209 LOCAL VALUES in a NETWORKED DESIGN WORLD Mediated discourse as a form of architectonic intervention AUTHORS Rudi Stouffs, Maia Engeli and Bige Tunçer Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology PO Box 5043, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands r.stouffs@bk.tudelft.nl, maia@enge.li, b.tuncer@bk.tudelft.nl We are currently exploring the concept of mediated discourse in relation to an architectonic intervention and urban transformation project in an educational project and elective course. Led by faculty and artists, students are offered the ability to experiment with various media in the design and development of a multidisciplinary discourse. A web-based e-learning environment also allows the students’ activities to form part of a larger discourse that takes place among all participants, including the public. In this paper, we describe the concept of mediated discourse and the various dimensions we distinguish, we present the educational project and its various aspects and participants’ roles, we consider the internationalisation of this educational project in a future instance of the course, and we describe the characteristics of the web environment in the context of an educational and software development project for a multimedia learning environment to support group work and discourse. Mediated discourse and its dimensions A mediated discourse as a form of architectonic intervention combines a number of factors and therefore has many dimensions. On the one hand there is the concept of the mediated discourse in its own, which can be regarded as a specific area within the field of computer-supported collaboration. On the other hand there is the context of the architectonic intervention, i.e., an architectural project and the intention to enhance and broaden the possibilities of discourse regarding the intervention or development processes. A further aspect is the improvement of the means and media involved in the discourse. The enhancement of the discourse in an architectural project is necessary because of the transformations that are happening on many levels; technical, political, social, or cultural changes influence planning processes with an increasing momentum. In the following, these aspects, i.e., discourse, computer-supported collaboration, architectural discourse, and media, as well as their combination are described and further discussed. The research field of mediated discourse has grown into different directions–most prominently in the field of information sciences as well as linguistic studies–therefore some definitions are necessary to clearly specify the approach taken in this paper. A mediated discourse, in our sense, is produced when humans are having a discourse