Bauhaus in the information society

Pieter Wisse Information Dynamics, The Netherlands

Abstract
How, and where, do we educate designers of our information society? We can, and should, draw lessons from Walter Gropius’ vision of the Bauhaus. An especially critical relationship exists between designer and principal. From a shared social responsibility, their efforts, contributions, etcetera, should be both mutually supportive and complementary. But, then, how, and where, do we actually educate … principals? In practice, the designer’s work often includes first of all educating responsible principals, at least trying to do so. It therefore is a difficult task for which s/he must be prepared, too.

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Reference:	Wisse, P. (2011). "Bauhaus in the information society," University of Amsterdam, Netherlands . Sprouts: Working Papers on Information Systems, 11(141). http://sprouts.aisnet.org/11-141
Keywords:	Information society, Bauhaus, Walter Gropius, design, architecture, ethics, education, design language, metapattern, design dynamics, infrastructure, innovation
Item Type:	Article - Volume 11 Article 141 (2011)
Language:	Dutch
Email:	Pieter Wisse (pieter@wisse.cc)
Additional Information:	Dutch title: Bauhaus in de informatiemaatschappij. Originally published in: PrimaVera, working paper # 2011-01, University of Amsterdam, 2011.

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