Timeframe and proposed structure outline

Timetable
Summer 2009
Begin Secondary research

September - October 2009
Investigate theories to determine key factors for successful cultural and creative industries to flourish as urban villages

October - December 2009
Primary Research Conducted

December - January 2009
Visit selected Case Studies

January - February 2009
Propose a design output

February - March 2009
Propose a final design output
Propose a final draft of dissertation

March - May 2009
Prepare final dissertation and final design output

Contents list / Major Study Structure outline

The Importance of the Artist and the Artisan to the Material Economy
Creative Industries
The Material Economy
Capitalism, Commercialism and Credit Crunch
Social Engineering - Creative and Cultural Theories
Dynamics of Cultural Renewal
Catalogue the prime conditions for the proliferation, preservation and expansion of the Artisan

Mimesis and differentiation
The museum model

Culture as the exotic of phenomenon- an observation of
the “World Pavilions”
the “Little Worlds” in Japan

Case studies of smart cities
Imagineering architecture
The ‘World Pavilion” for the 22nd C after the global bear market