartphone users, (b) the growing prevalence of social media users, and (c) the motivational factors for media sharing and community building. When urbanism is incentivized in this way, it creates a cloud of information for designers and stakeholders all of which is easily organized through their meta-data. <img width="805" height="1295" width_o="805" height_o="1295" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f7fe692346180e0fb57515c660b1b8da2528135975787b924866c757be5280ec/Framed-Framework_4-05.svg" data-mid="110200329" border="0" data-scale="64" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/805/i/f7fe692346180e0fb57515c660b1b8da2528135975787b924866c757be5280ec/Framed-Framework_4-05.svg" /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;︎ &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; https://jenniferjiang.info/Part-II Wed, 02 Jun 2021 19:50:20 +0000 Jennifer Jiang, Architecture Portfolio https://jenniferjiang.info/Part-II <img width="1614" height="1039" width_o="1614" height_o="1039" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eae0dec3b753da8be4c823421e113664eb5bff564926eb48feb5f53203a2ccd8/isometric1-02.svg" data-mid="112297944" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eae0dec3b753da8be4c823421e113664eb5bff564926eb48feb5f53203a2ccd8/isometric1-02.svg" /> <img width="1614" height="1039" width_o="1614" height_o="1039" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dde44790f4050ff04a872c176e973073c716832eec68c3bc979b79b2d157e104/isometric2-03.svg" data-mid="112297946" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dde44790f4050ff04a872c176e973073c716832eec68c3bc979b79b2d157e104/isometric2-03.svg" /> <img width="1614" height="1039" width_o="1614" height_o="1039" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/466895a66f9f8f20332b661130085ad5f8a68a334ea782f831596cca59408138/isometric3-04.svg" data-mid="112297945" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/466895a66f9f8f20332b661130085ad5f8a68a334ea782f831596cca59408138/isometric3-04.svg" /> <img width="1728" height="73" width_o="1728" height_o="73" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f97c44ca3abd56c3bc0178769828babe1da9326e3532afacb1a9d81492a1e1e7/2-black-line-outline-03.svg" data-mid="111969073" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f97c44ca3abd56c3bc0178769828babe1da9326e3532afacb1a9d81492a1e1e7/2-black-line-outline-03.svg" /> The Public Gratification Palace Platform comes from (12) personal interviews pertinent to both top-down and bottom-up stakeholding groups.&nbsp;This research method gave insights on the supply and demand, the capabilities and limitations, and the opportunities and challenges of materializing the Public Gratification Palace Framework into a viable and valuable Platform. &nbsp; <img width="332" height="1208" width_o="332" height_o="1208" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5ccc3a2ea1f13dea910e1f19098d4896dcaa117b356a6858e08d5327cec75aec/Comics_w_3-04.svg" data-mid="110213924" border="0" data-scale="30" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/332/i/5ccc3a2ea1f13dea910e1f19098d4896dcaa117b356a6858e08d5327cec75aec/Comics_w_3-04.svg" /> ︎ https://jenniferjiang.info/5-Digital-Data Wed, 02 Jun 2021 19:32:21 +0000 Jennifer Jiang, Architecture Portfolio https://jenniferjiang.info/5-Digital-Data 5 Digital Data Collaborations &amp; Data Governance The Public Gratification Palace acts as a facilitator and driver for participatory designs, as well as an approach to incorporate city dialogues in our everyday interactions, whether that be over online exchanges, or in-person discussions on the street. Like other social media or digital platforms, (re)-creating an online environment for urban planning and design comes with similar challenges, such as population and spatial biases, privacy issues, difficulties in processing valuable information, in addition to the challenges regarding data mining, transparency and authenticity. This proposal acknowledges that participation using technological tools can be in themselves subject to exclusivity, such as digital accessibility and data usage. “Every extension is also an amputation,” quoting Marshall McLuhan. &nbsp; &nbsp; By understanding the flow of information and of responsibilities within successful digital data collaborations and data governance, it strengthens the relationship of the actors in the data ecosystem, and their capacities to monitor changes in data usage. In the same spirit of collaboration between top-down and bottom-up