ARCH 576A • SCHEDULE

 

Community Leadership Practices
Facilitating Participation in the Planning and Design Process
 
 
 
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Schedule Abstract
 
 

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Monday, 10:00 AM - 11:50 PM
Seminar Sessions

Wednesday, 10:00 AM -12:20 PM
Field Work and Seminar Sessions

01

06 Jan • Course Overview

08 Jan • Orientation to King Street at UW
Presentations by Sheck and Pearce

02

13 Jan • What a Design Charrette Is
Lecture / Debrief Orientation

15 Jan • Site Tour
Meet at King Street Station at 10:30 AM

03

20 Jan • Martin Luther King Day
No Class

22 Jan • Outreach Planning 10:30 in 4080 KT
Develop Interview Protocol & Outreach Strategy

04

27 Jan • Documenting Diverse Persp.
Lecture / Debrief Outreach Planning

29 Jan • Field Work
Conduct Interviews

05

03 Feb • What Leadership Is
Lecture / Discuss Participation Formats

05 Feb • Charrette Planning 10:30 in 2750 KT
Discuss Constituent Participation, Archival Data

06

10 Feb • Theories of Participation
Lecture / Debrief Charrette Planning

12 Feb • Increasing Prof. Effectiveness
Lecture / Discuss Interview Progress

07

17 Feb • Presidents Day
No Class

19 Feb • Field Work (Sutton Out of Town)
Conduct Interviews

08

24 Feb • Student Presentations
Interview Analysis Due

26 Feb • Team Leader Orient 10:30 in 2750 KT
Present Interview Analysis, Discuss Assignmts

09

03 Mar • Building a Collective Vision
Lecture / Debrief Team Leader Orient

05 Mar • Site Tour 10:30 at King Street Station
Discuss Charrette Assignments

10

10 Mar • Student Presentations
Draft Visioning Tools Due

12 Mar • Student Presentations
Refined Analysis and Visioning Tools Due

 

 

Student Presentations of Interview Analysis and Visioning Tools
19 March 10:30 AM - 11:20 Location TBD
 
 
Readings are required for these sessions
 

 

 

Schedule Detail with Readings

Monday, 06 January
Community Design Building Conference Room

Week One

 

Course Overview

Logistical Issues
  • Meeting Times
  • Credit Hours
  • How the Course is Organized: Seminar Sessions + Field Work

Background

  • The Need for Leadership Skills in Professional Practice
  • The Charrette as a Case Study
  • This Year's Charrette: King Street Station

The Course

  • Spirit of the Course
  • Goals and Structure
  • Overview of Reading Assignments
  • Overview of Interview and Visioning Assignments
  • E-mail Requirements

Assignment for Wednesday

  • Read the Syllabus
  • Review the King Street Station Website
  • Decide How to Access Readings




Wednesday, 08 January
Community Design Building Conference Room

Week One

 

Orientation to the King Street Station Project

Presentations by

Ron Sheck, Commuter/Intercity Rail Coordinator, WSDOT
Steve Pearce, Transportation Designer, SDOT

Be Prepared to LISTEN and Ask Questions about

The Presentations
What You Should Observe in Touring King Street Station
Their Expectations of the Seminar Students (versus the Charrette Students)
Etc.




Monday, 13 January
Community Design Building Conference Room

Week Two

 

What a Design Charrette Is
Lecture / Debrief Orientation to King Street Station Session


Required Reading

Kelbaugh, Douglas (1997). Organizing a design charrette; charrette's syndrome. In Common Place: Toward Neighborhood and Regional Design. Seattle: University of Washington Press, pp. 305.

Sutton, Sharon E. and Kemp, Susan P. (2002). Children as partners in neighborhood placemaking: Lessons from intergenerational design charrettes. Journal of Environmental Psychology, pp. 171-189.

Borgford-Parnell, Jim (2002, September). Participant Assessment Report: 17th Annual Design Charrette. Seattle: Center for Instructional Development and Research.






Wednesday, 15 January
Meet at King Street Station at Jackson St. Entrance at 10:30 - 11:50 AM

Week Two

 

Field Trip
Visit to Case Study Site (Bring Camera and Sketch Pad)

Observations of King Street Station

Circulation (Entries, Access to Trains, Parking)
Signage
Furnishings
Lighting
Accommodations for Disabled Persons
Age and Upkeep (Building, Landscape, Furnishings)

Observations of the Surrounding South Downtown Neighborhoods

Land Use
Density
Socioeconomic Structure
Traffic (Vehicular and Pedestrian) Patterns
Street Furnishings
Age and Upkeep (Buildings, Landscape, Furnishings)
Development Opportunities

Required Reading • SKIM

Sanoff, Henry (2000). Chapter 3: Participation in educational facilities. In Community Participation Methods in Design and Planning. New York: John Wiley, pp. 105-179 (SKIM to see the range of visioning tools + read two case studies or games that interest you).





Monday, 20 January
Community Design Building Conference Room

Week Three

 

Martin Luther King Day • No Class




Wednesday, 22 January
Meet in 4080 Key Tower at 10:30 - 11:50 AM

Week Three

 

Outreach Planning
Develop Interview Protocol and Outreach Strategy

Come Prepared to LISTEN and Discuss
List of Charrette Constituents to Interview
Big Issue Questions to Ask during Interview
Suggestions for Encouraging Attendance at the Public Presentation

Required Reading • SKIM

Sanoff, Henry (2000). Chapter 4: Participation in housing. In Community Participation Methods in Design and Planning. New York: John Wiley, pp. 181-220 (SKIM to see the range of visioning tools + read two case studies or games that interest you).





