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DIS Architecture and Design Program

Summer 2010

Scandinavian Design and Architecture


History, Theory and Practice

DRAFT

3 credits

This course provides a general overview of design and architecture in Scandinavia, examining the evolution of Danish style from vernacular to neo-Modernist, while simultaneously correlating Nordic design to the

Alexandersalen

international architectural context. Current and historical conditions of interior design/architecture, architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, and planning are presented and the underlying design theories and methodologies are introduced.

Vestergade 10

DIS Vestergade 5 & 7


Most lectures are in Bispetorvet 3 Alexandersalen, except Interior Architecture lectures which will be held in Vester 10-A12. Please check the schedule for locations.

Throughout the course we will study and discuss both built and unbuilt projects, enhancing an understanding of the Danish and Nordic style while developing the ability to analyze, identify, and discuss quality of architecture. The course is comprised of lectures, seminars, field studies, and study tours. As an important part of the course, students will develop a Visual Journal to record and analyze the topics presented. Learning Objectives At the end of the course, students will be able to: Demonstrate an enhanced ability to formulate informed criticism on architecture, based on analytical exercises, readings, in-class discussions, field trips, and case studies. Demonstate in-depth knowledge of selected Danish architects and their contributions to the development of the characteristics of Scandinavian design. Panel Discussion US and Scandinavian Architecture and Design: Is there a difference? What can we learn from one another? Students will pose questions, in their Assignment 1 groups, to a panel of faculty early in the semester. Students may pose a maximum of 3 questions per Assignment 1 group. Final Exam Comprised of a series of critical essays, this 2-hour exam will cover Danish architectural history, building styles, and architectural and urban design techniques, with a focus on individual examples articulated in lectures, as well as during field studies and study tours. The exam will consist of 10-15 prompts; questions will cover content from each of the lectures, field studies, and study tour visits. Students will chose 5 prompts to answer in essay format, using analytical sketches diagrams to suppliment, as needed.

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Scandinavian Design and Architecture, continued


Visual Journal

DRAFT

Maintaining a sketchbook is essential for architects and designers when reflecting upon observations of a culture or environment: this course encourages careful observation of ones physical surroundings and develops aptitude in visual note-taking through a methodical and analytical approach to free-hand sketching and measured drawings. Sketchbooks will be evaluated on the analytical and reflective quality of the individual entries, rather than based on artistic skill and aesthetic quality. Personal Architectural Interpretation During Assignment 1, students will be assigned a Scandinavian building to investigate and analyze in depth. Students will submit a personal architectural interpretation on their building after site visits during the Sweden/Finland and Western Denmark study tours. While visiting their assigned building, students will give a short presentation about the main points of architectural interest; students will also be required to take visual notes/sketches on-site to include in their paper. The personal architectural interpretation is limited to two A4 (app. 8 by 11) sheets and must follow the template provided by the AD Office. The paper must cover the following elements: brief factual information, context, and personal interpretation of the building, illustrated with unique drawings and text. The paper will be graded as part of the Scandinavian Design & Architecture course. Evaluation Evaluation will be based on: A two-hour final exam Visual Journal Personal Architectural Interpretation 50%. 30% 20%

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DIS Architecture and Design Program

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Architecture and Design Program Schedule


date session We June 30 Location: Annex ? We June 30 Location: Annex ? 1 time 9:30 - 10:15

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topic Opening of semester - Introduction to the Summer Programs All Arch, Interior Arch, Urban Design, Pre-Arch, and Furniture and staff Welcome to Copenhagen - Copenhagen History Lec: Carsten Pape Required readings: Kbenhavn - A Short Description of the Origin of Copenhagen. pp. 6-9 (Binder #1) What to Take From History. P. Bosselmann. pp. 33-54 (Binder #2) Suggested readings: Experiencing Architecture. S. E. Rassmussen (in library) Lunch provided by DIS (Location: Lounge 7) Walk to Stormbroen (Guided by AD Interns) Field study by boat of the Copenhagen Harbor Starts at Stormbro and ends at Stormbroen. Introduction to the Various Scandinavian Design progams AD, IA, UD, and PAD students Danish Vernacular Architecture Lec.: Camilla Ryhl Foundations for understanding the origin of Scandinavian architecture. Required readings: A History of Danish Architecture. T. Faber. pp. 7-45, 100-109 (in libary) J. rum-Nielsen, Dwelling, pp. 79-89 (in libary) Suggested readings and references: Frilandsmuseet. English guide (in library) Frilandsmuseet. the Museum village at Sorgenfri (in library) Danish Architecture Lec.: Camilla Ryhl History of Danish architecture - public and cultural buildings. Required readings: A History of Danish Architecture. T. Faber. pp. 140-305 (in library) Guide II to Danish Architecture 1960-1995, pp. 6-16 (in library) Danish Democratic Design. J. Heger (in library) Suggested readings and references: A History of Danish Architecture. T. Faber. pp. 110-139 (in library) Guide to Danish Architecture, 1000-1960. pp. 8-39 (in library) Interiors in Copenhagen Lec.: Eva Frederiksen History of Copenhagen Interiors. Introduction to Assignment 1 and Studio with Faculty Lec.: Regitze Hess The Model A survey of the model in architecture through time and in terms of application. As prototypes of potential built reality, models have been a device for builders and architects for at least 4000 years. Models continue to be an essential tool to this very day, in an age otherwise seemingly dominated by computer aided design.

