Visual Making: Teaching History Through Design Processes

Abstract

This paper explores the teaching of the history of art, decorative arts, furniture, interior design and architecture through design work and case study learning. Instead of traditional, humanities-based lecture and exam arrangements, this approach give students a deep understanding of stylistic approaches and methods through the study of a curated list of projects and studio assignments that allow for creation of original work.

Presenters

Stephanie Travis
Associate Professor and Program Head, Interior Architecture Program, The George Washington University, District of Columbia, United States

Catherine Anderson
Project Manager/ Assistant Professor, Design Program, George Washington University

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Design Education

KEYWORDS

Art History, Design History, Architecture History, Design Studio, Methodology