DEA 4230

Restaurant Charrette: Design Without Reservations

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This intensive weekend-long course pushes the boundaries of current design practices by developing a concept plan for an innovative environment in a nontraditional setting. Students work in multi-disciplinary teams to develop solutions and prepare design presentations for review by visiting design professionals. Typologies include: restaurants, pop-up venues, and user experience phenomena.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: minimum of three design studios or permission of instructor.

Permission Note Enrollment preference given to: DEA seniors but hospitality, architecture, engineering, and non-DEA students are encouraged to enroll. Preference given to seniors. 

Last 4 Terms Offered (None)

Outcomes

• Explore innovation and creativity in temporal spatial experience (innovate in research, design or practice).
• Apply key issues related to progressive environments (comprehend disciplines and fields).
• Focus on effective team-work within the confines of one weekend (work effectively with others).

Distribution Category (LAD-HE)

When Offered Spring.

Comments Occurs one weekend during the beginning of spring semester. Enrollment based on those who can commit to full participation throughout the entire weekend:  Friday evening, Saturday, and Sunday until 5:00 pm.

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