10:30 - 11:30

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June 30 June 30 June 30

11:35-12:35 12:45 13:15 - 14:15

We June 30 Location: Annex ? Th July 1 Location: Annex ?

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8:30 - 9:50

Th July 1 4a 10:05 - 11:25 Location: Annex ? Required for Architecture, Pre-Architecture, and Urban Design students.

Th July 1 4i 11:40-13:00 Location: 10-A12 Required for Interior Architecture students. Th July 1 13:15 - 17:00 Location: Annex ? and studios

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date session time Th July 1 16:30 - 17:00 Location: 7.12 Required for Pre-Architecture students. Fr July 2 Location: Annex ? 5 08:30 - 09:50

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topic Introduction to Pre-Architecture Group Meeting with Sidsel Hodge to be introduced to the Pre-Architecture program. Introduction to Sketchbook - Journal & Travel Sketching Lec.: Courtney Coyne-Jensen The phenomenological aspects of studying the built environment firsthand drawing and experiencing architecture and how this can translate into an invaluable from of design-research praxis. Quick sketching, note-taking and sketch-measuring. Bring sketchbook, paper (A4 format) and pencils. Required readings: Crowe and Laseau. Visual Notes for Architects and Designers, New York 1983, pp. 1-13, 35-49 (binder #3) Building Analysis Lec.: Courtney Coyne-Jensen Focus on practical examples, tips, and exercises for cultivating ones own, personal Visual Journal practice. The lecture will include warmup exercises and a live Building Analysis drawn by the lecturer via the Visualizer. Required readings: The Concise Townscape. Cullen, Gordon. (binder #4) Drawing from the right side of the brain. Edwards, Betty. (binder #5) Martin, Judy. Sketching, London 1991, pp. 8-13, 100-107, 112-115. (binder #6) Field study to the Open Air Museum Leaders: Courtney D. Coyne-Jensen, Eva Frederiksen, Sidsel Hodge, Johanne Riegels stergrd Depart from and return to Frue Plads by bus Bring sketchbooks, sketching tools, camera, and snacks and drinks. Dress for being outdoors, rain or shine! AD Opening Party

Fr July 2 Locations: Annex ?

10:05 - 11:25

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July 2

12:00 - 17:30

Fr July 2 18:00 - 20:30 Location: DIS courtyard and Lounge 7 Mo July 5 Location: Annex ? 8+9 08:30 - 11:25

Sensing Scandinavia: Sweden/Finland Study Tour Preparation Lec.: Peter MacKeith Through examples by: Alvar Aalto, Erik Gunnar Asplund, Sigurd Lewerentz, Erik Bryggman, Pekka Pitknen, Juha Leivisk, Reima Pietil, Eliel Saarinen. Required readings: Towards a critical Regionalism: Six Points for an Architecture of Resistance. Frampton, Kenneth: pp. 76-89 (binder #7) The Eyes of the Skin, Juhani Pallasmaa, In: Architecture and Urbanism, 1994 (in library) Suggested reading:

Niels-Ole Lund, Nordic Architecture, The Architectural Theories of the Period pp 278-291 (in the library)
Mo July 5 Location: AD office 13:00 Questions for Discussion Panel Due Max. 3 questions per Assignment 1 group

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date Mo Mo session July 5 July 5 time 13:15 - 17:00 13:00 - 18:00 topic Studio with Faculty

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Computer tutorials Please see specific schedule in Assignment 1 brief. Danish Housing Lec.: Camilla Ryhl The development of Danish housing from the late 19th century, including social development, architectural experiments, co-housing. Required readings:

Tu July 6 Location: Annex ?

