Design Tectonics

Relevance This studio equips the students to an user – oriented design process – leading to a holistic building products and systems solution for a given specific context. Objective • To enable the students to develop a paradigm of the process / processes to follow leading to articulation and definition of design problem statement. • To familiarize an approach enabling design development through user research, planning and generation of imaginative and creative concepts. • To help students understand and analyze the function to be performed by the given product systems by the user/ user group / user segment. • To enable the students to develop methodologies and tools for relevant data collection and analyses on ergonomics, user characteristics, materials, processes, finishes etc. • To familiarize students towards approaches in generation of alternative design concepts from the point of view of functionality, ergonomics, form, material selection etc. • To help students understand and develop strategies for communication of their ideas, processes and concepts.