Environmental Perception
Sem-II, Foundation Programme, NID Madhya Pradesh
3 weeks, 6 Credits
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This course aims to broaden one’s perception about the Indian environment in terms of inter relationships and interdependence of its physical components inorder to develop the ability to approach and mix with people in the environment and to share experiences. It helps sensitize students to study the social, cultural and physical environment in which his/her design has to operate, so that it has meaning or relevance to the people.
Course objectives
To broaden one’s perception about the Indian environment in terms of inter relationships and interdependence of its physical components.
To develop the ability to approach and mix with people in the environment and to share experiences and learn directly as they happen in life.
To learn to collect, analyze and represent macro to micro level information in the form of an illustrated document.
Methodology
Lectures, field study, discussions and critiques.
Mapping, sketching and illustrated journal.
Interviews and interaction.
Group activities
For the course on Environmental Perception, the students of NID MP were tasked with mapping the nearby village of Acharpura by using the 5 senses of auditory, olfactory, tactile, visual sensory information.
In the later part of the field work, Kevin Lynch's 5 elements of mental representation of an environment was utilised to create a mental map of the village.
Sensorial map of Acharpura village using the five senses (Foundation Year, NID M.P.)
Mental map using Kevin Lynch's 5 elements of metal representation (Foundation Year, NID M.P.)
Insights from the field study to Acharpura village (Foundation Year, NID M.P.)
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