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08:30 - 09:50

Niels-Ole Lund, Nordic Architecture, Nordic Housing, pp The Danish tradition pp 56-85, 244-276 (in library) McCamant & Durret, Co-Housing, pp 7-45, 133-195 (in library)
date session time Tu July 6 11a 10:05 - 11:25 Location: Annex ? Required for Architecture, Pre-Architecture, and Urban Design students. topic New Trends in Architecture Lec.: Camilla Ryhl Contemporary national architecture projects; e.g the Opera, the National Theatre, DR Concert Hall, research based architecture and Danish architecture on the global scene. Required reading: K. Dirckinck-Holmfeld, 250 Years of Danish Architecture, Modern Breakdown pp 194-236 (binder #8) Interiography I Defining Interior Architecture Lec.: Heinrich Hermann This lecture will discuss the scope and nature of the subject in terms of its edges, borders, spatial characteristics and inhabitability of designed interiors. Degrees of alteration will be addressed which identify interior architecture as a spectrum which ranges from the negative pole of decoration to the design of new spaces behind existing facades, which to all intents and purposes makes them new Architecture. The discussion will also seek to illuminate the importance of the influence of painters and sculptors in the way we think about interior architecture. Required readings:

Tu July 6 11i 11:40 - 13:00 Location: 10-A12 Required for Interior Architecture students.

Rossi, Aldo. The Architecture of the city. 1982. (binder #9) Machado. Rodolfo. Old Buildings As Palimpsest, In Progressive Architecture. November 1976. (binder #10) Scott, Fred. Plans and Elevations: The Work of Ben Kelly Design. 1990. (binder #11) de Giorgio, Manolo. The Independent Interior Box, In Abitare Magazine. March. 1993. (binder #12) Zumthor, Peter. Thinking Architecture. 1988. Pp.17-22. (binder #13)
Tu July 6 12 14:00 - 15:00 Panel Discussions: US and Scandinavian Architecture and Design Is there a difference? What can we learn from one another? Asn 1 Groups 1-8 Participants: Sidsel Hodge, Marc Jay, Heinrich Hermann Asn 1 Groups 9-16 Participants: Johan Carlsson, Peter MacKeith Asn 1 Groups 17-24 Participants: Cecilia Nilsson, Johanne Riegels stergrd

Location: 10-A11 Location: 10-A12 Location: 10-B25

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date We We session July 7 July 7 13 time 08:30 - 12:15 12:00 - 18:00 topic Studio with Faculty

DRAFT

Field study to Copenhagen North Leaders: Bus A - Birgitte Borup, Peter MacKeith Bus B - Brian Kernaghan, Johanne Riegels stergrd Bus C - Sidsel Hodge, Karin Tehve Depart from and return to Frue Plads by bus. Bring sketchbooks, sketching tools, camera, and snacks and drinks. Visits to Paustian, Grundtvigs Church, Bagsvrd Church, Danish housing (Skrplanet or Trudeslund or Bakken), and Louisiana. Required reading:

Andersen, Michael. Inhabited Landscapes, Louisiana Revy Vol. 44. No. 2, 2004 (binder #14)
Th July 8 Location: Annex ? 14 08:30 - 09:50 Skt. Petri Kyrka: Praxis and Mimesis Lec.: Heinrich Hermann Sigrid Lewerentzs entire opus can be seen to constantly challenge notions of explicitness and implicitness as they relate to architecture in its totality. However, it is perhaps the design of Skt. Petri Kyrka (Klippan, Sweden, 1963-66)--the last major project completed before his death in 1975--that provides us with one of the most rigorous and telling examples. This lecture will inquire into--and situate--the design of Skt. Petri. This shall principally be done through a discussion and articulation of Lewerentzs profound pre-occupation with the primordial and with nature (and the natural attributes of the site itself). Moreover, the endeavor will be made to reveal how the design of Skt. Petri can be understood to be at play in-between praxis and mimesis. Life Between Buildings Lec.: Sidsel Hodge For the past four decades Copenhagen has been a case study into the changes of the postwar European city until today: from caroriented streets to active urban people-places. This lecture will describe the changes which the city has undergone with an emphasis on the design of public space and transportation policies. The Jan Gehl - Copenhagen - method, which focuses on people first by studying the patterns of human interaction and behavior, will also be introduced. Suggested readings: Jan Gehl, Life Between Buildings. pp. 10-31 and 54-74 (in library) Jan Gehl & Lars Gemze, Public Life Public Space. pp. 50-51, 59-60, and 66-71 (in library) Jan Gehl & Lars Gemze, New City Spaces. pp. 10-22 (binder #15) Sustainability in European Buildings Lec.: Dominic Balmforth Required reading: Michael McDonough, William & Braungart, From cradle to cradle, pp. 3-16 (in library). Set up for Presentations

Th July 8 15 10:05 - 11:25 Location: Annex ? Required for Architecture, Pre-Architecture, and Urban Design students.

