Contemporary Design Theories

The module emphasis is placed on the specific contextual situations and cultural and philosophical contexts in which those theories arose, and ultimately how they were represented within the domain of interior architectural embodiment. It is organised predominantly as a chronological survey, which clearly identifies particular trains of thought in their continuity and transformation throughout history.

ARCHITECTURAL MANIFESTO

"An Architecture Manifesto is a path-breaking call for reclaiming the emancipatory project of the Enlightenment in architecture." - Todd McGowan, University of Vermont

UTOPIAS / DYSTOPIA CASE STUDY

The act of investigating sources, digesting information, and summarising your design practice as a whole will help to clarify these matters in your mind.

DISSECTING FRAMES – SPATIAL DESIGN IN MOTION PICTURE

Establish your own narrative and context of study, to reflect the sensitivity of analyzing space in motion picture and maturity in understanding the concept of space in relation to other component of storytelling or experience delivery.