The final exam consists of three essay questions. Answer each question with a minimum of 500 words. Each question is based on readings, lectures, and in-class discussions. The questions are designed to test your ability to link multiple weeks of course content. Be specific with your answers and demonstrate knowledge of the issues discussed during the 15 weeks of class. REVIEW your writing before uploading your final exam to Box.
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- Answer each question in the space provided.
- Review your answers and Upload your Word file before Wednesday, December 12th at 5:00pm.
You must use specific examples discussed in class to support your answers.
Question 1: Explain the distinction between work and labor made by Hannah Ardent in The Human Condition (1958), and discuss how this distinction affects contemporary robotic labor practices.
Question 2: According to Francesca Hughes, how does Error influence processes of materialization in architecture? Explain these processes in the context of at least one of the phenomenological practices discussed in class.
Question 3: In a 1982 interview with Paul Rabinow, Michel Foucault suggested that there are three domains of work slipping away from architects. Discuss the relationship between these three domains and Neri Oxman’s work with the Mediated Matter research group.
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