John Wood (design theorist)
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John Wood, DipAD, ADF(Manc), FRSA (b. 25 August 1945) is Emeritus Professor of
EPSRC funding for research into metadesign.[citation needed
]
Biography
Born in
Fine Art at Manchester School of Art. Examples of his early works include: 'King of Shouting House' (1969) - a computer assisted play, for the ICA;[2] 'Tune Doodler' (1972) - mass-produced electronic sculpture commissioned by Jasia Reichardt.[3] He also created "solar energy artworks" - 'Black Box' - control circuit regulated a practical solar roof at Eithen-y-Gaeir, North Wales (1974)[4] and Sunsharer' window maximized solar energy for domestic use without compromising plant needs (1975).[5]
Wood is an original member of the rock band Deaf School where he performs as Max Ripple,[1] he was also an original member of the Kreutzer Quintet.
Publications
- Designing for Micro-utopias (2007); Thinking beyond the Possible, Ashgate, UK, ISBN 0-7546-4608-4;[6]
- The Virtual Embodied; presence, practice, technology (1998), (Ed.)[7]
- The Culture of Academic Rigour: Does Design Research Really Need It?[8]
and he is also a contributor to Sublime Magazine.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Professor John Wood". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ISSN 1477-965X, Volume 6, Issue 2, August 2008, p. 135-148
- ^ Reichardt, J., 'Twenty Years of Symbiosis between Art & Science', Impact of Science on Society, 24, 1, 41-51, Jan/Mar 74.
- ^ Brachi, P., (1974) "Sun on the Roof", New Scientist, 19 September 1974
- ^ TV programme - "A House for the Future" introduced by Brian Truman, broadcast July 1974 (Granada Television)
- ISBN 978-1-351-94519-6.
- OCLC 252715634.
- S2CID 145141963.
- ^ "John Wood". www.sublimemagazine.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
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