Industrial design studio

3.00 credits

45.0 h

Teacher(s)

Kaisin Charles;

Language

French

Main themes

Imagine a grid: each box in the grid represents a form of art. Design is like a ball which bounces from one box to another, absorbing and accumulating experience as it goes.
The process of creation, which transforms and idea or a concept into an object which will become functional, is the basis of this teaching unit.
How can we move from the banality of an object to an object of desire?
'Eventually everything connects'people, ideas, objects. . .the quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.' (R. Eames).
The topics covered are:

integration of storage
lighting
seating
using materials for other purposes
tableware.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

Specific learning outcomes:

By the end of this course, students will be able to

experiment with using materials

natural, polymer, resin, recycled etc. .

view the creation of objects as an extension of architecture

bring objects into architecture : lamps, coat-stands, storage etc.

define the qualities of object

innovation, design, production methods, life cycle etc.

Contribution to the learning outcomes reference network:
Test an artistic approach

To capture the 'spirit of the time' and identify the means which will enable it to be revealed
To test and extend the limit of the imagination
To reformulate, assimilate a question and explore various possible avenues to respond to it
To imagine drivers which can transform the perception of what is real
To take a deliberate step from an uncertain beginning by assembling pre-existing concepts that are both first diffuse and heterogeneous, to reach a proposal that others can comprehend

Place the action

Experiment with the possibilities of transforming a context

Make use of other subjects

Make strategic use of other subjects to put into question the design and implementation of an architectural project

Use the technical dimension

Be familiar with and interpret the main technical principles of construction
Observe and assess the main construction principles that give architecture a formal, material and temporal dimension
Be able to apply the various basic technical principles in producing a work of architecture
Acquire an instinctive understanding of structures to use in producing a creative and/or innovative work of architecture

Faculty or entity

LOCI

Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme

Sigle

Credits

Prerequisites

Learning outcomes

Master [120] in Architecture (Tournai)

ARCT2M

Master [120] in Architecture (Bruxelles)

ARCB2M