Abstract:

Formation of design thinking of bachelors studying in the profile “Design” provides their inclusion in project creativity. For this purpose modern universities use methods for the development of creativity and invention. Modern students already at the stage of study at the university learn about the latest technologies that influence not only the development of the economy as a whole, but also the fundamental principles of designing objects. Thus, the emergence of alternative energy sources and their introduction into architectural design influenced the formation of objects; the use of recycled materials as the main component of architectural creativity is a new form of creative thought in architecture (the house of empty bottles, used tire covers, bricks from the ashes), which is used in “folk” architecture; the use of extraordinary natural formations as elements of shaping in architectural creativity, for example, the construction of residential space in a volcanic rock (Fernando Menis), or underground architecture (metropolitan centers of metropolises); multidisciplinary approach to project creativity, expressed through the introduction of related areas of knowledge, such as landscape design, engineering innovation, microelectronics, which allow the architecture to be perceived as a "smart home"; choice of non-standard research field - architecture outside civilization care (projecting the life cycle on inaccessible natural landscapes, for example, outside the atmosphere - space architecture).

The direction of traning "Design" in the field of formation of design thinking of bachelors provides their preparation for solving such tasks as caring for the existing environment; making safe, green decisions; the introduction of the human life cycle into previously inaccessible natural formations; application of multidisciplinary approaches in architecture.

Methods of forming and developing design thinking of students are studied by teachers of the Department of Arts and Innovative Design of Naberezhnye Chelny State Pedagogical University together with teachers of the Chair of Design of Udmurt State University. The determining factors in the formation of design thinking of students are considered the principles of creative thinking based on the use of non-standard materials to create small architectural objects of seasonal time (pavilions, arbors), natural materials in combination with modern technologies forms and complications of texture, visual image). This approach allows architectural objects to make part of the natural landscape, while retaining technical engineering elements, to fulfill the requirements that are relevant for the design of modern architectural objects: the use of environmentally friendly materials as a constructive basis for an architectural object; lack of "decorative effect" in the decoration of an architectural object; the use of innovative components and parts for the constructive connection of architectural elements; the simplicity of the architectural form with a rich visual image obtained in combination with complex textures of natural materials.

The research work of the team of authors is aimed at substantiating and developing the structural-functional model of the formation of design thinking of design students in the process of creative search for architectural solutions and determining the conditions for its effective functioning.

Keywords:

Design thinking, student, inventive activity, creative search, architectural solutions, architectural objects.