Category: University Course

University Course USR

Design Presentation in the Pixel Field

The final presentation of our class Reflexive Methods in Design/Art Practices was given on the platform gather.town. The subject of this semester is “landscape design”, in which we generally follow Burkhardt’s concept of Strollology. According to my teaching plan, students will create different artefacts to shape the experience of landscape. Further, by installing the artefacts physically in the field, we can stroll in the “designed” landscape and create a reflexive experience. However, due to the pandemic breakout in Taiwan, all activities on the campus were cancelled!!

… Design Presentation in the Pixel Field
University Course USR

a bookstore chief, a photo, and a history

Mr. You (游永福) introducing the collodion process which English photographer, Thomson, used to photograh Taiwan in 1871

“selections from the photographs taken by me during my eastern travels would prove useful, seeing that each photograph was taken to represent something peculiar to the lands and to the people I visited” (letters to Wellcome, Thomson, 1920). Today, the chief of a small bookstore represented this history in front of us…

… a bookstore chief, a photo, and a history
University Course USR

Let’s play Bamboo

We are very glad to have our local masters in our class and have this wonderful introduction to the characters of bamboo. We not only learned the material from theory but also experienced it through practices. While bamboo is currently used as environment-friendly material, we are looking for its future possibility – aesthetic, functional, and also technological.

… Let’s play Bamboo
University Course

kick-off of NCKU X-COLLEGE

(photo by x-college assistants’ team)

X-College, the 10th college, is a virtual college at NCKU, which focuses on interdisciplinary learning programs and trans-disciplinary research cooperation. This wonderful program has started on 20th. Sep. 2019, and we just had an exciting course kick-off about the theme this year “FUTUROLOGY”. All teaching staffs giving their introductions about the courses all agreed that “we would like to be students of this program.” All presented issues in this program, including artificial intelligence & future design, circular economy & future city, autonomous mobility & smart society, emotional living & trend design, and virtual interaction & innovation, are challenging but so fascinating. Join us!

… kick-off of NCKU X-COLLEGE