workshop: visualizing the future(s) . . .

“the act of creation is what distinguishes the artist. where there is no creation, there is no art . . . in art (architecture & design) the genuine creator is not only a gifted being, but someone who has managed to put in order for an ultimate purpose an array of activities, of which the […]

immersion workshop week, 2015 . . .

immersion workshop week was held as a special, summer semester venue of the
iD program at the university of applied sciences, regensburg. open to all students in the oth’s department of architecture, the immersion workshop week was an exchange of ideas connecting people in a moment of time to an exploration of vision, values, skills and […]

natur als vorbild exhibit in leerer beutel . . .

“a nobler want of man is served by nature, namely, the love of beauty. the ancient greeks called the world (kosmos), beauty. such is the constitution of all things, or such the plastic power of the human eye, that the primary forms, as the sky, the mountain, the tree, the animal, give us a delight […]

homo ludens . . .

oth: university of applied sciences, regensburg,
iD5 crew’s product design three project,
winter semester 2014-15 . . .
film: homo ludens, der spielende mensch
film: homo ludens, die erlebniskantine
film: homo ludens, moon . . .
homo ludens’ work group included, among others, the following people:
aaron vander bee • amelie kainz • andreas […]

a reflection about a few good teachers . . .

thomas g. brereton | social sciences • barbara cleary | english •
annabelle h. cummings | cultural context • roy (bud) davis | art & design •
maria t. ferraro | mathematics • betsy m. hughes | english • noel vaughn | english •
the miami valley school • immersion course description • 1974
it is still cause […]

gallery konstantin b. aboutForm & exhibit . . .

about form &: a design exhibit in regensburg, bavaria at gallery konstantin b.
a collaborative design project with bauhaus university weimar and the oth: university of applied sciences regensburg in conjunction with gallery curator, bernhard löffler, from konstantin b. regensburg . . .

bauhaus university weimar & oth: university of applied sciences regensburg,
students of […]

*corita kent-john cage’s rules & hints for student & teachers . . .

i can’t understand why people are frightened of new ideas.
i’m frightened of the old ones . . .
john cage
one of the greatest blessings that the united states could receive in the near future would be to have her industries halted, her business discontinued, her people speechless, a great pause in her world affairs created . […]

a design dialogue with kevin henry . . .

a rather interesting discussion with the chicago designer/educator kevin henry about visualizing the future(s) that started on wednesday, december 3rd in halle a, at the oth: university of applied sciences regensburg, department of architecture and continued on thursday, december 4th at the design academy regensburg with the oth’s iD1 crew in conjunction with students from […]

design (education) quo vadis . . .

gestalten lehren – auf der kippe ?
the institute for art education at the university of regensburg
paraphrasing rather that translating the german title (for the venue held this week by institute for art education in conjunction with other partners*) could be close to “art and design education at the tipping point”
or “art & […]

platonic solids: earth, air, water & fire . . .

dodecahedron
an excerpt from the above link:
the dodecahedron has been a source of metaphysical interest for at least two thousand years. like a crystal or gem, its facets and symmetries compel our eyes
& hearts to observe life more deeply. some have believed that the dodecahedron represents an idealized form of divine thought, will, or […]