Design for Future Living - BA (Hons)
Bachelor's degree
In Birmingham
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Birmingham
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Duration
3 Years
How we live affects us all. Housing is a basic human right but what we produce doesn’t always meet today’s needs. Our homes should be smart, well designed and affordable; they should create a sense of community, respect the environment and support changing family structures. We urgently need new design thinking to revolutionise how we live.
The BA (Hons) Design for Future Living is a unique opportunity for you to lead the way in designing how and where we live. Through innovative ideas, new design methods, advanced technologies and entrepreneurial skills, you will critique, challenge and disrupt traditional thinking around the idea of ‘home’ and develop radical alternatives.
Design - the course embodies our ethos of “design through the scales”, from product design, furniture, interior spaces and architecture to urban design. In the final year, you will have the opportunity to pursue your own interests through a major project.
Make – we have a tradition and pre-occupation with “making”, inspired by Birmingham’s industrial and artisan heritage, making this an ideal setting for exploring new approaches to the production and manufacture of homes. Using our workshops and the city beyond, you will explore advanced materials, digital and analogue fabrication and technology transfer from product design, manufacturing and industry.
Live – we see houses not as ‘one size fits all’ units but as homes for specific users in specific places. Throughout the course, you will be challenged to consider the implications of your designs on how people live.
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About this course
Design for Future Living aims to develop exciting and innovative design thinking, questioning preconceptions about how society lives now and into the future. Developed in collaboration with TV architect George Clarke’s Ministry of Building, Innovation and Education (MOBIE), the course places you at the forefront of the next generation of designers tackling the design and delivery of new homes. You could break new ground through an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to designing for future living.The course prepares a new model of creative, skilled and disruptive designer with knowledge of home, digital technologies and creative design.
OpportUNIty: Student Jobs on Campus ensures that our students are given a first opportunity to fill many part-time temporary positions within the University. This allows you to work while you study with us, fitting the job around your course commitments. By taking part in the scheme, you will gain valuable experiences and employability skills, enhancing your prospects in the job market.
GCSE English Language at grade C/4 or above
GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above
No level 2 equivalent qualifications can be accepted
Must have been achieved at the point of enrolment
See level 3 entry under Irish Leaving Certificate for full details
English Language at grade C or above
Maths at grade C or above
Must have been achieved at the point of enrolment
Work on a wide range of briefs from product design, to architecture, to urban design.
You will gain unique knowledge of how new understandings of home, digital technologies and creative design can shape the places we live.
Developed in collaboration with TV Architect George Clarke’s MOBIE, offering a unique opportunity to engage with industry leaders.
You’ll gain real industry experience through a valuable work placement.
Take part in Co.LAB, our interdisciplinary live project initiative based within the School.
Birmingham School of Architecture and Design is highly respected and has a rich history of providing education and opportunities. It celebrated its centenary in 2009.
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Subjects
- Design
- Project
- Technology
- Housing
- Production
- Product Design
- Architecture
- Modern
- Successfully
- Housing and Community
Course programme
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits):
- History of Modern Architecture and Design
- How We Live(d)
- Technology Transfer
- Inhabit
- Future Homes 1
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits):
- Production
- Housing and Community
- PRAXIS
- Co.LAB
- Future Homes 2
In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 120 credits):
- Prototype
- Design Entrepreneurship
- Design Project Management
- Major Project
Additional information
Award: BA (Hons) Starting: Sep 2021
Mode- Full Time
Duration - 3 years
Design for Future Living - BA (Hons)