DTK2234 Advanced Design Thinking

This course explores advanced design thinking strategies, integrating architecture and landscape architecture fostering holistic understanding, creativity, innovation, and critical reflection. Through projects and theoretical discussions, it develops a foundational skillset for both architecture and landscape designer, highlighting keywords-ideas, which are presented via relevant case studies and through selected practical exercises. The course engages various questions influencing design as well as the role or representation —and of technology for design, as an essential part of the creative process. Emphasis is placed on resilience, sustainability, and adaptive strategies for contemporary design challenges. By the end of the course, students will develop a critical, forward-thinking approach to shaping built and natural environments with creativity and strategic insight.