Лесотехнически Университет

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Competition in the educational field today brought awareness of the need of change in the manner of teaching and knowledge acquisition. It is clear that the university, as an educational and scientific institution, should follow and answer the demands of society for highly qualified and self-confident young professionals. The University of Forestry in Sofia introduced a new study module, called Project Week, in the regular curriculum for Engineering Design Bachelor Program. The module aims at increasing the skills and competence of students and preparing them for their future professional career. The paper presents the results of our experience from the past two years from the students’ point of view. Inquiries were held with the participants, students of 3^rd year of study. The authors of this paper put the accent on the expectations and results of this new form of teaching.

The final results are an indicator of work done and give us the guidelines for future development towards improving the manner and conditions of work.

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The popularity of design thinking in the last few years is part of a wider debate about the role of design in business, and its place in business education. The reason for the surge in interest of the ‘methodology’ of design, is because of design potential for enabling business – and cultural – transformation, through the application of design processes to other areas. Many famous brands are experimenting with ways to embed design thinking in their organizational processes, and in using it as a company-wide innovation tool.

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This report will present the results achieved by Engineering Design students, Bachelor Degree during semester 6. The developed methodology is implemented in the design discipline ‘Residential Interior and Furniture Design’at the University of Forestry in Sofia, Bulgaria, and it is a part of PhD thesis entitled “IMPLEMENTING THE SYSTEMATIC APPROACH IN CHILDREN ENVIRONMENT DESIGN FOR THE CONTEMPORARY DWELLING”. The methods used in the design class are observation and analysis of results, demonstrated by students.

To make the understanding of design methodology easier and clearer, specific examples are considered. Initially, a simplified (to a certain extent) provisional design scheme is analyzed and gradually progressed to a more complex design assignment.

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The paper investigates the interior and furniture of one of the biggest public buildings in Sofia, built in the period 1978–1981 – the National Palace of Culture (NPC). The study is focused on the evaluation of interior design, items and zones, in relation to the design solutions of key public interiors, which were widespread during the socialist period; and follows their presentation in professional publications of the period. The aim of the paper is to reveal the visual messages concentrated in the building and its interior spaces. Thus, researching the National Palace of Culture from the point of view of architecture and interior design specific features are revealed of the development of the contemporary history of design and the arts helps to define the understanding of artistic values, as well as the evolution and preservation of the cultural heritage of the 20^th century.

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This report reveals the essence of outsourcing as a modern business model. Depending on the field in which it is applied, outsourcing can be considered as production outsourcing and outsourcing of business processes and services. The present study is focused on the outsourcing of business processes and services. The subject of the study is the outsourcing of the design process by business organizations, through which they improve their quality, transfer risk and save money. The purpose of the report is to identify the advantages and disadvantages, problems and opportunities of using outsourcing as a business model. We consider that the research on outsourcing of design process, based on the theoretical formulations and the best practices in this area, will be of interest for researchers and practitioners.

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The importance of the development of a particular society has always been the focus it has on the weaker and the more vulnerable, some of whom are children. Often the banal phrase "Children is our Future" can be heard, but there is a huge amount of truth in it. That is why everything related to their proper development – physiological, mental, physical, etc. has been and will continue to be of the utmost importance since only a harmoniously developed child could be realized as a full-grown adult.

This article will look at the historical development of children's furniture and interior in connection with this type of changes in society.

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The article represents a unique view at how the “Engineering Design (Interior and Furniture Design)” Program developed from its inception to the present times. The authors of the article hold a Master Degree in Engineer Design from the first cohort; later, they defended their PhD thesis in the same field. Nowadays, they act in the position of Lecturers, training students of the same Program. All of this gives a unique look at the various achievements and problems that have arisen during the Design Program's development period. Aspects such as the kind of studied courses, teaching methods, facilities, opportunity for creative expression, and students' career prospects are considered. For better objectivity, the opinion of other alumni who graduated the Program over the years has been studied.

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During the direct work in teaching interior design of residential and public objects with students in the specialty "Engineering Design" at the University of Forestry, in Sofia, Bulgaria it was found that they have particular difficulties in applying the design methodology in practical briefs and work. For this reason, the present work was made. The report clarifies the stages of project assignment implementing, which accompanied by the basic concepts in the design assignment theory and practice in Bulgaria gives the key to the successful creation of a harmonious interior composition, both in public and in residential buildings.

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This article presents a successful model of training practice as part of the student’s education in "Engineering Design" (Interior and Furniture Design) Program at the University of Forestry. Stimulation and emphasizing the strengths of the learners by provoking a new teaching style for the traditional training of designers and engineers is the main accent of this model. The model itself is not just conceptual, but also applied in the training of students in design programs and could be also successfully implemented in a wide range of cross-disciplinary platforms in the training of designers and engineers (and not only). At the same time, this innovative approach highlights new forms of support for students' learning progress, expanding the operationalization of their involvement in direct work with clients with diverse status and needs.

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The report examines a growing phenomenon: (sport) exercising at home. The reasons for the ever-wider spread of this, can be found in the consequences of the Covid pandemic, but also in the changed everyday culture of society (including the digital revolution and the possibilities for remote work).

The purpose of the research is to track the current needs and appropriate solutions in the creation of sports areas in small spaces, or in zones not originally meant for exercising processes. Comparative analysis and survey research are used.

The expected outcomes are in the fields of design theory, contemporary design and architecture.

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The current article represents a newly introduced model in the training practice of the “Design of Environment for Disabled People” study module, which is a part of the “Engineering design” (Interior and design of furniture) masters program in the University of Forestry.

The main focus is on putting the students in a real situation, where they can meet specialists from the practice of the social activities and the final users of their future-to-be products – disadvantaged children or children with different kinds of disabilities. In this way the studying process is formed into something more: through stimulating the engineering projection in 3D, put in real time with added emotions.

This method differs with its way of stimulating the strengths of the ones being trained and the dynamization of their active involvement in the learning process with independent and individual sides.

It also provokes the development of new ideas and shows a new way of learning and supporting the students as it expands their business operations and includes them in working directly with the final users of different statuses and needs.