Pratt Institute Interior Design Semester Program Spring 2018

We are pleased to announce that the Pratt Copenhagen Semester program will be offered in Spring 2018. More information can be found on the website of the Denmark International Study Program (DIS), www.dis.dk. You may also direct questions to the DIS Coordinator, Prof. Myonggi Sul: [email protected]

Qualification and Registration This program is offered to the Juniors in the interior design program during the Spring Semester. Enrollment will be limited to 12 qualified students based on review of your transcript and portfolio. If necessary, a Portfolio interviews will take place by appointment, and a waiting list will be created.

In order to qualify, a student must have satisfied the following criteria:  A minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA,  No Incomplete grades  No Failing grades  Making satisfactory progress in INT 301 and 315

Students interested in participating in the Copenhagen Program should submit a completed Application form and Statement of Interest by Friday, April 28, 2018.

Additional information about registration, initial deposit, timelines, etc. will be forthcoming.

Curriculum & Course Descriptions From the DIS website: “Design studio is the backbone of the semester in Copenhagen. You will choose between the interior Architecture studio and Urban Design studios, but students from Architecture, Interior Architecture and Urban Design studios are brought together in elective courses, field studies and study tours.

Beyond your studio, you will be advised on which courses to take to fulfill your Pratt required course load. In addition, choose 3-credit Architecture & Design or Liberal Arts DIS electives to build a curriculum that meets your needs.

Most students who take electives from within the Architecture & Design program become a part of this program's learning community. They go on Architecture & Design field studies, get to know the professors and other Architecture & Design students, and get more out of their coursework by focusing on Scandinavian design themes from various angles within the field.

You are also welcome to enroll in other DIS courses whose prerequisites you possess, as long as time blocks do not conflict. This can be a great way to fulfill elective requirements back home and expand your horizons by taking classes you'd never find elsewhere. Options exist in politics, history, religion, and to fulfill your Liberal Arts and Social Studies requirements as well as Studio elective requirements.

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Financial Aid Application

If you currently receive Financial Aid, you should go to Financial Aid as soon as possible to fill out an application form even if you are not 100% certain that you will go on the study abroad program. Pratt Interior Design students will take 3 or 4 courses for 12 or 15 credits respectively. The courses to be taken are:

Interior Architecture Studio or Urban Design Studio 6 credits Visual Journal or Urban Journal 3 credits Sustainable by Design or Strategies for Urban Liv., European Urban Des. Theory, Co-Creation or Adaptive Reuse in Europe 3 credits 12 credits

These courses will substitute for your required courses for your Pratt degree.

If you want to take 15 credits, it is recommended that you take a 3 credits Liberal Arts Elective (see list of options on DIS website and review with department) 15 credits

You also have an option to take 3 credits among many courses offered at DIS which our department has designated as studio elective credits(listed below).

Course descriptions from the DIS website are below. More information and syllabi can be found at https://disabroad.org/copenhagen/semester/courses/

Interior Architecture Studio: 6 credits Core course for Interior Architecture students. Full-year students take Studio as a core course both semesters. Includes course-integrated study tours in Denmark and to either –the Netherlands or -Finland (fall and spring: student choice; summer: only Sweden-Finland).

Studio instruction focuses on the process of interior architecture as practiced in Scandinavia. Design problems deal with the relationship between conceptual design and its application within existing structures. The student is expected to develop a concept and spatial design based on the analysis of an interior space within an existing architectural frame, focusing on the character of space and user behavior. The second- semester Studio offers the opportunity of research-based assignments.

Urban Design Studio: 6 credits

The urban Design Studio (UD) is the core course of the program. Design projects are the basis for learning in the studio and will be the basis for discussions, presentations and the development of individual design skills. The studios at DIS emphasize the awareness and knowledge of designing for the context outside your own and use Copenhagen as an ‘urban laboratory for exploration and precedent study. Project work will be done both individually and in teams.

Visual Journal: 3 credits. Seminar course.

The Visual Journal is process driven, theoretical tool where students record drawing inquiries for this course, Studio, and study tours. The focus is on understanding (as a dialogic, ‘situated’ activity) via different techniques and media. Students observe and communicate diverse conditions and possibilities of physical environments and objects around us.

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Prerequisites: Enrollment in a Studio course at DIS. Exceptions on a case by case basis through the Architecture & Design department.

Urban Design Journal: 3 credits. Seminar course

Through on-site studies, this course develops students' use of tools to experience, record, and analyze the European urban landscape, its fabric, spatial elements, and individual components. Studies are documented in a journal containing analytical sketches, diagrams, freehand perspectives, notes, and color studies.

Prerequisites: Enrollment in a Studio course at DIS. Exceptions on a case by case basis through the Architecture & Design department.

Strategies for Urban Living: 3 credits. Lecture course.

Four contemporary strategies are explored. City as Human Habitat: quality of life through climatic conditions, transport systems, public spaces. Democratic City: social sustainability in City development. Bicycle Urbanism: Danish bicycle culture in urban planning and at the socio-cultural level. European “Fit City”: the physical environment supporting healthy lifestyle. Copenhagen will be used as an ‘urban laboratory’ to study how the four strategies are reflected in the urban environment.

