Habitat Design
Three-year Post Diploma Course
The Habitat Design course deals with the study of the physical, natural and artificial structures in which we live. From living and working spaces, to green spaces and everyday objects. All of this constitutes the historical and cultural heritage on which the designer of the Habitat works.
Quasar Institute For Advanced Design
Habitat Design
Three-year Post Diploma Course
The Habitat Design course deals with the study of the physical, natural and artificial structures in which we live. From living and working spaces, to green spaces and everyday objects. All of this constitutes the historical and cultural heritage on which the designer of the Habitat works.
Credits
180
Start date
October
Duration
3 years
Language
English
HABITAT DESIGN: EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
- To guarantee its students the achievement of critical maturity, understanding of the problems connected to the interventions of transformation of the living environment and methods for their most proper solution.
- Provide students with the technical knowledge and training experiences in the fields of construction and production – both artisanal and industrial – for a rapid and satisfactory start of the professional activity.
- Ensure that its graduates possess a secure design method that reconciles creativity and rigor both supported by adequate control of representation techniques, both manual and computer-assisted, through the most advanced software for 2D, 3D design and virtual modeling .
The Habitat Design course deals with, studies and deepens all those disciplines that support the project by providing it, on the one hand, with the necessary pragmatic dimension, on the other, with that solid theoretical-critical structure and that cultural depth indispensable for a cultured and aware design.
Davide Di Rubbo
To this end, in addition to the disciplines relating to planning and drawing, all those relating to construction materials and the related processing techniques will be studied in depth in the course; the history and criticism of architecture, design and the figurative arts; the basic principles of visual languages as tools and codes of invention; modeling applied to design.
After a basic first year aimed at establishing and consolidating the operating method and culture of the creative project, in the following two years all the technical aspects and experiences useful for the profession are progressively addressed.
CONTENTS
- Design methodology – 6 CFA
- History of Applied Arts – 6 CFA
- History of contemporary architecture – 6 CFA
- History of Contemporary Art – 4 CFA
- Technical and design drawing – 8 CFA
- Fundamentals of computer design – 6 CFA
- Typology of materials – 6 CFA
- Design 1 – 10 CFA
- Technology of new materials – 6 CFA
- Digital Photography – 4 CFA
- Digital modeling techniques – 3D computer 1 – 4 CFA
- Product Design 1 – 6 CFA
- Design 2 – 6 CFA
- Landscape design – 6 CFA
- Visual Arts Aesthetics – 8 CFA
- Theories of perception and psychology of form – 6 CFA
- Subjects chosen by the student – 6 CFA
- English language – 2 CFA
- Tecniche di modellazione digitale – computer 3D 2 – 6 CFA
- Product design 2 – 6 CFA
- Design 3 – 8 CFA
- Fenomenologia delle arti contemporanee – 4 CFA
- Layout e tecniche di visualizzazione – 6 CFA
- Progettazione di allestimenti – 6 CFA
- Installazioni multimediali – 6 CFA
- Design management – 6 CFA
- Teorie e tecniche dell’interazione – 4 CFA
- Prova finale (tesi) – 8 CFA
PROFESSIONAL OUTLOOK
The course provides students with the technical knowledge and training experiences in the fields of construction and production – artisanal and industrial – for a rapid and satisfactory start of the professional activity. The course prepares for numerous professions: from Interior Designers to Modelers and Renderers. Thanks to a complete study plan and attentive to the student’s 360-degree training, job opportunities also include other professional figures: Product Designer, Garden Designer, Exhibition Designer, Scenographer…
Graduates are provided with a design method that combines creativity and rigor, both supported by adequate control of representation techniques, both manual and computer-assisted, through the most advanced software for 2D and 3D design and virtual modeling.
TEACHERS
All Quasar Institute for Advanced Design courses are held by successful and experienced designers, professors, technicians and artists, selected not only for their didactic vocation for teaching but also for their passion and real knowledge of the working landscape. Quasar considers its teaching staff as the backbone of its educational offer: the goal is to offer students the best.
The coordinators of the course in Habitat Design:
In Quasar since 2010, coordinator of the Habitat Design 1 course, where he teaches Interior Design, and professor of Composition in the Landscape & Garden Design course.
Architect and PhD in Architectural and urban composition. In 2007 he founded the KURMAK design studio in Rome where he carries out professional and research activities. With his studio he participates in numerous international competitions, receiving prizes and mentions. His texts and projects have been published in national and international journals. In 2018 he edited for Armillaria Edizioni the translation of an unpublished text by Le Corbusier entitled La fattoria radiosa e il centro cooperativo. His research interests are directed to the archetypes of living and to the individual and collective rituals that generate the form.
Andrea Signorotto
DIPLOMA
Upon completion of the three-year course in Habitat Design, students will receive a 1st level Academic Diploma recognized by the MUR and equivalent to a three-year degree (180 CFA – Academic Training Credits). The final exam may consist of an artistic-design, historical-theoretical, methodological or technical-artistic thesis.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Every year Quasar Institute for Advanced Design supports talent and creativity by providing scholarships and financial benefits. In addition to the Regional Scholarships – LazioDisco, paid on the basis of ISEE income, Quasar makes available to first-year students, and students regularly enrolled in the second and third year, scholarships based on the criterion of meritocracy, with a maximum coverage of 50% of the cost of the course.
WORK PROJECT
The three-year course in Habitat Design is also offered by Quasar as part of Progetto Lavoro, a unique training program for students looking for an assured future in the field of design. Graduation, Master’s and Company placement: grow thanks to the professionalism of our teachers and the experience of our Placement office!
WHY CHOOSE QUASAR
Choosing a Quasar Institute for Advanced Design course means much more than obtaining a degree. We believe that the numerous collateral benefits to our training offer complete the educational path. That’s why we make available to our students the skills resulting from the thirty-year experience of our Academy. Find out more about our benefits:
THE QUASAR WAY
A truly stimulating and effective teaching method, oriented towards the world of work and capable of passing on the experiences and skills of successful figures in the fields of design, marketing and communication, to young talents eager to learn and excel.
A system, the one patented by Quasar Institute, which provides the student with solid cultural foundations thanks to classroom lessons and field experience, to then strengthen technical skills through the use of latest generation software and arrive at prototyping and finalization of the works produced. In addition, Quasar Institute offers all its students a program dedicated to Soft Skills, with specific seminars on interpersonal relationships and professional development.
QUASAR NETWORK
A network of collaborations that will allow you to try your hand at real projects right away and relate to international business realities such as Fendi, Air Force, Coni, Ikea and many others.
PLACEMENT
Quasar Institute manages not only to respond to the challenges and evolutions of the working world, but also to anticipate its demands and trends. This is why today the placement rate of our students is 96%.
There are numerous success stories of ex-students who have been able to distinguish themselves in the world of work, set up start-ups and open new innovative scenarios in the world of design. With our teaching office, we help you access training and orientation internships to facilitate your entry into the world of work.
ZERO COURSES
A series of free preparatory lessons, to get to the heart of the chosen course: with the Zero Courses we accompany you at the beginning of your training course, giving you all the tools to prepare with confidence and tranquility for the three-year study period.
Q-LAB
A real workshop of the contemporary craftsman available to our students. The Quasar Lab is the place where creative ingenuity can take the form of a prototype, and your paper or digital projects are transformed into tangible artifacts.
Mattia Colongi
HOW TO SIGN UP
The course is aimed at all secondary school graduates of all levels, with free access, subject to an initial assessment test. No previous experience and skills are required, as all teachings start from the basics.
If you wish to find out more about the course, fill out the form on this page now: our guidance office will contact you to provide you with all the information you need to register.
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