This study was initiated from a consensus that the limitations in a functionalistic approach to smart cities should be recognized and smart spaces need to be created in the direction to overcome various problems rather than remaining as modern functio ...
This study was initiated from a consensus that the limitations in a functionalistic approach to smart cities should be recognized and smart spaces need to be created in the direction to overcome various problems rather than remaining as modern functional spaces. This was because most of previous studies on the construction of smart spaces have thus far only emphasized functionality and technology-based convenience, and subsequently studies involving humanistic perspectives that considered users who live a daily life in such spaces have been rare. Researchers of this project composed of IT experts, engineers, philosophers, architects, installation artists, and culture and art theorists agreed upon such a problem, and have been conducting convergence research of various areas in order to realize human-centered urban spaces.
The first year research conducted from September 1, 2015 to August 31, 2016, began with a philosophical approach to a 'smart space', and investigated a possibility of engineering design to build a smart space from the perspectives of art and cultural theory as well as the architectural perspective. Particularly, the research focused on art (design) and environment, the smart space to integrate life, and the experiential space of a smart city viewed from the perspective of visual art. Thus, in the first year, the foundation for multidisciplinary research such as art and engineering, and architecture and engineering was established, which prepared the project for the second year research. In the second year from September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017, the construction of a space as an interface for the 'smart shelter model building' was investigated. Continuing from the first year, specific theories and methodologies to realize a smart space from the perspectives of engineering, architecture, art and culture were suggested, and theories and methodologies were connected. As outcomes of the project, for instance, a research paper that presented a methodology of the empirical study as results of humanistic investigation was published along with exchange lectures, operation of a webzine and a website archive, and publication of a textbook.
The third year was focused on enhancing the practical application of engineers, planning convergence research conferences and exhibitions, and dissemination and international exchanges of the research results, based on the outcomes of the first and second year research. In the third year, starting from September 1, 2017, the research was conducted focusing on spreading the awareness of the smart shelter and implementing multi-layered exhibitions. In January 2018, MOU was agreed with Politeknik Port Dickson of Malaysia, and student exhibitions, workshops and seminars were organized at the National Department of Culture and Arts Complex, Negeri Sembilan, on the topic of the "Smart Shelter for Urban Refugee" with Researcher Kim Eon-Yong organized in charge of the event. In this international cooperative project, 21 student teams from 4 Korean universities (Dongguk University, Korea University, Hanbat University and Ansan University), and university students from Malaysia and Indonesia participated in exhibitions and workshops about the smart shelter, and at the same time, the works from the smart shelter team were also exhibited. Importantly, such international exchange and exhibition of the smart shelter team elicited an interest in physical conditions to be considered for actual implementation of this project, and its applicability to social problems at home and abroad. In May 2018, an exhibition was held at 2/W and Weekend, exhibition spaces in Seoul, The purpose of these two exhibitions was to present a direction of the smart shelter, which was aimed at combining and presenting 'modeling and idea for actual implementation' from the artistic and technical aspects. Researcher Ji Seung-Ryeol investigated the change in the psychological state according to the figurative space, and presented an example of a smart shelter with a 3D-printed object through collaboration. Researcher Goh Gyeong-Ho, in collaboration with Ji Seung-Ryeol, presented how to realize a smart shelter in the context of art by combining art and technology through VR technology and a sculpture.