Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Dimming Disney Hall

Using the visible thinking routine- Circle of Perspectives we explored the issue of a building which was too reflective!

We adopted different roles to help discuss the issue:
Architect
Professor of everything inc. Light
Neighbours
Metal expert
Mayor
Building Manager
Following  this we developed new lines of inquiry :

What can you find out?
1. Ask your parents, how does listening to different perspectives in your job help you to do a better job?
2. Have they experience of working with people from different cultural backgrounds, if so do they have to adapt their perspectives.
3. Look at Frank Gehry's building design both before and after 2003. What materials does he like to work with? post a picture.

4. Are solar panels reflective or as reflectve as polished stainless steel?

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4 comments:

  1. bmsgrade4cMarch 8, 2011 at 11:02 PM

    Elliot says:
    1) My father works for a British publisher and has to promote English books in Germany. In order to do this well he needs to listen to and understand different kinds of people to understand the market. For example people from universities, schools, bookshops, etc...

    2)My mother is a teacher at the VHS and has adult students from around the world. She has to adapt to them in order to teach them well. Her colleagues are also other teachers from around the world and her boss is from Switzerland and she has to get on with them and see their side of things too.

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  2. bmsgrade4cMarch 9, 2011 at 9:55 AM

    Elliot says:
    4) No, because solar panels absorb the sunlight but the polished stainless steel reflects the light.

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  3. bmsgrade4cMarch 9, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    Neel:


    1) When designing tax policy it's important to see different perspectives in order to make it appropriate and fair for all.

    2) When my father discusses tax policy issues with people from developing countries he has to adapt their perspectives to understand their special situation and problems.

    3) He likes to work with metal, concrete, stones, glass, especially with shiny, reflective material.

    4) They don’t have to be reflective because they should collect the light from the sun to produce electric power.

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  4. bmsgrade4cMarch 10, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    1. If you get different perspectives you can do a better job because you hear different things and you have new ideas.

    2. My mom works with Americans and Brits. Germans are more direct and my mom always has to say her opinion very nicely and not so direct because Americans and Brits think is is not nice to be so direct.

    3. He uses mostly metal. before 2003 the metal was shiny and now it is scraped off.

    4. No, the solar panels keep the sun light inside and then you have warm water.

    Ava

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