stakeholders –a key motivator for this paper –I see the mapping of the following diagram as a dialogue initiator and facilitator, with as many actors as possible, to develop a healthy collaboration with well-defined relationships and decision-making processes. Simply put, creating a digital framework and platform in existing urban and planning processes invites new stakeholding entities; consequently, it invites new forms of collaborations and transdisciplinary approaches. <img width="1027" height="3323" width_o="1027" height_o="3323" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bde84931c3fb3f6367942e9b61058db80736564389cd532b3c6aab045b8b70a3/Digital-Data-Collaborations_website-01-01.svg" data-mid="110217146" border="0" data-scale="64" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bde84931c3fb3f6367942e9b61058db80736564389cd532b3c6aab045b8b70a3/Digital-Data-Collaborations_website-01-01.svg" /> ︎ https://jenniferjiang.info/6-The-Platform Wed, 02 Jun 2021 20:39:01 +0000 Jennifer Jiang, Architecture Portfolio https://jenniferjiang.info/6-The-Platform 6 The Platform <img width="951" height="589" width_o="951" height_o="589" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a1d738a5620c604bdb3bc10e3f1bc31e706feb481806906ca78f2559077f4be2/Comics_w_4-05.svg" data-mid="110222685" border="0" data-scale="69" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/951/i/a1d738a5620c604bdb3bc10e3f1bc31e706feb481806906ca78f2559077f4be2/Comics_w_4-05.svg" />In the translation of the Public Gratification Palace Framework into an implementable and sound platform, this chapter illustrates the methodology leading to the formulation of the Public Gratification Palace Platform. The main sections are elaborated as the following: &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6.1 Personal Interviews as Qualitative Research Method &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6.2 Online Questionnaire, Target Audience &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6.3 Overview of Key Parameters of the Platform, Process Map 6.1 Personal Interviews as Research Method It was important to find grounding and accountability in the interviewed stakeholding groups, as it anchors the Public Gratification Palace Framework to be as pragmatic and practical as possible. The intention of the Platform differs from the Framework, as such that the former is envisioned for future implementation, whereas the latter is orchestrated from literature review and theories. &nbsp; &nbsp; During the transition of the Framework to the Platform, not all elements and objectives of the Framework (mentioned in Chapter 4) will be materialized. More precisely, I will not explicitly tackle (3) Prototyping and future interventions, as this objective proves to be too ambitious at this stage of the project and goes beyond my allocated time frame and resources. However, it is not to neglect the importance of this objective as lesser than the other ones, but it is to acknowledge my current capabilities and limitations. &nbsp; &nbsp; (a) city government officials specialized in digitalization and citizen engagement; &nbsp; &nbsp; (b) professionals holding expertise in design, planning, civic engagement and data; &nbsp; &nbsp; (c) community oriented organisations and non-governmental placemaking agents representing local solidarities; &nbsp; &nbsp; (d) local residents having varying degrees of interest in city dialogues. 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/> <img width="394" height="394" width_o="394" height_o="394" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b8a3c1a32932be95656d592263b5d90a9f428b4fd6a9011f28367dad6a8a132e/12-14.svg" data-mid="110294695" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/394/i/b8a3c1a32932be95656d592263b5d90a9f428b4fd6a9011f28367dad6a8a132e/12-14.svg" /> 6.2 Online Questionnaire and Target Audience The survey was conducted in an online questionnaire format, in April 2021, in which over 50 respondents from Berlin and Montreal answered. Target Audience: &nbsp; &nbsp; &gt; comfortable level of digital literacy (e.i. mobile device and applications usages) &nbsp; &nbsp; &gt; age groups : 18-24, 25-34, 35-44. &nbsp; &nbsp; &gt; different levels of civic engagement, different willingness to learn, to collaborate and to participate.