Warsaw, Poland

Space (Spatial Design)
(field of studies: Design)

Bachelor's

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⇑Space (Spatial Design) at SWPS

Field of studies: Design

Language: English Studies in English

Subject area: arts

Kind of studies: full-time studies

Description:
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University website: english.swps.pl

⇑Why choose the Space (Spatial Design) specialisation at SWPS University?

Dlaczego warto studiować na Uniwersytecie SWPS

Why study it:

Programme: teachers who know buildings and exhibitions
Specialisation: places for people
Labs: building and digital workshops

Space (Spatial Design) turns design towards places rather than single objects. It is one of three paths you can follow on the Design degree at SWPS University after your first year.

Programme: teachers who know buildings and exhibitions

Your lecturers bring knowledge that suits spatial work: the history of interior design and its trends, mechanics and construction fundamentals, and the design and production of exhibitions. Others teach philosophy, psychology and parametric design, so you look at a place from the side of both structure and people.

Specialisation: places for people

Space focuses on designing:

short-lived architecture, such as pavilions
interiors
public spaces
venues where people work, enjoy culture or relax

Labs: building and digital workshops

The woodworking and metal workshops let you work with real materials, and each is led by a dedicated head.

On the digital side you have the digital workshop, the KUKA robotics workshop, the computer lab and the AI Open Lab.

Did you know? One of the assistants in the digital workshop studied architecture and urban planning and describes himself as a huge fan of Lego.

Based on the programme pages at swps.pl.

⇑Test: Is Space (Spatial Design) the right fit for you?

⇑Definitions and quotes

Design

Design is the creation of a plan or convention for the construction of an object, system or measurable human interaction (as in architectural blueprints, engineering drawings, business processes, circuit diagrams, and sewing patterns). Design has different connotations in different fields (see design disciplines below). In some cases, the direct construction of an object (as in pottery, engineering, management, coding, and graphic design) is also considered to use design thinking.

Wikipedia

Space

Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. Physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider it, with time, to be part of a boundless four-dimensional continuum known as spacetime. The concept of space is considered to be of fundamental importance to an understanding of the physical universe. However, disagreement continues between philosophers over whether it is itself an entity, a relationship between entities, or part of a conceptual framework.

Wikipedia

Design

Good design looks right. It is simple (clear and uncomplicated). Good design is also elegant, and does not look contrived. A map should be aesthetically pleasing, thought provoking, and communicative

Arthur H. Robinson (1953) Elements of Cartography p. 318

Wikiquote

Design

From a structural point of view, design is totally useless... I tried to give my products a little sense and energy. But even when I gave the best of myself, it was absurd.

Philippe Starck (2008) in: "Les doutes existentiels de Philippe Starck", Marie-Douce Albert, Le Figaro, March 28, 2008, p. 32

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Design

This is exactly the meaning of design: the conflict between form and content, form being the problem. [...] It is the coming together of form and content that is the realization of design.

Paul Rand (2008), Conversations with Students p. 32

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