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A “Filing System” For Teaching Research Skills In Interior Architecture Education, Jan Vanrie, Kris Pint
A “Filing System” For Teaching Research Skills In Interior Architecture Education, Jan Vanrie, Kris Pint
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Creating physical environments for humans, more specifically the design disciplines of interior architecture/design, involves a wide variety of aspects to be considered: material, technical, cultural, psychological, artistic... It is therefore important to provide students with the necessary tools (research skills) not only to address the different types of problems and questions that arise during this creative process, but –ultimately- also to ensure the continuing development of interior architecture as a profession and as an academic discipline through the development of its proper research methods. However, we have been coming across a number of obstacles and challenges in our effort to …
The “Nature” Of Design Education: Teaching Design Fundamentals In An Outdoor Classroom, Andrea Quam
The “Nature” Of Design Education: Teaching Design Fundamentals In An Outdoor Classroom, Andrea Quam
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This paper and presentation will detail the on-going research and development of an innovative, card based system named “Fundamentals in Nature.” This system is used to teach design fundamentals in an outdoor classroom. Through developing appreciation for the natural world, design students develop skills that are more conceptual, sustainable, well rounded and connected. The need for this approach is supported by research revealing the current generation of students are losing touch with their natural environment. While this curriculum was initially aimed at educating college level design students, it is scalable to teach younger students and the general public. By utilizing …
The Scholarship Of Teaching: Threshold Concepts And Research Informed Design Education, Jane Osmond
The Scholarship Of Teaching: Threshold Concepts And Research Informed Design Education, Jane Osmond
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This paper considers the growing body of established scholarly research culture in the creative arts: which, it is argued, is in the process of ‘catching up’ with more established disciplines such as science, history and economics. This slow growth is linked to the need for practitioner-focused lecturers within the discipline, some of whom have little engagement with scholarly theory before entering the academy. The paper then goes onto consider the introduction of a particular theory - the threshold concept framework - to a cohort of industrial design staff at Coventry University and outlines some of the main impacts on both …
Classroom Architect: Integrating Design Thinking And Math, Jain Kim, Swee Hong David Kwek, Colin Meltzer, Pilar Wong
Classroom Architect: Integrating Design Thinking And Math, Jain Kim, Swee Hong David Kwek, Colin Meltzer, Pilar Wong
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Classroom Architect is a project-based curriculum that uses the principles of design thinking to review mathematical concepts, such as measurement, scale and area. The anchor task in this curriculum is to create a 3-D virtual model of the ideal classroom, based on the data the students collect. The curriculum uses design thinking as leverage to help students transfer classroom knowledge to real world problem-solving situations. Specifically, the students go through design thinking process -- user needs discovery, ideation, prototype and redesign. In each step of the process different mathematical concepts are reviewed and reinforced through their application to the task. …
Transformation And Consequences: Do Change And Divergence In The Premises Of Bachelor Of Design Educations In Norway Today Reveal A Need Of A General Plan For Design Educations?, Målfrid Irene Hagen
Transformation And Consequences: Do Change And Divergence In The Premises Of Bachelor Of Design Educations In Norway Today Reveal A Need Of A General Plan For Design Educations?, Målfrid Irene Hagen
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This paper presents a small pilot study on Bachelor of Design educations which initiates a larger research on some problems within design educations and consequences of changes and school reforms in Norway during the last decades. Design programs of study are popular and the number of schools which offer these programs in Norway has increased since the 1990s. However, the premises for what a design study program should include as well as criteria for getting entrance to higher design educations have changed. This is particularly the case with newly established design educations at several University Colleges. While some study programs …