European Urban Design Theory: 3 credits. Lecture course.

What are the underlying theories and methodologies of urban design as applied in Europe since the mid-20th Century? Focus is placed on practical application using case studies in Copenhagen. Relations, differences, and similarities between European and American cities as socio-political contexts will be discussed.

Sustainable by Design: 3 credits. Lecture Course.

The course will focus on sustainable strategies and how to make them an integral part of the design process and our living. Throughout the course we will evaluate sustainable principles and how they relate to global, ecological, urban, built, material and cultural parameters. During the course there will be ongoing discussions about climate, energy issues, behavioral change and sustainable values.

Adaptive Re-Use in Europe: Cities and Buildings: 3 credits. Lecture course

The course will study adaptive reuse at different scales and with different complexities. Four main categories will be the guiding framework - adaptive reuse as re-construction, repair, transformation and addition. The four categories offer different examples, different challenges and different benefits all of which must be understood by the designer.

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New Nordic Design: 3 credits. Lecture course.

This course investigates the present state of design in Scandinavia, the New Nordic, as it currently unfolds. Focusing on architecture and design at all scales—from service design, product design, furniture and fashion to architecture, urban design, and infrastructure design—the course relates these areas to local traditions and cultures. It also acknowledges the importance of global connections and describes how we express and organize ourselves and our communities in the Nordic region at the beginning of the 21st century. The course will focus on Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, and Danish design and architecture. We will critically evaluate the relevance of regional design characteristics in the globalized world of today.

In addition, the following courses may be taken as studio electives. See DIS catalogue

20th and 21st Century Danish Architecture

Adaptive Re-Use in EU Cities

Art in the Making

Contemporary European Film

Danish Design

Designing Communications Campaigns

Detailing and Sustainability in Scandinavian Architecture

European Art, 19th C.

European Art, 20th C.

European Documentary Film

European Urban Design Theory

History of Copenhagen, Structure, Plan, Design

Innovation Through Design Thinking

Meaning of Style

New Nordic Design

Photojournalism

Renewable Energy Systems

Strategies for Urban Livability

Sustainable by Design

Textile Design Workshop

Urban Design Journal

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Visual Journal

Visual Storytelling

Watercolor Painting

Woman, Art, Identity

Architecture and Design Internship(additional application material-competitive)

Study Tours and Field Studies A critical component of the Copenhagen Semester Program at DIS is the study tours. “DIS places strong emphasis on combining classroom work with experiential learning so that you come away with applicable, real life, cross-cultural skills for the global job market. “

The Interior Design studio goes on one long tour(option A or Option B):

Explore the transformation of industrial districts into recreational and cultural areas as well as the architectural movements of the 20th Century on a tour to Austria- Switzerland. The Austria-Switzerland tour includes visits to Basel including the Vitra campus and Therm Vals by Peter Zumtor. Or choose a hands-on study of modern Scandinavian architecture & design: Asplund, Leverenz, Aalto, Pietila, and multiple examples of contemporary architectural design on a tour to Sweden/Finland

In addition, there are one week optional study tours which are held during one of the 2 weeks of spring break. These study tours are an additional cost, and offer additional studio elective or Liberal Arts credits. The options available are below.

Classical and Renaissance Rome: Studio Elective (1 Credit)

A one week optional study tour integrated with the seminar course 'Classical and Renaissance

Rome' (1 credit course) or 'Classical Foundations: The Copenhagen Collections' (spring). Limited space. This course and study tour offer an introduction to the art, architecture, philosophy, and politics of ancient Rome and the time of the classical rebirth known as the Italian Renaissance.

Special attention will be paid to the visible remains of ancient Rome as a framework for understanding the Renaissance.

Impressionism in Paris: Studio Elective (1 Credit)

Rebelling against the Salon, the French Impressionists caused a revolution in the well- established art world. Changing the existing rules of technique, color and motif forever. The bustling life of Haussmann’s new modern Paris became the catalyst, birthplace and subject matter for these forerunners of modern art. The selection of painters studied includes Monet, Renoir, Degas, Manet, Berthe Morisot, Sisley, Bazile, Caillebotte, and Pissarro.

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The following study tours offer 1 – 3 credits required Social Science credits

Auschwitz: From Genocide to Memorial: SS credit (1 credit)

A four day course integrated study tour to Krakow. The Nazi regime in Poland has left its mark on history, but the memory of this brutal tragedy is still alive today. On your journey to Krakow and Auschwitz, you will experience this dichotomy between past and present. You will be exposed to the historical implications of the Holocaust within the context of WWII, but also examine the crucial role that memory plays in shaping a society decades after a tragedy occurs.

