TDS-379B: Pacific Rim 14 Undercover Cult

Credits 3
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By Application Only. This Pacific Rim collaborative studio will seek to uncover what is real and authentic. It's this sense of raw authenticity that bubbles up from the streets of Los Angeles and Tokyo, that will be our point of departure. No matter what the discipline, and with street culture influencers from art, fashion and music from the pacific rim continuing to globally influence, and indeed shape all manner of arts in the public realm. Students will explore LA's vast multi-cultural urban enclaves The goal of the outcomes is to continue the dialogue about the juxtaposition of creative expression and urban space, and how design can be the catalyst for the creation of meaningful experiences and public spaces that have the ability to elevate creative expression and allow for the encouragement of self-expression, foster creative skills and methodologies, reflects new and creative ideas, and is sensitive to the needs of the individual and to the dynamics of public realm and can facilitate community engagement and dialogue.