Some particular philosophies stood out for me when looking at the Bauhaus and my own experiences with the School of Architecture and Design (SOAD). I have only been studying at the school since the start of semester 2 and have never done anything in the field of design apart from textile design, which is very different.
Things I noticed when I first arrived at the School were that Lecturers and Tutors try their best to make you think outside the square. The Design course 141 is especially adherent to the philosophies that Johannes Itten brought to the Bauhaus. The Lecturer encourages all the students to feel and view materials which would be used in design in a more abstract and interesting way and accepts their perceptions of these, especially through the use of photography. This is similar to Itten who believed that everyone's perceptions were different.
I also think that the SOAD has a strong connection with modern technologies linking progression and forward thinking with digitization. My understanding is that the School encourages students to use different technologies to create exciting compositions and designs. Much like the ideals that Maholy-Nagy had. However like Maholy-Nagy the school doesn't put the focus of the composition on the technology rather encourages the use of technology to produce innovative ideas.
Also like Maholy-Nagy it seems that the School is interested in the designing of 3D compositions and objects and the exploration of the spaces around and inside materials. For example when walking into the school for the first day of semester 2 the ground floor was filled with composition boxes made of wood. They were carved differently and all showed spatial exploration.
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