Hyper-Localizing Pedagogies in Design: The Situating Learningscape at the Farm Studio

Markus Wernli; Kam Fai Chan; Izzy Yi Jian

Hyper-Localizing Pedagogies in Design: The Situating Learningscape at the Farm Studio

Markus Wernli
, Kam Fai Chan
, Izzy Yi Jian

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

Abstract

In densely urbanized Hong Kong, where land resources are premium real estate, and nearly 98% of food is imported, the traditional agricultural sector is marginalized, edging towards a ‘sunset industry’.1 This scarcity of arable land, compounded by food security challenges, has catalyzed various responses, including experimentations with soil-less food production, precision agriculture, and urban farming.2 In this context, the digital-centric, artifact-driven curriculum of design education may be at odds with such emerging food system interventions. Within this context, we conceived the Farm Studio, an off-campus design education program aimed at reinvigorating the ‘food-enabling’3 connections between urban life and rural agriculture. By engaging students in hands-on farm tasks alongside purposeful design work embedded in the village community, the Farm Studio endeavored to foster a new breed of designers—grounded experimenters, local soil nurturers, and globally aware
citizens.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AMPS Proceedings Series 37.2
Subtitle of host publication	Local Cultures – Global Spaces
Place of Publication	Melbourne
Publisher	AMPS Architecture_Media_Politics_Society
Pages	1-9
Volume	2
ISBN (Electronic)	2398-9467
Publication status	Published - Dec 2023

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Hyper-Localizing Pedagogies in Design: The Situating Learningscape at the Farm Studio. / Wernli, Markus; Chan, Kam Fai; Jian, Izzy Yi.
AMPS Proceedings Series 37.2: Local Cultures – Global Spaces. Vol. 2 Melbourne: AMPS Architecture_Media_Politics_Society, 2023. p. 1-9.

Research output: Chapter in book / Conference proceeding › Conference article published in proceeding or book › Academic research › peer-review

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