In the turf war between quantitative and qualitative methods, we appear as mediators bridging the two sides. How can quantitative and qualitative methods complement each other rather than work in opposition?We will encourage reflections on this by developing new forms of urban literacy integrating ethnographic research methods with quantitative data, filmmaking and other forms of digital media

In the 1970s and 80s, rudimentary video games emerged as entertainment for the middle classes. 40 years later and more ubiquitous than ever before, they are now more than that: an alternative mode of experiencing reality.We will explore various experiments between video gaming, architecture, and audiovisual storytelling to understand how virtual 'gaming' can articulate reality in novel ways.

In the 1970s and 80s, rudimentary video games emerged as entertainment for the middle classes. 40 years later and more ubiquitous than ever before, they are now more than that: an alternative mode of experiencing reality.We will explore various experiments between video gaming, architecture, and audiovisual storytelling to understand how virtual 'gaming' can articulate reality in novel ways.

In the 1970s and 80s, rudimentary video games emerged as entertainment for the middle classes. 40 years later and more ubiquitous than ever before, they are now more than that: an alternative mode of experiencing reality.We will explore various experiments between video gaming, architecture, and audiovisual storytelling to understand how virtual 'gaming' can articulate reality in novel ways.

In a digital and hyperconnected world, we sometimes see, feel, perceive and sense what is 'not there in front of us'. How can we give that shape through film?Students will respond to this questions through short, experimental films that will aim to articulate how cities today may be reimagined and reappropriated by its inhabitants in new and inventive ways.

'If photography is truth, cinema is truth 24 frames per second', the words of Jean-Luc Godard guide us we disentangle the complex urban landscape through image and sound.This course develops new forms of urban literacy by combining ethnographic social research methods with filmmaking (using smartphones and Adobe Premiere Pro) and 3D modelling (using the Adobe After Effects and Cinema 4D).

The word photography combines Greek roots phōtos, "light," and graphé, "represent by drawing lines". Photography is essentially "drawing with light."We will encourage reflections on this topic by developing new forms of urban literacy integrating ethnographic research methods, filmmaking and other forms of digital media.

'If photography is truth, cinema is truth 24 frames per second', the words of Jean-Luc Godard guide us we disentangle the complex urban landscape through image and sound.This course develops new forms of urban literacy by combining ethnographic social research methods with filmmaking (using smartphones and Adobe Premiere Pro) and 3D modelling (using the Adobe After Effects and Cinema 4D).

The storytelling potential is limitless: students will produce short films in novel formats through experiments with new and emerging media technologies including Drones, 360 Cameras, Point Cloud, and more, developing new forms of urban literacy

Layers of diverse design logics determine the built environment, resulting in a heterogenous field of surfaces, materials, and objects. How do they contribute to a sense of play in the city?Students will respond to this questions through short, experimental films that will aim to articulate how cities today may be reimagined and reappropriated by its inhabitants in new and inventive ways.

We watch films at the cinema, at home, under the stars, and everywhere in between. But how does where and how we watch film affect our understanding of them? Do some locations reach other audiences, or better convey an idea?We will encourage reflections on this topic by developing new forms of urban literacy through ethnographic research methods, filmmaking and other forms of digital media.

Giving audiovisual form to the concept of ‘circular economy’, we will encourage students to think about the socio-economic relations that constitute our cities, through the use of digital media. Students will develop new forms of urban literacy in the process, combining ethnographic social research methods with filmmaking (using smartphones and Adobe Premiere Pro) and other forms of digital media.

What does the availability of almost all information, almost all the time, mean for education?Considering the role of the university at a time of social, cultural and political change mediated primarily by the internet and communication technology, this meta-course will challenge students to reflect on how they learn by creating a course of their own - a massive open online course, or MOOC.

What does the availability of almost all information, almost all the time, mean for education?Considering the role of the university at a time of social, cultural and political change mediated primarily by the internet and communication technology, this meta-course will challenge students to reflect on how they learn by creating a course of their own - a massive open online course, or MOOC.