HOW CAN PEOPLE'S LIVES BE JOINED TOGETHER

HOW SIMPLE IS TOO SIMPLE

WHY ARE CERTAIN MATERIALS USED

HOW CAN THE BODY BE USED TO PROVIDE FUNCTION IN THE OBJECT

WHY DO PEOPLE BEHAVE A CERTAIN WAY AND HOW CAN IT BE INFLUENCED

THE EFFECT OF COLOURS ON FEEL AND BEHAVIOUR

WHAT IS NATURE'S INFLUENCE ON DESIGN

HOW CAN THE ENVIRONMENT BE PROTECTED IN DESIGN

HOW CAN LIGHT CHANGE THE SIZE OF A ROOM

WHAT IS THE REASON BEHIND CERTAIN SHAPES AND DESIGN

INFLUENCE MUSIC AND SOUND HAVE HAD ON DESIGN

CHANGE OF ENVIRONMENT DUE TO TECHNOLOGY

HOW CAN YOU ESCAPE THE SPIRAL OF TECHNOLOGY AND BECOME ROOTED BACK TO 'LIFE'

WHY HAVE PEOPLE RESULTED IN MAKING CHEAPLY

WHAT DIFFERENCE IS THE EFFECT OF USING WOOD INSTEAD OF METAL ON A PERSON

WHERE CAN GREEN SPACE EXIST AND WHAT IS ITS INFLUENCE ON THE SURROUNDINGS

HOW CAN THE WORKPLACE BE ADAPTED TO CHANGE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR / HOW DOES IT AFFECT HUMAN BEHAVIOUR

CAN SOMETHING EXIST BUT NOT BE THERE

WHAT IS A NOMAD / CAN SOMETHING BE NOMADIC

HOW CAN SOMETHING BUILT-UP BE CONVERTED INTO REMOTENESS

WHAT CLASSES SOMETHING AS BEING REMOTE

WHY DO PEOPLE EXPLORE

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A CONCRETE JUNGLE AND A JUNGLE ( TWO EXTREMES OF NATURE)

HOW CAN YOU PLAY A ROLE IN EVERYONE'S EVERYDAY LIFE INSTEAD OF JUST A SPECIFIC GROUP

WHAT IS TRIBAL - IN A CITY AND RURAL

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMMONS AND OWNERSHIP

KEW GARDENS (UNDERSTANDING NATURE AND LOOKING AT ITS INFLUENCE ON DESIGN)

GARDEN ALONGSIDE 15 CLERKENWELL CLOSE (THIS WILL HELP ME LOOK AT POCKETS OF GREEN SPACE IN BUILT-UP AREAS AND SEE HOW IT AFFECTS THE AREA PLUS BEING ABLE TO ASK PEOPLE HOW IT AFFECTS THEM PERSONALLY TO GAIN AN INSIGHT)

RURAL PLACES WORKING OPPOSITE TO BUILT UP APREAS TO SEE THE CONTRAST OF EMOTION (THIS COULD BE DONE BY GOING ON A HIKE OR SIMPLYING GOING TO A LARGER PARK / FARMLAND)

LOOKING AT GREEN SPACES IN LONDON

FOR MY FMP I STARTED LOOKING AT HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND THE REASON WHY DECISIONS ARE MADE, LOOKING AT IT MORE I COULD SEE THAT IT WAS A VERY BROAD SUBJECT AND I DIDN’T ACTUALLY HAVE MUCH INTEREST IN IT. TO MOVE FORWARD I NEEDED TO START FINDING QUESTIONS TO ANSWER AND THIS HELPED ME A LOT - I FOUND AN INTEREST IN EXPLORATION AND THE COMPARISON BETWEEN RURAL AND BUILT-UP AREAS, THIS MADE ME LOOK INTO NOMADS AND WHY THEY CHOOSE TO LIVE THE LIFE THAT THEY DO. THERE IS ALWAYS AN OPPOSITE TO SOMETHING WHICH LED ME TO LOOK INTO YOUR ‘AVERAGE’ PERSON AND HOW THEY WILL STAY IN THE SAME PLACE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THESE PEOPLE MUST HAVE SOME SORT OF ESCAPE AT SOME POINT SUCH AS GREEN AREAS IN THE BUILT-UP CITIES. AFTER LOOKING INTO NOMADS IT MADE ME WANT TO LOOK AT TRIBES IN GENERAL AND HOW THERE ARE TRIBES IN RURAL AREAS AND IN CITIES. THESE CAN BE THE VERY WEALTHY WHO HAVE THEIR OWN GREEN SPACES OR THE AVERAGE PERSON WHO WILL USE A COMMON FOR THEIR ESCAPE AREA FOR SOME GREEN SPACE.

