Best Practices in Design Education Leads to a New Curriculum

Abstract

Considering the need for curriculum reform of the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon, as it is today, we look at the best practices of design schools around the world to produce a work tool to help in the creation of what could be the DESIGN FOR NEXT EDUCATION. This research builds on gathering information regarding: 1) the guiding principles of the faculties regarding their philosophy and practices; 2) the curricula of courses; 3) the permeability of multidisciplinary between programs and subjects of the curricula that colleges offer; 4) the degree of innovation from the perspective of design for sustainability; 5) the type of collaborative networks that operate within each institution, between institutions and civil society. This set of inputs analysed allows us to contribute to the creation of a macro view of design teaching, where it is possible to build innovative strategies for the DESIGN FOR NEXT EDUCATION.