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img width="1067" height="2016" width_o="1067" height_o="2016" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/06e93db4962d900c24e6c03506b2aa698a25135211c565cf1a1ed4ea81777aa9/online-survey-better-01.svg" data-mid="110295106" border="0" data-scale="86" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/06e93db4962d900c24e6c03506b2aa698a25135211c565cf1a1ed4ea81777aa9/online-survey-better-01.svg" /> 6.3 Overview of Key Parameters of the Platform and Process Map Moving forward to the formulation of the Platform, the following key parameters are elaborated from the feedback received from the twelve (12) interviewees and the&nbsp; 50+ responses from the online questionnaire: (1) Data Workflow from “Unstructured” to “Structured” Data <img width="288" height="284" width_o="288" height_o="284" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/929648aca0492fd426712b2fa42058d743d3350b02a6373bb943e421b48688a4/1-small-02.svg" data-mid="112438557" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/288/i/929648aca0492fd426712b2fa42058d743d3350b02a6373bb943e421b48688a4/1-small-02.svg" /> (2) Definition of Participation <img width="427" height="284" width_o="427" height_o="284" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ef2cf2eb8c659c0f51e37b67c59158f40c1d0360b85d2811e5e7d55e13ef34bd/2-02.svg" data-mid="112439487" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/427/i/ef2cf2eb8c659c0f51e37b67c59158f40c1d0360b85d2811e5e7d55e13ef34bd/2-02.svg" /> (3) Learning Curve for Engagement <img width="288" height="284" width_o="288" height_o="284" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ccbf638ffd8a563ce9e029024c1a0b456736b0942d1fd91f2d93e023e130b9b5/3-02.svg" data-mid="112438999" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/288/i/ccbf638ffd8a563ce9e029024c1a0b456736b0942d1fd91f2d93e023e130b9b5/3-02.svg" /> (4) Aspirational and Operational Objectives for Gratification <img width="427" height="284" width_o="427" height_o="284" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/324ac2a4cfb03c0649e5b50d52c5d5cbfe5246136574cdb773dc6c323986d8c2/4-02.svg" data-mid="112439133" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/427/i/324ac2a4cfb03c0649e5b50d52c5d5cbfe5246136574cdb773dc6c323986d8c2/4-02.svg" /> (5) Front-end User Experience <img width="427" height="284" width_o="427" height_o="284" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71405273572a0955f10aa021f19484020bd19d77d03f955272fbceabff59d107/5-02.svg" data-mid="112439393" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/427/i/71405273572a0955f10aa021f19484020bd19d77d03f955272fbceabff59d107/5-02.svg" /> (6) Target Audience &nbsp;&nbsp; The following process map and functions overview are a consolidation of the six (6) key parameters. The generative and reproductive quality of the process map should be limited to the contexts where it is sourced from —the amalgam of Montreal and Berlin’s contexts. In that regard, I see pertinence in the application of the Platform in the contexts of Montreal and/or Berlin, although I acknowledge that it can be an open debate if the sum of the two contexts is pertinent to the individual context. With that in consideration, the process map will serve as a toolkit, and not as a prescriptive methodology, when it will be designed for early prototyping in the next chapter <img width="1884" height="3562" width_o="1884" height_o="3562" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3cdd3e81efbad0e0ef84a3a554bee02dcc164a608739729584253755085fe3eb/Process-Map-03.svg" data-mid="110296010" border="0" data-scale="93" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3cdd3e81efbad0e0ef84a3a554bee02dcc164a608739729584253755085fe3eb/Process-Map-03.svg" /> <img width="1602" height="2431" width_o="1602" height_o="2431" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2dd520e3bb6fccb81f3e415e3af8a053ddf8d93789efdbf1f9ac820bb8e512ca/Overview-02.svg" data-mid="110299856" border="0" data-scale="71" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2dd520e3bb6fccb81f3e415e3af8a053ddf8d93789efdbf1f9ac820bb8e512ca/Overview-02.svg" /> <img width="952" height="589" width_o="952" height_o="589" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cf480703e8e00faa4b4e58183b302eeaa72a1fbc2ae3581e49db08bfa37d3832/Comics_w_5-01.svg" data-mid="110306155" border="0" data-scale="81" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/952/i/cf480703e8e00faa4b4e58183b302eeaa72a1fbc2ae3581e49db08bfa37d3832/Comics_w_5-01.svg" /> ︎ https://jenniferjiang.info/7-Case-Study-Early-Prototyping Thu, 03 Jun 2021 20:25:52 +0000 Jennifer Jiang, Architecture Portfolio https://jenniferjiang.info/7-Case-Study-Early-Prototyping 7 Case Study &amp; Early Prototyping My case study for the early prototyping of the Public Gratification Palace Platform will be implemented on La Fontaine Park, located in Montreal, at which La Pépinière I Espaces Collectifs, a non-profit placemaking organization, holds placemaking presence in collaboration with the City of Montreal. In practice, the implementation of such a platform is possible when the actors involved in placemaking work collaboratively, and that is the case between the city of Montreal and La Pépinière I Espaces Collectifs. The city and La Pépinière are in collaborations for over 17 different placemaking initiatives across Montreal, including La Fontaine park, as illustrated below. Additionally, the following figure shows the existing urban planning and design processes of La Pépinière, and how the Public Gratification Palace Platform can integrate itself in that current methodology.&nbsp; &nbsp; La Pépinière I Espaces Collectifs understands and organizes public spaces in two layers: the built infrastructure and the social infrastructure with supporting examples, illustrated in Figure 18. The organisation and elements of interventions are directly emphasized on the process map. This allows for common concepts, vocabularies and building blocks for the learning, coordinating and collaborative opportunities of the Platform. <img width="1666" height="2289" width_o="1666" height_o="2289" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3aea7e53e799474036c13058355a87217ec576d3764b2e16844d61d0782f8374/case-study_clean-01.svg" data-mid="110312582" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3aea7e53e799474036c13058355a87217ec576d3764b2e16844d61d0782f8374/case-study_clean-01.svg" /> The following diagram shows an overview of La Fontaine Park with its different activities’ zones, speculated&nbsp; as potential zones of interest for the implementation of the Platform.&nbsp;It has a large surface area of 400 000 sqm of greenery. It is a multi-functional park with hiking and biking opportunities in the summer; skating and sledding in the winter. It has a diverse range of built facilities, such as two baseball fields, a dog park, outdoor tennis courts, outdoor volleyball courts, a large pond, playgrounds, wading pools, Theatre de Verdure, restaurants and so on. It also has a diverse range of amenities such as barbecue zones, changing rooms, drinking fountains, picnic area, snack-bar, and washrooms. <img width="3150" height="4496" width_o="3150" height_o="4496" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/edd98d4f68a13fc290351b5da1bd7ff6d2391c997adcd79f527d69bd7570b450/main-axo_new_xsmall-01.jpg" data-mid="110311613" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/edd98d4f68a13fc290351b5da1bd7ff6d2391c997adcd79f527d69bd7570b450/main-axo_new_xsmall-01.jpg" /> In considering my personal limitations (of not being in-situ), and the contact limitations imposed on the population of Montreal during the month of April 2021, I was able to reach out to six (6) residents of Montreal, who acted as my early adopters for early prototyping. I acknowledge that six participants can be relatively low in terms of sampling. However, at that stage, it was important for me to have meaningful and longer interactions with the 6 participants testing the usage of the platform, rather than focusing on the number of participants using the platform and its potential penetration growth rate.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; I would like to emphasize on my decision of using “early prototyping” phase, and not the common association of the “prototyping” phase. The main reason is because my prototype is not programmed to be technically viable for early release phase of the Public Gratification Palace Platform, but it is an early release of the front-end layout, features, and parameters for user experience. My intention with this early prototyping phase is not to confront and analysis the technological progress of the Platform, but rather the experiential opportunity of using the platform for familiar and accessible civic engagement. The following figure illustrates a catalogue of screenshots of the data collected from the 6 participants. The screenshots are not exhaustive but comprehensive to the main inputs from the participants. <img width="2908" height="4279" width_o="2908" height_o="4279" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ece1be34099034eb134b5d6118d6fd35b03d21224750891ce6dad1418844b9f2/Survey-grid_small-01.jpg" data-mid="110313409" border="0" data-scale="60" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ece1be34099034eb134b5d6118d6fd35b03d21224750891ce6dad1418844b9f2/Survey-grid_small-01.jpg" /> The