DEA 2020 - Introduction to Sustainable Design

(LAD-HE) (CU-SBY)

Fall. 3 credits. Student option grading.

Enrollment preference given to: DEA undergraduate majors.

L. Beaman.

This course introduces the histories, concepts, and frameworks that underlie our understanding of sustainability and how they are shaping environmentally conscious design practices - explored through an investigation of materials, processes, products, practices, and material culture. We utilizes exploratory, participatory, and open-ended learning methods to facilitate design inquiry and propose a more environmentally and socially just future.

Outcome 1: To understand the historical contexts in which the post-industrial concept of sustainability emerged, and its contemporary use as a cross-disciplinary term.

Outcome 2: To understand the underlying physical and social science components that define sustainability on a global scale.

Outcome 3: To explore both the practical and theoretical discourses and actions that shape sustainable design practices.

Outcome 4: To investigate systems of contemporary material culture production using design research and analysis methods.

Outcome 5: To explore, develop, and deploy graphic techniques of information visualization and narrative communication to generate accessible and informative presentations.

Outcome 6: To work effectively with others across multiple disciplines and contribute to critical class discourse and collaborative research.