Ground for Discussion

04/06/2018

Hello there! Around a year ago we organised an event on work pressure, and occupied the orange hall with a tai chi session taught by building law professor Fred Hobma. Now, FSR Bouwkunde is collecting information about work pressure in our faculty. Fill it out here! :) goo.gl/72TJb4

29/11/2017

Thank you all for joining us today!

It is important to show that we all care about food and our bodies, and the way we eat in this faculty should be addressed more in discussions and real actions.

We will convey the message further, and hope to make future changes for a better, healthier, more pleasant BK city.

We will keep you informed on our later publications. And you are always welcomed to tell your ideas on Ground for Discussion through Facebook or email: [email protected]

See you next time!

15/11/2017

What is the role of food in your daily life? What are we eating in BK? What do we want our food culture to be? Fill out this survey about FOOD!

Ground for Discussion #3 will focus on food in BK. With this survey we hope to get some insight in your perception of food culture in BK, its values and possible improvements. Following this survey, an open event on this topic will take place on the 29th of November, 12:30-13:45, including free lunch. You are warmly invited to join.

Ground for Discussion #3 will focus on food in BK. What is the role of food in your daily life at bk? How would you like it to be? What is food culture for you and what social aspects matter to you? With this survey we hope to get some insight in your perception of food culture in BK, its values and...

18/10/2017

CALL FOR COLLABORATORS!

We are looking for caring and enthusiastic people to collaborate with us in organizing Ground for Discussion. Regardless of your backgrounds and roles in the faculty, as long as you want to make BK City a better and more inclusive place to live, study and work.

WHO ARE WE?

The ‘Ground for Discussion is a seasonal open discussion initiated by the 7 student associations in the Faculty of Architecture, and now organized by students, staff members from ODC, and with the support of the faculty.

WHERE DO WE STAND ?

We believe that there are some issues that matter to every citizen of our BK city. Some issues and day-to-day problems may be discussed casually over lunch, but can only truly be addressed if many voices come together. If people that do not regularly meet each other -the one, perhaps, a cleaner, the other a professor- engage in open dialogue. If the intangible boundaries of language or department are temporarily lifted, making space to share experiences and ideas.

If you are interested, please contact us through [email protected], or send us message on Facebook.

25/06/2017

It's final period in the semester, let's not get stressed, remember to take some time off.Here is one relaxing moment in Orange Hall ;)

07/06/2017

22/05/2017

Before the discussion on stress on 6th. June, we want to collect some information on perception of stress in BK city to help us find out if there are any shared sources in BK that cultivated the perception of stress. In 3 minutes, you can fill out the form and let us know your thoughts!

https://goo.gl/forms/R11Zj7z5jNMQ4jsL2

Ground for Discussion #2 will focus on work pressure in BK among students and staff. How often do you experience work pressure in BK? What are the collective sources of work pressure in our faculty? Do we work in a climate of competitiveness? What can we change in order to get to a less stressful en...

22/05/2017

We are happy to release the full programme of our next discussion on Work pressure! The event will include free lunch, a Tai Chi session by Fred Hobma and live music by TU Delft students. We hope to see you there!

12:30 Opening
12:45-13:00 Tai-chi Session tutored by Fred Hobma
13:00-13:30 Small group discussion/brainstorm
13:30 - 13:45 Closure with cello music

(artwork from Garden of the Humble Administrator by Wen Zhengming)

19/05/2017

After a successful discussion on Inclusiveness in February, we made this report including interviews, survey result and suggestions. You can read it here! (click the link not the picture ;)
https://issuu.com/groundfordiscussion/docs/gfd_inclusiveness

The first Ground For Discussion on ‘Inclusiveness’ was successfully held on 28th February, 2017. TU Delft as well as our faculty values diversity and intends to become an international institute, where a welcoming environment and equal opportunities are provided to students and professors for studyi...

19/05/2017

Starting this week, you may notice those words in toilets around. We believe that by adjusting everyday actions, you can contribute to a more inclusive BK City!

PS: To a lovely anonymous friend: Thank you for your small adjustment and participation!

03/04/2017

Ground for Discussion #2:

Have you ever experienced stress in your social life and study/work at BK City? Is there a safe space for people to openly talk about it and support each other? Do you feel it's needed? What kind of stress do you normally encounter? From competitive study? intensive schedules? or social norms in gender, cultural, or any other aspects? Do you feel that a proper channel is provided here to overcome the stress? Maybe you have good ideas for others to overcome stress?

During our last discussion, we noticed that lots of people mentioned performance pressure/stress in BK while there is no open place to talk about this issue. For the 2nd Ground For Discussion in BK City, we will talk about 'Stress'. Any forms of inputs to curate the event is welcomed. Please write to us to share your experience and ideas on this topic through [email protected] , or leave private msg on this page.

20/03/2017

A nice video from Danish TV! There is all of us!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD8tjhVO1Tc

We live in a time where we quickly put people in boxes. Maybe we have more in common than what we think? Introducing All That We Share. The English version.