Th July 8 Location: Annex ?

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11:40 - 13:00

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July 9

08:30 - 09:00

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date session time Fr July 9 09:20 - 16:00 Location: Vester 10-A21 and 10-A22 Sat July 10 through Sat July 17 Visits may include:

DRAFT

topic Presentations of Assignment 1

Study tour to Sweden / Finland. Please see separate program. St. Petri Church, Klippan, arch. Sigurd Lewerenz Helsinki city center Hvittrsk, arch. Eliel Saarinen Kiasma, arch. Steven Holl Myyrmki Church, arch. Juha Leivisk + Pekka Kivisalo Alvar Aalto Museum, arch. Alvar Aalto Jyvskyl University Campus, arch. Alvar Aalto Sauna Muuratsalo, arch. Alvar Aalto Syntsalo, arch. Alvar Aalto Petjvesi Old Church St. Henrys Ecumenical Chapel, arch. Matti Sanaksenaho Chapel of the Holy Cross, arch. Pekka Pitknen Resurrection Chapel, arch. Erik Bryggman Paimio Sanatorium, arch. Alvar Aalto Hammarby Sjstad Stockholm City center incl. Gamla Stan Walk Woodland Cemetary, E. Gunnar Asplund + Sigurd Lewerenz Woodland Chapel, arch. E. Gunnar Asplund Resurrection Chapel, arch. Sigurd Lewerenz Stockholm Library, arch. E. Gunnar Asplund Woodland Cemetery The depth of symbolism is explored with a local guide. Sustainable Urban Planning Critical inquiry into the sustainable aspects and functions of urban planning. On site sketching and interviewing exercise. Alvar Aalto Explored further with tour leader during an on-site lecture at Synatsalo. Tour X: Bo Christiansen Tour Z: Peter MacKeith

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Mo July 19 Location: Annex ?

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10:05 - 11:25

Introduction to Assignment 2: Genius Loci Lec.: Peter MacKeith Broadly speaking, this lecture will address the notion of situatednesss and the interrelationships between built forms and their given sites. Precedents stemming from past and upcoming field studies will be presented and analyzed in order to address and unfold such questions as: What is site specificity? How do the terms ground, site, context, nature, landscape, and earth vary/overlap? What does/can givingground mean? What is your (designs) stance to being on the ground, in the ground, of the ground, etc.? Cases discussed: Louisiana Museum, Myrmkki, Musholm Feriecentre Suggested reading: Norberg-Schulz, Christian. Genius Loci, Towards a Phenomenology of Architecture, pp. 166-187, 1980. (binder #16)

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date Mo July 19 session 21 time 13:15 - 17:00

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topic Studio-based field study in Copenhagen Bring sketchbooks and drawing media, as well as cameras. Meet in studio. Site visit, field study in Copenhagen and studio social. Scandinavian Furniture Design in the 20th Century Lec.: Nils-Ole Zib Required readings: The Chair In The Space - The Space In The Chair: Erik Krogh, 1984 (binder #17) Offspring, Danish Chairs with Foreign Ancestors. Per Mollerup, in Mobilia 315/316 1984 pp. 7-9, 21-40, 63-70. (binder #18) Danish Design. Henrik Steen Mller, Rhodos, 1975 (binder #19) Suggested readings and references: Design 134: http://home6.inet.tele.dk/dsign134/ DK furniture manufacturers assoc.: http://www.furniture.fdmi.dk/ SE exhibition: http://www.se-design.dk/ Design Crafts: http://www.crafts.dk/crafts_da.html Interiography II From the Macro to the Micro: The Pleasure of Detail Lec.: Heinrich Hermann This lecture will further examine how the most skillful designers of interiors reinforce the resolution and quality of spatial configurations through their interest in detail, from Schinkel to Zumpthor. Required readings:

Tu July 20 22a 08:30 - 09:50 Location: Annex ? Required for Architecture, Pre-Architecture, and Urban Design students.

