240 No. 1
Pullinen, Essi (2015)
Pullinen, Essi
Editoija
Ilkka Väänänen
Lahden ammattikorkeakoulu
2015
Julkaisun pysyvä osoite on
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015122921689
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2015122921689
Tiivistelmä
Universities of Applied Sciences are in a permanent state of change. At the Institute of Design and Fine Arts – and Lahti UAS at large – we are about to face the biggest change in our history: the factors driving change are numerous, they are significant, and they cannot be ignored. Our new facilities will be an integral part of this in the near future.As we plan and design our new facilities, we are also building a new community and making way for new forms of communality.Our aim is to create improved, more functional facilities. This change is not just about moving our operations to a different address. We must question our current ways of doing things and identify the pros and cons. We must change our thinking and highlight what is good about our current systems. The things we want to preserve will provide a strong foundation on which to build on. Add to that a novel pedagogical approach, a willingness to experiment and some courage, and we have created a robust and exciting learning environment.The Institute of Design and Fine Arts is characterised by a strong sense of community. Both students and staff members benefit from cross-pollination between different fields in their professional development. In the future, there will be even greater cross-pollination across disciplines when all units of Lahti UAS share the same campus. Our learning environments will continue to evolve, and students will be well placed to become tomorrow’s experts with excellent workplace skills and the ability to work with a multidisciplinary approach. Master’s degrees will combine design and media competencies and continue to pursue multidisciplinary development.This publication and the featured works were also conceived from the idea of doing and seeing things differently. Seeing things in a different way is part of the fabric of our design and media programmes.It allows us to build a new future full of possibilities