This unit introduces students to studio practice in design and explores, at a basic level, the primary issues informing design—firmness, commodity and delight. The range of problems extends from objects to built environments and their social and physical contexts. The projects offered are designed to develop students' conceptual and compositional abilities to an introductory level, imparting the necessary skills to communicate concepts of modest complexity in a tangible form, and encouraging individual creative work within a supportive environment. Projects also introduce students to significant historical examples and concepts of design, supplemented by the Level 1 unit in the... -- Course Website
