Lukasz Kowalczyk

How might one see their creative practice from novel or surprising perspectives? What methodologies reliably yield diverse viewpoints on one’s work and process as an artist, designer, or scholar? This sophomore seminar invites students to engage with a versatile toolkit of short-form practices (epigrams, aphorisms, proverbs, taglines, haikus, titles, captions, jokes, epitaphs, diagrams, charts, cartoons, icons, pictograms, caricatures, logos, maps) to develop a kaleidoscopic repertoire of sketchbook-based frames of thought. Through a discipline of playful short-form probings we will foster critical perspectives that inform and support our creative practices, connecting with each other in an open forum and working to align the curriculum and resources of SAIC behind a self-directed course of study.

This two-day core design studio focuses on the architecture of large-scale multi-use complexes that combine complex social programs with contemporary workplaces, manufacturing, or other related programs. Students integrate their design knowledge, addressing the design potential of complex building systems, and issues related to atmosphere, climate, acoustics, lighting, and energy. Students use rigorous representation techniques, achieving a professional level of presentation. This course requires students to have a laptop that meets SAIC's minimum hardware specs and runs the AIADO template.