inputs of the 6 participants are then organized and summarized under the following diagram. I focused on the simplicity of the layout and design, in the attempt to bring the clarity of its content’s foreword. <img width="4545" height="2163" width_o="4545" height_o="2163" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/81cf5574f88b208cdced27b04a9d3431836347ed62669e25da596760aa0de360/la-fontaine-plan_xsmall-01.jpg" data-mid="110314300" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/81cf5574f88b208cdced27b04a9d3431836347ed62669e25da596760aa0de360/la-fontaine-plan_xsmall-01.jpg" /> Personas I organized and translated the inputs from the 6 early adopters’ participants into 3 Personas. Precisely, the personas are fictional characters created based on the interactions extracted from these participants, represented as coherent narratives to showcase the experiential quality of the Platform, if it were to be fully functional. It is a curation of the contents to represent the different qualities and levels of engagement a particular user can have with the Platform. The Personas and their narratives illustrate the range of interactions from the shorter engagement (up until “Usage” section) to the longer participation (completing “Co-creative” section). Hopefully, this gives a comprehensive insight on the Platform. Figure below is the presentation of the 3 Personas and their narratives. &nbsp; &nbsp; Personas help to visualized and understand what the user experience would be if the Platform were to be prototyped. It allowed me to cover the different user groups within the target audience by showing the different age groups, the different levels of engagement and participation and levels of learning and progress expected from the Platform. Overall, the creation of personas promotes the user-center approach of the Public Gratification Palace as they help to better illustrate the motives, experiences, behaviours and goals of the target audience. <img width="4200" height="6436" width_o="4200" height_o="6436" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/607914c233a622ef418964dce95b5c0af53120ea2d44b8200081adb6e429015b/Personas_small-updated.jpg" data-mid="112440252" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/607914c233a622ef418964dce95b5c0af53120ea2d44b8200081adb6e429015b/Personas_small-updated.jpg" />︎ https://jenniferjiang.info/8-Conclusion Fri, 04 Jun 2021 11:37:54 +0000 Jennifer Jiang, Architecture Portfolio https://jenniferjiang.info/8-Conclusion 8 Conclusion Can the Public Gratification Palace contribute to the Public at Play, making civic engagement more accessible, more familiar, and more enjoyable? Can we invite residents to engage both in in-person and online city dialogue discussions? Can we imagine the scenario of a person, looking up and being present in the public space, and looking down, engaging in collaborative design strategies on their phone —looking back up again, enjoying their time, and looking down again, commenting on their experience?&nbsp;Besides the ambitiousness and the complexity of the Public Gratification Palace, I argue that it contributes to the following discourses:&nbsp; &nbsp; &gt; It contributes to the theoretical discourse of self-organized system thinking, taking history in Cybernetic System thinking and in contemporary collaborative design approach of Meta-Design. &nbsp; &nbsp; &gt; It integrates aspects of urban computing design into a coherent framework. &nbsp; &nbsp; &gt; It contributes to the catalogue of analogue and digital participatory design tools, consolidating both analogue and digital concepts with the insertion of the geo-localized parameter for civic engagement. &nbsp; &nbsp; &gt; It subscribes and follows topical interests in: the forming of top-down and bottom-up collaborations; the ever-increasing prevalence of ubiquitous and situated technologies in our everyday life; and the prevalence of technology in civic engagement and participatory design processes. <img width="1314" height="1827" width_o="1314" height_o="1827" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/44cd95080db999006511ee69234824911c6d2aaf8fc2d178c5f81d6963396e56/Comics_all-06.svg" data-mid="110396526" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/44cd95080db999006511ee69234824911c6d2aaf8fc2d178c5f81d6963396e56/Comics_all-06.svg" />︎︎︎next project