ARCHIcafe 7

NOTES FROM WEEK 8 TUTORIAL
Development of topic:::

WAITING BEHAVIOUR & ETIQUETTE::
~ waiting by something ~ wait in a queue
~ have to be doing something ~ data of waiting time
~ worth waiting for ~ like to wait with others
~ individual preferences - time

NEGLECTED SPACE::

- our cultural attitude
~ so obvious we miss it?
~ % of time but don’t give it attention
~ valuing

DON’T NEGLECT WAITING SPACE::

>> a major part of our lives
EXAMPLES of waiting that can maybe: - CHANGE CULTURAL ATTITUDE, slow someone down in a space
- CHANGE THE WAY WE THINK of etiquette; OK to give time/value to space
Could become a PLACE IN ITS OWN RIGHT
RAISING THE PROFILE OF WAITING SPACES IN DESIGN

RAISING THE PROFILE OF WATING SPACES IN DESIGN... (Refined)

1. INTRO TO WAITING - WAITING BEHAVIOUR & WAITING ETIQUETTE
:: waiting next to something
:: needing to do something (scribbling, etc.)
:: has to be worth the wait, e.g. tickets, iPhone
:: individual preferences (time)
:: orderly queueing vs congregating in mass
:: to see & be seen

2. IS IT A REFLECTION OF OUR CULTURAL ATTITUDE/BEHAVIOUR?

:: waiting as a part of ritual (e.g. of other attitude > tea ceremony)
:: culture of instant gratification > ‘fast’ food, ‘fast’ service [drive thru], ‘buy now pay later’
:: instilled in us - injustice to wait > ‘time is money’
:: filling the void - waiting being boring
QUOTES REFLECTING AN ATTITUDE

3. DESIGNING WAITING SPACE

:: so obvious we miss it
:: % of time spent waiting
:: can be transitional spaces
:: lost importance -> doesn’t generate obvious income [e.g., of women & bank]
:: what makes a waiting space popular
:: by waiting makes it a ‘place’ for others to wait (e.g., Hachiko)
(USE EXEMPLARY WAITING SPACES)

OUR SKILLS::
Kylie > PhotoShop, grapics
Oliver > CAD
Michael > PPT, Word
Sharon > graphics