Original Broadcast: February 2, 2006
Time Duration: 1.1 Hours

This course is eligible for 1 AIA CE Credits; contact craig@segd.org for more info.

Korea, China, India, Saudi Arabia, the UAE: all these areas of the developing world have seen a rapid growth in modern development. With wayfinding an extension of modernity, how do traditional cultural, political and demographic issues clash with the need to form a modern infrastructure? Learn about traditional wayfinding approaches in these countries and how designers are working to translate them to the modern world.

Speaker:
Kevin Kern – Development Design Group
Jan Lorenc – Lorenc Yoo Design
David Vanden Eynden – Calori Vanden Eynden

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Introduction
Sponsor-Akzo Nobel
Presentation 1: Review
Slide 3: Colonialism
Slides 4, 5, 6: Influence of West on Wayfinding
Slide 7: Baihe Gardens; Hainin, China
Slide 8: Sunco Suntown Center
Slide 9: Tai Mall; Taipei, Taiwan
Slide 10: Aldhiyafa; Mekkah, Saudi Arabia
Slide 11: Bur Juman Centre; Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Question on Client Model Selection
Comments on Trends
Presentation 2: Slide 1
Comment on United Arab Emirates
Slide 3: Dubai
Slide 3: Dubai Icon
Slide 4: Shopping Area
Slide 5: Dubai Festival City
Slide 6: Korea
Slide 7: KPF Building
Slide 8: Current Korean Development
Question on Architecture vs. Identity
Comment on New Yorker Article
Comment on Culture and Modern Architecture
Presentation 1: Slide 12: Letter Forms
Slide 13: Chinese Letter Forms
Slide 14: Chinese Language Examples
Slide 15: Chinese Typography
Slide 16: Example of Parking Sign
Slide 17: Symbol Usage
Slide 18: Chinese & English Type Size
Slide 19: Arabic Numbers
Slide 20: Toilets
Comments on working in Asia
Question on Asian Demands in Design
Question on Contracts & Payment
Question on ADA Guildline Equivalent in Asia
Question on Cultural Business Practices
Question on Material Availability & Quality Standards
Comment on Modular Industry
Conclusion

2006 SEGD Teleconferences are made possible by the sponsorship of SignComp, the world leader in providing aluminum extrusions to the sign industry. Visit them at www.signcomp.com.

2006 SEGD Teleconferences are also sponsored by VectorWorks. A sample set of VectorWorks EGD tools comes on each educational CD.

This Four Part Teleconference is sponsored by Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc., the leading international supplier of paints and coatings.