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In The Beginning -- We [Design For] Humans, An Opening Studio Curriculum For An Architectural Professional Program, Alex Maller
In The Beginning -- We [Design For] Humans, An Opening Studio Curriculum For An Architectural Professional Program, Alex Maller
Proceedings of the 18th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student
Two years ago, aft.er long deliberations, the Archrtectural Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln formally adopted a significant programmatic change: it restructured its curriculum from a 4+2 curriculum to a 2+4 curriculum. In the same time the status of the program was redefined as a 'professional' program similar to other professional programs, such as Law and Medicine. These changes enable the program to adopt a more autonomous position in the University. As part of the restructuring process a number of essential changes were introduced, two with a significant impact on our current discussion: [a] the two first years were incorporated …
The Space Of Mondrian, Lori Brown
The Space Of Mondrian, Lori Brown
Proceedings of the 18th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student
How does one introduce a beginning design student to spatial concepts and spatial ways of seeing? As John Hejduk states the architect begins from the abstract - a world of ideas, of concepts, of aspirations - and gravitates toward built form. Students must first see and critically assess and question this abstract world before they can make the jump toward the real world. They arrive with so many misconceptions about architecture yet have no conceptions about the abstract world.
An Architectural Exhibition: "Bench With The Film Of Its Own Making", Jonathan A. Hale
An Architectural Exhibition: "Bench With The Film Of Its Own Making", Jonathan A. Hale
Proceedings of the 18th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student
This paper describes a design-and-build studio project carried out at the University of Nottingham with students in their fourth year - although elements of it could also be considered appropriate for the 'Beginning Design Student'. The programme for the project is based on the premise that there is a fundamental continuity between the human body and the rest of the world. This idea has been around for some time and appears in a variety of forms: The Biblical quotation above which suggests a material connection between body and earth; the early medical theories of Hippocrates which describe the influence of …
While Mind Dances With Heart: Nurturing Design Vocabularies Through Personal And Cultural Identities, Shenglin Chang
While Mind Dances With Heart: Nurturing Design Vocabularies Through Personal And Cultural Identities, Shenglin Chang
Proceedings of the 18th National Conference on the Beginning Design Student
Although there are many ways of approaching design. my aims "in teaching young student designers was to have them understand the importance of finding the balance between the intuitive with the rational." (Mirochnik, 2000: 65) The approach that I take in teaching my beginning landscape design studio is one in which I draw upon my former career as a dancer/ choreographer. I have found that within the process of creating and performing dance, the rational and the visceral constantly intersect: choreography and performance are processes in which the mind dances with the heart. I educate my beginning design students to …