BRACKEN
UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF
DESIGN & EVERYDAY LIFE
AN INDEPENDENT STUDY OF THE ORDINARY
RESEARCH / TEACHING / PUBLIC LIFE

The questions
between disciplines.

Studying how the things we make shape the lives we lead.

01FIELD STUDY / VOL. 12

The social life of a public bench

What happens when a place gives people permission to stay?

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02WORKING PAPER / 08

Repair as a way of understanding

A broken object can be a surprisingly useful teacher.

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03RESEARCH NOTE / 21

Making the invisible legible

How everyday diagrams change the questions we ask.

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