Pratt Institute Interior Design Copenhagen 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 Danish language to fulfill your Liberal Arts and Social Studies requirements as well as Studio elective requirements. 1 Pratt Institute Interior Design Copenhagen Semester Program Spring 2018 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 Germany–the Netherlands or Sweden-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. 2 Pratt Institute Interior Design Copenhagen Semester Program Spring 2018 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. 3 Pratt Institute Interior Design Copenhagen Semester Program Spring 2018 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 4 Pratt Institute Interior Design Copenhagen Semester Program Spring 2018 Visual Journal