Battlefield Europe: Military History of World War II: SS credits (3 credits)

A Four-day course integrated study tour to Budapest. Budapest, a bohemian European city with a strong cultural legacy, is the site of important battles, which are not only telling of 20th century European history, but also bear an impact on contemporary Europe. From December 1944 to February 1945, a bewildering array of forces fought what amounted to a small Stalingrad battle in the Hungarian capital. German army units, Waffen SS, the Hungarian army and Hungarian fascists faced Red Army units supported by Hungary’s arch enemy: the Romanians, the Hungarians in Russian service, and communist partisans. Elements of four Soviet armies encircled a city holding around 70,000 defenders and 800,000 civilians. The battle that ensued would be savage and had a deep and lasting impact on Hungarian and European history.

Iceland Viking and Saga: SS credits (1 Credit)

A five day course integrated study tour to Reykjavik & Western Iceland. Visit Viking landmarks and historical sites, providing a glimpse into the culture and value of the Viking Age. Experience the amazing nature of Iceland with its glaciers, spouting geysers, volcanoes (hopefully dormant!), raging rivers and magnificent waterfalls, a multitude of birds and cavorting whales just offshore.

Holocaust and Genocide: SS credits (3 Credits)

A two –day course integrated study tour to Lithuania. This courses analyzes the causes and consequences of genocide. Specific cases of genocide and near-genocide, including the Holocaust, will be studied along with issues such as perpetrator profiles, commemoration, and genocide prevention. Definitions of genocide, methodology, and theories of the phenomena of genocide will be discussed.

For further information on optional study tours, log onto: http://www.dis.dk/study- abroad/tours/optional/

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DIS also offers Discovery Trips during the three week break for no credit and additional fees.

For further information on the Adventure trips, log onto: https://disabroad.org/copenhagen/semester/discovery-trips/

DIS Program Calendar Fri, Jan 12 Latest departure from US Sat, Jan 13 Arrival in Copenhagen, introduction to housing Sun, Jan 14 - Wed, Jan 17 Start of Semester with the DIS Arrival Workshop Thu, Jan 18 Start of Classes Mon, Feb 05 - Sat Feb 10 Core Course Week Sat, Mar 3 – Sun, Mar 11 Travel Week 1 Wed, Mar 28 – Mon, Apr 02 Study Break Sat, Apr 14 – Mon, Apr 22 Travel Week 2 Mon, May 07 – Thu, May 10 Final Exams Fri, May 11 Last day of semester. Earliest departure to US Sat, May 12 DIS housing closing

Costs Paid to Pratt: Pratt tuition $23,070 Study Abroad Fee 400 Institutional Technology Fee 325 Dewar’s Tuition Insurance 175

Pratt Health Insurance* 1,244.50

Sub-Total $23,970 (excl. health Insurance)

*With proof of private health insurance, Pratt Health Insurance may be waived.

Paid directly to DIS: Comprehensive Housing Fee $6,100 Danish Residency Permit Fee 300

Additional Expenses Visa fee 300 (for international students who require a visa) Airfare $1,000 - $1,500 Estimated personal expense for semester $1,500 - $3,000 Meals per month $400 - $500 *a $600 food stipend is provided towards all non-host family students’’ grocery costs with the exception of the Independent Housing option.

It will be up to the students to waive the required health insurance if covered by a policy on his/her parents’ health plan.

Airfare, books, studio supplies, and meals are the student’s responsibility. In addition for international students, there is an additional international student fee of $75.00

Housing There are five options for housing, host family, kollegium, folkehøjskole stay and staying with a Danish roommate and DIS Housing, available to Pratt students. A brief description is below.

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Please note that you must choose one of the five housing options offered by DIS. More information can be found on the website, http://www.disabroad.org/study-abroad/accommodation/

Home Stay You've probably been out of the house for a few years now and may have some reservations about living under someone else's roof again. We - and our host families - understand this! But there are many advantages of living with a Danish family while in Denmark and sharing their everyday life and traditions.

Kollegium Stay The kollegium stay is one of our most popular housing options. Living in a kollegium combines the opportunity of being independent and at the same time it gives you the chance to immerse yourself in Danish culture by living side by side with Danes as well as international students.

Kollegium is the Danish word for a student residence hall. European universities usually do not have campuses - the kollegiums used by DIS are shared between many Danish universities and colleges and are located throughout greater Copenhagen, which means that staying at a kollegium at the same time gives you the opportunity to get to know the inner city of Copenhagen because this is where you will be taking a lot of your classes as well as the surrounding neighborhoods and cities in the greater area of Copenhagen because this is where you will be living! In most cases you will have your own room with shared bath and common kitchen.

DIS Residential Community

In the DIS Residential Community option, you live with other DIS students in a DIS housing facility. The facilities are all relatively centrally located and furnished. The sizes vary and two or more students often share a room. You will either share a kitchenette and a bathroom with your roommates or share a common kitchen and bathroom with fellow DIS students living in the same building.

It is important to note that the Spring Semester 2017 deadline for notification to DIS of housing choice is about a month prior to beginning of the semester Spring.

Pratt Housing: You must cancel your Pratt Housing for the term you will be in Copenhagen once you are certain that you will be participating in the DIS Semester Program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc5XDVvhvmQ

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