FOR MY FMP I WANT TO START LOOKING INTO THE REASONS FOR EXPLORATION AND WHAT CLASSES SOMETHING AS RURAL / A PLACE TO EXPLORE. THEN THIS WILL HELP ME BE ABLE TO LOOK INTO THE OPPOSITE, CITIES AND HOW PEOPLE CAN EXPLORE A CITY. ALSO LOOKING INTO TRIBES AND TYPES OF RITUALS PEOPLE DO SUCH AS VISITING A CERTAIN PLACE EVERY DAY CONSTANTLY COMPARING THE RURAL TO THE CITIES TO GAIN A UNDERSTAND OF BOTH ENDS OF THE SPECTRUM.

I JUST THINK THIS IS NUTS THE CHANGE FROM PEOPLE MAKING A COFFEE BY HEATING UP A PAN AND POURING IT ON COFFEE BEANS TO A COFFEE MACHINE THAT LOOKS LIKE A TOY

JAN GEHL AND WILLIAM H WHYTE

STYLE OF SEATING AND RELATIONSHIP TO SPACES EDGE HAVE IMPACT ON WHETHER ONE CHOOSES TO SIT DOWN AND HOW LONG THEY WILL STAY

FACTORS TO THINK ABOUT WHEN LOOKING AT PUBLIC SPACES - PHYSCIAL CHARACTER, DIMENSIONS, ELEMENTS OF PUBLIC SPACE IN RELATION TO USE AND BEHAVIOUR SPARKING PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE DESIGN OF URBAN PUBLIC SPACES

THE SOCIAL LIFE OF SMALL URBAN SPACES BY WILLIAM H WHYTE

LIFE BETWEEN BUILDINGS BY JAN GEHL

'ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO STAY'

STYLE OF SEATING HAS NOTABLE IMPACTS ON WHETHER ONE CHOOSES TO STAY FOR SHORT OR LONG PERIODS OF TIME

WHAT AM I SPECIFICALLY DESIGNING FOR - OPEN URBAN SPACES(PARKS) COMPRISING OF SOFT MATERIAL LANDSCAPES, HARD MATERIAL LANDSCAPES(PUBLIC SQUARES, PLAZAS)

HOW CAN THIS STAY LINKED TO NOMADS? - URBAN SPACES ARE A PLACE TO SUPPORT SOCIAL COHESION WHICH IS A PRIMARY REASON TO BE A NOMAD(MEETING NEW PEOPLE)

WHY PEOPLE USE PUBLIC SEATING - ''OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES'' SUCH AS SITTING IN THE SUN OR TAKING A WALK -> THESE ARE THINGS THAT REQUIRE COMFORT

PEOPLE ATTRACT PEOPLE

'THE GREATER NUMBER OF ACTIVITES SUPPORTED BY A SPACE THE GREATER CHANCE FOR UNPLANNED SOCIAL INTERACTION TO OCCUR

HIGH VISUAL ACCESS BRINGS A FEELING OF SECURITY TO PEOPLE INSIDE INITALLY ATRACTING THEM AND THEN FOSTERING A LONGER DURATION OF STAY ONCE THEY ARRIVE

ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT -> DIRECT EXPERIENCES WITH A PLACE AND PEOPLE WITHIN IT

PASSIVE ENGAGEMENT -> NO INTERACTION INVOLVED SUCH AS PEOPLE WATCHING

'' SEATING SHOULD NOT ONLY PROVIDE PHYSICAL COMFORT BUT PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL COMFORT THAT STEMS FROM OFFERING USERS CHOICE AND CONTROL OVER WHERE THEY MAY REST''

PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS MUST BE CONSIDERED BASED ON A PARTICULAR LOCATION'S CLIMATE -> IF IT IS A NOMAD WHO IS MOVING AROUND WITH THIS THEIR CLIMATE WILL CHANGE SO THEY MUST BE ABLE TO ADAPT TO ALL CLIMATES

IMPORTANCE OF SEATING -> ''THERE IS NO REASON TO STAY IN A PUBLIC SPACE UNLESS THERE IS SOMEWHERE TO SIT'',

PRIMARY SEATING -> PROPER FURNITURE WITH BACKS AND ARMS

SECONDARY SEATING -> OBJECTS OR LEDGES THAT ARE NOT NECESSARILY MEANT FOR SITTING BUT ARE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE MIGHT INFORMALLY OR SPONTANEOUSLY SIT

MOVABLE SEATING PROVIDES USERS WITH INCREASED CONTROL AND THE ABILITY TO INCREASE OR DECREASE VISUAL ACCESS