ID 380 | Course Introduction and Application Information - Department of Industrial Design

Course Name

Biomaterials: Designing with Living Systems

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
ID 380	Fall/Spring	2	2	3	4

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	First Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop Lecture / Presentation
National Occupation Classification	-
Course Coordinator	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Derya IRKDAŞ DOĞU
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Derya IRKDAŞ DOĞU
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	Understanding how and what influences form in a biological system; Finding (noninvasive) tools and methods to manipulate form in a biological system;\nDesigning new forms in/with biological systems\n\nUnderstanding how and what influences form in a biological system;\nFinding (noninvasive) tools and methods to manipulate form in a biological system;\nDesigning new forms in/with biological systems
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Will be able to identify the main “foreign” agents that influence growth and activity in a biological system Will be able to analyze and register elements that influence form variation in a biological system Will be able to identify which constraint agents of a biological system can be hacked in order to tamper with the resulting final-shapes Will be able to acknowledge the ethical and deontological aspects involved when working with living systems Will be able to design systems that generate form by manipulating the growth constraints in a biological system
Course Description	Presenting case studies of biological systems that have been hacked or manipulated; making field research for the observation of living systems (how flowers bloom, how trees grow, how insects dig, etc.); making experiments and sketching to forecast the action of the foreign agents on the system; designing new systems for form generating.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses	X
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction (General overview); Unveiling concepts of hyperobjects, holistic approach,design for interspecies collaboration and sustainability; Assignment of homeworks / Introduction to project assignments.	None
2	Biological system: concepts and definitions; Identifying hackable systems and agents that influence form-shaping in the presented systems. Design methodology in/for/with Nature. / Assignment 01 - Subject definition for a Collaborative Project	See - Documentary I: David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020) / Order 2 Mushroom Kits
3	Correlation between foreign agents’ activities and form-shaping: geometries, colors, textures, etc. / Nurture vs Nature. Fungi as a biological agent. / PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION of the group research – brainstorming in class;	See - Documentary 2: Connected: The Hidden Science of Everything (2020) episode I and III
4	“Workshop” on how to collaborate with fungi; Ethics, deontology and aesthetics; Phenotype and genotype / PROJECT 01 SUBMISSION AND APPLICATION	See - Documentary 3: Rotten (2018) episode II and IV / Photo/Sketch and emotional daily log
5	Mind mapping and strategies to reverse engineer complex artifacts / Levels of interaction and influence on growth / Generating narratives through visualization.	Photo/Sketch and emotional daily log / Assignment 02 - Nurturing a living system
6	System design and designed by the system / Domestication / Human vs natural design	Photo/Sketch and emotional daily log / Terminating a living system
7	Ripple effect / Perspective, scales / Sensing vs visualizing / Small actions have big consequences.	Photo/Sketch and emotional daily log
8	Midterm Week
9	Progress report	See - Documentary 4: Abstract: The Art of Design (2017) / Photo/Sketch and emotional daily log / Presentation / Simulation: manipulation of the biological system - expected results
10	Assignment 02: PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION of the system design	See Documentary 5 - Anthropocene: The Human Epoch (2018) / Photo/Sketch and emotional daily log
11	Breaking the system into levels of design in/with/for nature - identifying opportunities and bottle-necks	Photo/Sketch and emotional daily log.
12	The materiality of matter	See Documentary 6 - Abstract: The Art of Design (Neri Oxman: Bio-Architecture) (2020) / Photo/Sketch and emotional daily log
13	Looking for the impossible – creating scenarios / Design - “selling a concept” (elevators pitch)	Photo/Sketch and emotional daily log.
14	Out of control - identifying potential collaborations / Evaluating outcomes.	Photo/Sketch and emotional daily log.
15	PROJECT 02 SUBMISSION	All elements required for a correct understanding and demonstration of the project.
16	Review of the Semester	None

Course Notes/Textbooks

Lecture Notes.

Suggested Readings/Materials

Munari, Bruno. Design as Art. Translated by Patrick Creagh. London: Penguin Books, 2008.

Thompson, D'Arcy Wentworth. On Growth and Form. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1917.

Simon, Herbert A. The Sciences of the Artificial: Massachusetts Instituite of Technology, 1996.

Antonelli, Paola. Bio Design: Nature + Science + Creativity: Thames & Hudson Ltd, London 2012.

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application	1	30
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments	2	15
Presentation / Jury
Project	2	45
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	6	100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	2	32
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	2	32
Study Hours Out of Class	8	2	16
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	2	5	10
Presentation / Jury			0
Project	2	15	30
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms			0
Final Exam			0
		Total	120

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Program Competencies/Outcomes

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To be able to equipped with theoretical and practical knowledge of industrial design, and to apply it to a variety of products, services and systems from conventional industries to urban scale with innovative and sustainable approaches

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2

To be able to communicate design concepts and proposals for solutions, which are supported with quantitative and qualitative data, to specialists and non-specialists through visual, written, and oral means

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3

To be able to equipped with the related theoretical and methodological knowledge of engineering, management, and visual communication that is required for interdisciplinary characteristic of industrial design; and to collaborate with other disciplines, organizations, or companies

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To be able to equipped with the knowledge of history and theory of design, arts and crafts; and culture of industrial design

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To be able to equipped with social, cultural, economic, environmental, legal, scientific and ethical values in the accumulation, interpretation and/or application of disciplinary information and to employ these values regarding different needs

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To be able to develop contemporary approaches individually and as a team member to solve today’s problems in the practice of industrial design

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X

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To be able to define design problems within their contexts and circumstances, and to propose solutions for them within the discipline of industrial design considering materials, production technologies and ergonomics

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X

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To be able to use digital information and communication technologies, physical model making techniques and machinery, at an adequate level to the discipline of industrial design

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To be able to employ design research and methods within the theory and practice of industrial design

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To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen specialization area within the industrial design field

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X

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To be able to collect data in the areas of industrial design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1)

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To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently

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To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise

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