The College of Architecture, Media and Design
As a reaction to dynamic relations in society, the economy and culture, man intervenes in the forming of his environment – in architecture, design, fashion, and media.
The College of Architecture, Media and Design deals with the conception and implementation of these interventions. The targeted integration of science and art goes beyond the sheer structural aesthetic work. Within the framework of the University’s structural reform, the College introduced trend-setting changes onto the German university landscape – for instance, interdisciplinary subjects, openness in the handling of problems and the accentuation of the elements of experiment and intuition in regard to general social conditions.
This also included new models for courses of study such as ‘Experimental Media Design‘ and ‘Electronic Business‘, which are financed by businesses. The new module system enables students insight into related courses of study, then often similar questions lie at the foundations of the formal disciplines, which produce their own strategic forms. The integration of scientific and structural aspects mark the College’s research activities – no matter whether financed by the state or business.
The ‘Transfer Galerie‘ offers a suitable platform for the latter. Student initiatives exist between the disciplines at the Berlin University of the Arts, such as the communications agency ‘Töchter + Söhne‘ and the office ‘1:1‘ for three dimensional design.
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