Outdoor Experience Design
Designing private and public outdoor spaces
Outdoor private spaces and public exteriors are today undergoing a radical change. The separation between outside and inside is progressively reducing, and terraces, verandas and gardens become extensions of inner spaces in a space-time continuity to be lived in a fluid way.
Actually more and more often they host new functions compared to the traditional ones, thus becoming multipurpose spaces in dialogue with the interior design.

Becoming Outdoor Design specialists
This evolution leads to a new way to design open spaces both private and public, and requires designers with new specialised competences and the comprehension of the new aesthetic languages of this expanding market.

The new course by Poli.Design
Consortium of Politecnico di Milano
POLI.design-Consortium of Politecnico di Milano has established the first course of high standard training in "Outdoor Experience Design", the new specialisation for architects and designers.

Innovation-oriented professional updating
The course in "Outdoor Experience Design" expands and completes POLI.design’s educational offer, which is aimed at a permanent updating of professional competences and a continuous scientific confrontation on the main innovation, product and system issues.

A course of specialisation of high professional profile
The course of High Standard Training in “Outdoor Experience Design” is reserved to 30 participants.
It will have a critical and formative character and will focus on all aspects of planning: design and realization of exteriors, furniture, new materials, role of lighting and sound technologies, evolution of the market and new trends.

Specialised lecturers and vanguard specialists
The teaching staff includes personalities of Politecnico di Milano who will be in charge of developing design topics related to planning and furniture, and a selected number of experts who will focus on entrepreneurial, technical and sociological topics, for a wide-ranging and complete professional approach.

Professional opportunities
Participants will acquire design skills and receive a certificate of attendance by POLI.design-Consortium of Politecnico di Milano.
They will be able to cooperate with outdoor design companies, furniture and fittings producers, private and public buyers of outdoor spaces.

Structure of the course
The course develops through theoretic-practical modules for a total of 104 hours of frontal lessons and practical exercises.
At the end of the course a project work will assess the acquired creative and design skills.

In touch with the industry, the market and professional operators
The cooperation with specialised companies and the sponsoring institutions will offer participants a constant contact with the operators of the sector.
The research and application results developed in the final project work will be presented with a preview at SUN ’07, the annual Rimini Fiera expo which is European leader in the sector and Academic Partner of the course.

Guided visits to Hotels, private spaces and New Entertainment venues
During the course teachers will guide the students to visit the exteriors of selected hotels, public venues and innovative spaces, in order to study in depth their characteristics and functions.

Candidates
The course is reserved to Italian and foreign graduates of first and second degree, operators of the sector and professionals interested in specialising in the design and layout planning of public and private outdoor areas.

Duration and Venue
The course will take place from July 9th to 25th 2007 for a term of 13 days.
Lessons will be held at:
Politecnico di Milano - Campus Bovisa
POLI.Design, Via Durando 38/a, Milan.

Admission
The admission to the course, for a maximum of 30 students, will be subject to a selection process.
Before the interview candidates must send a short curriculum vitae describing in brief their studies and the possible professional experience.

Fee
€ 3.500 + VAT (€ 3.000 + € 500 of admission fee).
The Academic Partner SUN and the sponsoring companies offer study grants for deserving candidates.