Visual Journal

Fall & Spring | 3 credits | Elective
Architecture, Design, and Studio Art

Exposure to a series of techniques, methods, and media for recording, analyzing, and communicating design problems and design solutions related to product design, interior design, architecture, urban design, and landscape architecture. Skills are developed by keeping a well-documented and detailed sketchbook (‘visual journal’) of in-class and in-field visual notes.

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Prerequisites

Enrollment in a Studio course at DIS. Exceptions on a case by case basis through the Architecture & Design department.

Field Studies

Copenhagen Inner City

In-class visits to sites in the inner city of Copenhagen for observation and visual note-taking, including public spaces and significant architectural sites.

Instructors

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  Pernille Palsbro

  Interior Architect, M.D.D. (Denmark’s Design School, 1991). Aarhus School of Architecture, 1994-95. Ph.D. candidate at Denmark’s Design School, 1997-present. Lecturer at Denmark’s Design School, 2002-03, and lecturer in design at Ishøj-Høje Taastrup Commercial School. With DIS since 2005.

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  Courtney D. Coyne Jensen

  Architect, M.A.A./ Ph.D. (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 2000). M.Phil. (Cambridge Univ., 1999). B.Arch. (DAAP, 1995). Sr. Lecturer, Victoria Univ., NZ, 2005-6. Lecturer, Witwatersrand Univ., ZA, 2002-3. Young Artist Grant from Danish National Arts Foundation, 2001-2. Practicing with architectural offices in DK, ZA, DE, UK & US. With DIS since 2000.

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  Cecilia Nilsson

  Architect, MAA (Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, 1985). Practicing architect since 1985. Own office since 2003. Lecturer at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture. With DIS since 2003.