Tu July 20 22i 10:05 - 11:25 Location: 10-A12 Required for Interior Architecture students.

Rossi, Aldo. The Architecture of the city. 1982. (binder #9) Machado. Rodolfo. Old Buildings As Palimpsest, In Progressive Architecture. November 1976. (binder #10) Scott, Fred. Plans and Elevations: The Work of Ben Kelly Design. 1990. (binder #11) de Giorgio, Manolo. The Independent Interior Box, In Abitare Magazine. March. 1993. (binder #12) Zumthor, Peter. Thinking Architecture. 1988. Pp.17-22. (binder #13)
Tu July 20 11:40 - 14:10 Photo Sessions for Assignment 1 Please see specific schedule in assignment 1 brief. Studio with Faculty What Grad Schools Look For: From Application to Acceptance Lec.: Heinrich Hermann, Myonggi Sul, Peter MacKeith Tutorial on the graduate school application process. Personal Architectural Interpretation for Sweden/Finland buildings Due to AD_Documents Studio with Faculty Studio with Faculty

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July 21 July 21

08:30 - 12:15 13:15 - 14:45

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July 22

16:00

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July 23 July 26

08:30 - 12:15 08:30 - 12:15

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date session Tu July 27 23 Location: Annex ? time 08:30 - 09:50

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topic The Danish Landscape - Western Denmark Study Tour Introduction Lec: Johanne Riegels stergrd The development of the Danish landscape, and the current state of landscape and building as juxtaposed and integrated entities. Practical information for the Western Denmark study tour. Studio with Faculty Study tour to Western Denmark. Please see separate program. Lynfabrikken Performers House, arch. Schmidt Hammer and Lassen Musholm vacation center, arch. Arkos Architects Faaborg Museum, arch. Carl Petersen Trapholt Museum, arch. Bente Aude + Boje Lundgaard Koldinghus, arch. Exners Tegnestue St. Nicolai Brnekulturhuset, arch. Dorte Mandrup Herning Art Museum, arch. C.F. Mller The Geometric Gardens, land. arch. C.Th Srensen Art Dome at Birk Ravnsbjerg Church, C.F. Mller rhus University, arch. Kay Fisker, C.F. Mller, Poul Stegmann rhus Townhall, arch. Arne Jacobsen AROS Kunstmuseum, arch. Schmidt, Hammer, Lassen rhus Musikhus, arch. Johan Richter rhus Crematorium Chapel, arch. Henning Larsen lborg Kunstmuseum, arch. Alvar Alto Utzon Center, arch. Utzon Associates Arne Jacobsen His work expressed through viewing of a prefab, modular summer house with a local guide. Studio with Faculty Plotter tutorials AD program assistants will be available in the computer lab for questions, concerns, and assistance with regards to the plotters, including the proper document formatting. Studio with Faculty Final exam Two hours, no books, no notes. Last names from A-E. Last names from F-I. Last names from J-Q. Last names from R-Z. Personal Architectural Interpretation for W. Denmark buildings Due to AD_Documents Studio with Faculty Assignment 2 Plot Submission Deadline Assignment 2 Final Submission/Pin-up Deadline

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July 28

08:30 - 12:15

Th July 29 through Sat July 31 Visits may include:

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Aug 2

08:30 - 12:15 12:00 - 13:00

Mo Aug 2 Location: 10-A31

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Aug 4 Aug 4 10-A22 10-A23 10-B24 10-B25

08:30 - 12:15 15:00 - 17:00

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16:00

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Aug 6 Aug 8 Aug 8

08:30 - 12:15 09:00 22:00

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date Mo Tu session Aug 9 Aug 10 time 09:00 - 17:00 09:00 - 17:00

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topic Studio with Faculty Final Presentations of Assignment 2

date Tu

session Aug 10

time 17:00

topic Visual Journal due Due to the AD office Final Presentations of Assignment 2 Exhibition of Student Works Opening and Concluding Party Open to the public Reception for Students and Faculty

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Aug 11

9:00 - 17:00

Th Aug 12 16:00 - 18:00 Location: Karch, Exhibition Hall Th Aug 12 Location: Kantine, Karch 18:00 - 22:00

Fr Aug 13 10:00 - 16:00 Location: Karch, Exhibition Hall Sa Aug 14 Location: Karch, Exhibition Hall 10:00

Exhibition of Student Works Open to the public Deadline for model pick-up All unclaimed models will be discarded immediately.

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