Monday, 27 January
Community Design Building Conference Room

Week Four

 

Documenting Diverse Perspectives
Lecture / Debrief Outreach Planning Session


Required Reading

Taylor, Steven J. and Bogdan, Robert. (1998). In-depth interviewing. In Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods: A Guidebook and Resource, Third Edition. New York: John Wiley and Sons, pp. 87-116. (READ the areas highlighted in the margin, SKIM the rest).

Banister, Peter, Erica Burman, Ian Parker, Maye Taylor, and Carol Tindall (1994). Interviewing. In Qualitative Methods in Psychology: A Research Guide. Philadelphia: Open University Press, pp. 49-71.

 





Wednesday, 29 January
At Location Arranged by Interview Teams

Week Four

 

Field Work
Conduct Interview, Sessions TBA by Interview Teams


Required Reading ª SKIM

Sanoff, Henry (2000). Chapter 5: Participation in urban and rural environments. In Community Participation Methods in Design and Planning. New York: John Wiley, pp. 221-280 (SKIM to see the range of visioning tools + read two case studies or games that interest you).





Monday, 03 February
Community Design Building Conference Room

Week Five

 

What Leadership Is
Lecture / Discuss Possible Participation Formats


Reading Assignment

Sutton, Sharon E. (1997). Architecture as the practice of intellectual leadership. In D. S. Friedman (Ed.), Practices VI. Cincinnati: UC Center for the Study of the Practice of Architecture, pp. 25-31.

Nix, Harold L. (1976). Concepts of community and community leadership. In W. R. Lassey and R. R. Fernández, Leadership and Social Change. La Jolla, CA: University Associates, pp. 313-324

Lassey, William R. and Fernández, Richard R (1976). Leadership and community development In W. R. Lassey and R. R. Fernández (eds.), Leadership and Social Change. La Jolla, CA: University Associates, pp. 345-362.

Tropman, John E. (1997). Obstacles to and guidelines for working together in community development. In Successful Community Leadership: A Skills Guide for Volunteers and Professionals. Washington DC: NASW Press, pp. 3-14.

 





Wednesday, 05 February
Meet in 2750 Key Tower at 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Week Five

 

Charrette Planning
Discuss Stakeholder Participation in the Charrette, Review Archival Data


Come Prepared to LISTEN and Discuss

Participation Strategies for the Visioning Session
Participation Strategies for the Feedback Session
Participation Strategies for the Exhibition and Public Presentation
Strategies for Making Archival Data Accessible to Design Teams





Monday, 10 February
Community Design Building Conference Room

Week Six

 

Theories of Participation
Lecture / Debrief Charrette Planning Session


Required Reading

Sanoff, Henry (2000). Chapter 1: Participation purposes. In Community Participation Methods in Design and Planning. New York: John Wiley, pp. 1-36.

Seaver, Robert C. (1976). The dilemmas of citizen participation. In W. R. Lassey and R. R. Fernández (eds.), Leadership and Social Change. La Jolla, CA: University Associates, pp. 335-344.

Sandercock, Leonie (1994). Citizen participation: The new conservatism. In W. Sarkissian and D. Perlgut (eds.), The Community Participation Handbook: Resources for Public Involvement in the Planning Process, Second Edition. Murdock, Australia: Murdock University, pp. 7-15.





Wednesday, 12 February
Community Design Building Conference Room

Week Six

 

Methods of Participation
Lecture / Discuss Interview Preliminary Findings


Required Reading

Sinclair, A. (1994). Participation programs and techniques. In W. Sarkissian and D. Perlgut (eds.), The Community Participation Handbook: Resources for Public Involvement in the Planning Process, Second Edition. Murdock, Australia: Murdock University, pp. 17-35.

Sanoff, Henry (2000). Chapter 2: Participation methods. In Community Participation Methods in Design and Planning. New York: John Wiley, pp. 37-104 (SKIM for new information).




HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!





Monday, 17 February
Community Design Building Conference Room

Week Seven

 

Presidents' Day • No Class






Wednesday, 19 February
At Location Arranged by Interview Teams

Week Seven

 

Field Work
Conduct Interview, Sessions TBA by Interview Teams
Sutton Out of Town





Monday, 24 February
Community Design Building Conference Room

Week Eight

 

Student Presentations
Interview Analysis Due

Interview Teams Present
Class Discusses Themes





Wednesday, 26 February
Meet in 2750 Key Tower at 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Week Eight

 

Local Team Leader Orientation
Present Interview Analysis; Discuss Charrette Assignments


Come Prepared to Present

Number and Type of Constituents Interviewed
The Themes That Emerged from the Interviews
Areas of Conflict and Agreement
Issues the Interviews Raise for Achieving a Successful Charrette
Strategies for Making Information Accessible to Design Teams

Come Prepared to LISTEN and Discuss

Approaches to the Three Charrette Assignments





Monday, 03 March
Community Design Building Conference Room

Week Nine

 

Building a Collective Vision
Lecture / Debrief Team Leader Orientation Session


Required Reading

Doyle, Michael and David Straus (1993). What goes wrong at meetings; the case for a group memory; how to find win/win solutions; a summary of the interaction method; how to make meeting rooms work; and how to put it all together: the agenda. In How to Make Meetings Work: The New Interaction Method. Berkley Publishing Group, pp. 19-87 and 186-211.



Wednesday, 05 March
Meet at King Street Station at 10:30 AM - 11:50 AM

Week Nine

 

Site Tour
Discuss Charrette Assignments

 

 




Monday, 10 March
Community Design Building Conference Room

Week Ten

 

Student Presentations
Draft of the Visioning Tools Due





Wednesday, 12 March
Community Design Building Conference Room

Week Ten

 

Student Presentations
Refined Interview Analysis and Visioning Tools Due



CLASSES END • EXAM WEEK


Student Presentations of Interview Analysis and Visioning Tools
19 March 10:30 AM - 11:20 Location TBD