Sustainable Design – Ecology, Culture and Human Built Worlds

Spring 2019 weeks 04-23 (late January – early June) – evening – 25 % – Campus

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About the course

How can an interdisciplinary approach to design unlock new creativity and beauty? How can different design solutions in nature serve as a model for new human made designs? And what are the limits of human ingenuity and creative design?

This course looks at design from an interdisciplinary, critical and philosophical perspective, with focus on different theories and models that turns present conventions of design on its head. With inspiration from ecology and nature, and in-depth discussion of how cultural conditions define human perceptions of the environment, the course tries to reach practical conclusions on how creative design can contribute to a sustainable and better world. The course combines interactive workshops with inspiring guest lectures.

Spring 2019

Welcome to the Sustainable Design course! The beginning of the semester is getting closer and below you will find a welcome letter with essential information about the course, a preliminary course schedule, course literature and course examination. As the course begins we will predominantly be using Studentportalen for communication.

Hope you are excited about the journey ahead! We are looking forward to meeting you all. Please drop us a line at sdesign@cemus.uu.se if you have any questions.

Cheers

Dani and Isabel