The Carnegie Pulse: Pulse Scheduler: 51-316 Designing Spaces

51-316 Designing Spaces

Units:	9.0
Department:	Design
Related URLs:	http://www.cmu.edu/cfa/design/

Stop. Look around you. Where are you and what are you doing? Are you in a lecture hall? A gallery? The check-out line at the "O"? How does the layout of the space support the activity that's supposed to happen there? How big is the space, and how is it proportioned? If you added ten feet to the ceiling height, how would it change the way it feels? Look down at your feet. What material are you standing on? Does it feel soft beneath your feet? How does it affect the sound quality of the room? Imagine it as a bright orange surface. What if the walls were rough instead of smooth-how would they catch the light differently? Does the sunlight come into the space, casting shadows? Or it the light primarily artificial, and what are the fixtures like? What, in sum, does it feel like to be in this space and what are the elements that define it? This course will present you with the opportunity to consider some of these questions, and will allow you to look at spatial issues from your perspective as a designer. The semester will be divided into sections exploring issues such as program, site, structure, material, and light, and each section will be supported by a series of exercises, lectures, and short projects. Designing Spaces should be of particular interest to those interested in pursuing exhibit design, interior design, and wayfinding design, but it may also be useful simply as a way of expanding your design framework. This course is open to junior and senior ID and CD students, and has no prerequisites

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