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Format: Maps & Exhibits

Systemic design systems maps originated at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design in 2006 and have been adopted by many groups. The National Institute of Design’s metaphor maps, synthesis maps derived from OCADU’s MDes, and gigamaps developed through AHO are representative types.

Studio: Socioecological design

Studio: Socioecological design

Three maps are generated through metaphors, and one considers dependence on virgin wood in home furniture. Locally Grown maps the spaces between the elements to explore systemic design interventions in human hair waste.

Studio: Unmapped

Studio: Unmapped

These exhibits are a departure from pictorial maps. Two site-specific installations mapped systems so they could be experienced from multiple points of view. The third, an experiment in art-science collaboration, resulted in richly rendered systemic representations of scientific findings. Also presented is the inventory of graphical devices.