In response to the Yale School of Architecture Symposium, Is Drawing Dead?, we present sketches, illustrations, and renderings by each member of our studio to show that drawing is not dead!
Towards a System of Pattern-Enhanced Cooking in the Inclusively Creative CityTaichi Isaku
This presentation will introduce a system of new personas, places, systems, processes, tools, environments, and hearts for cooking in the Inclusively Creative city. These concepts and practices are inspired by the idea and theories of Pattern Language.
Cooking, though widely conceived as either a household chore or a professional skill, is the simplest form of design that many of us go through on a daily basis. It is a creative process that requires abstract skills including generating ideas and solving problems. It may seem a highly complex set of skills, but many of us are able to overcome the difficulty with the process driven by hunger.
This paper will explore the application of theories by Christopher Alexander into the field of cooking. We will especially take a close look at his principles described in his book The Production of Houses, including the idea of the Architect-Builder and the builder’s yard.
In response to the Yale School of Architecture Symposium, Is Drawing Dead?, we present sketches, illustrations, and renderings by each member of our studio to show that drawing is not dead!
Towards a System of Pattern-Enhanced Cooking in the Inclusively Creative CityTaichi Isaku
This presentation will introduce a system of new personas, places, systems, processes, tools, environments, and hearts for cooking in the Inclusively Creative city. These concepts and practices are inspired by the idea and theories of Pattern Language.
Cooking, though widely conceived as either a household chore or a professional skill, is the simplest form of design that many of us go through on a daily basis. It is a creative process that requires abstract skills including generating ideas and solving problems. It may seem a highly complex set of skills, but many of us are able to overcome the difficulty with the process driven by hunger.
This paper will explore the application of theories by Christopher Alexander into the field of cooking. We will especially take a close look at his principles described in his book The Production of Houses, including the idea of the Architect-Builder and the builder’s yard.
From Chefs to Kitchen Captains: A Leader Figure for Collaborative Networks in...Taichi Isaku
This presentation will explore the advantages of a kitchen setting as a place to enhance collaborative learning and design. We will then introduce a special persona present in such a collaborative cooking session – the Kitchen Captain – who enhances communication and ideas among the participants while giving cooking support to whoever might need it. We will introduce her traits as a pattern language. These concepts were all mined out from actual experiences of collaborative cooking – CoCooking – and were derived from a broader persona called the Generator.
The Cooking Language: Extending the Theory of Pattens for a New Way to CookTaichi Isaku
The Cooking Language is a new method to make the process of cooking more dynamic and creative. It is a tool to give cookers some new ideas when standing in a kitchen.
The method is based on the Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander.
It is a collection of "cooking words" which captures the relationships between the ingredients inside a dish, and gives the relationships a unique name. The Cooking Language is composed by a subset of languages that each focus on a certain ingredient e.g. Egg Language, Onion Language, Tofu Language, etc.. Inside each subset of language, there is a collection of cooking words that each capture an aspect of how the ingredient can be used in a dish, and how it interacts with other ingredients.
During the actual cooking process, the cooking words will become a source for ideas to add an extra ingredient. The words will also become a help to prevent or solve any problems that come up during the cooking.In addition to this, the cooking words will become a tool to understand recipes and dishes by other people.
When the Cooking Language becomes more abundant, it will ultimately replace the recipe, as a way of sharing the knowledge of cooking.
From Chefs to Kitchen Captains: A Leader Figure for Collaborative Networks in...Taichi Isaku
This presentation will explore the advantages of a kitchen setting as a place to enhance collaborative learning and design. We will then introduce a special persona present in such a collaborative cooking session – the Kitchen Captain – who enhances communication and ideas among the participants while giving cooking support to whoever might need it. We will introduce her traits as a pattern language. These concepts were all mined out from actual experiences of collaborative cooking – CoCooking – and were derived from a broader persona called the Generator.
The Cooking Language: Extending the Theory of Pattens for a New Way to CookTaichi Isaku
The Cooking Language is a new method to make the process of cooking more dynamic and creative. It is a tool to give cookers some new ideas when standing in a kitchen.
The method is based on the Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander.
It is a collection of "cooking words" which captures the relationships between the ingredients inside a dish, and gives the relationships a unique name. The Cooking Language is composed by a subset of languages that each focus on a certain ingredient e.g. Egg Language, Onion Language, Tofu Language, etc.. Inside each subset of language, there is a collection of cooking words that each capture an aspect of how the ingredient can be used in a dish, and how it interacts with other ingredients.
During the actual cooking process, the cooking words will become a source for ideas to add an extra ingredient. The words will also become a help to prevent or solve any problems that come up during the cooking.In addition to this, the cooking words will become a tool to understand recipes and dishes by other people.
When the Cooking Language becomes more abundant, it will ultimately replace the recipe, as a way of sharing the knowledge of cooking.