Design 127: Environmental Consciousness

The Spring DES 127 Show, This is Why You’re Hot, went off smoothly in the UC Davis MU. To find materials from the show, go to the DES 127 class homepage: http://www.projectregenerate.org/des127/

- Work on project, bring it to class on Monday
- Ready 64-71 in Reader (about biomimicry)
- Go to biomimicry website and pick a topic to discuss on Monday

1– final plans for project #1: construct a scale model (4”=1’) of your final idea for the project; this is like a 3-D sketch of it. It should be made out of readily available materials or scraps such as foam core, matt board, cardboard, dowels, modeling clay, fabric scraps. OR: make a very detailed drawing, with correct dimensions and perspective, and with colors
2–Read the Introduction and Chapter One (pp. 3-44) in Cradle to Cradle and write on a 3×5 card seven issues/statistics/case studies for discussion in the next class. Be sure to write the page numbers that contain the answers!
(for example: on p. 29, the authors discuss mass-produced detergent as a ‘universal design solution’; this is an important concept and an important issue)
3–Measure your carbon footprint on the website and bring to class Wed.
4–Begin working on the following, due Mon. April 23:
– Make a list of 10 sustainable items (broadly defined as materials, products) and their local or online sources that we might obtain (either free or purchase) for our final exhibition.
– You must include one sustainable practice as well: it should be a practice that the members of the UCD community can easily relate to and adopt. One example of this might be a practice that reduces consumption or waste.
–As a class, we will work in groups to select the items that we will include in the exhibition. Then we will begin ordering that item. We have a very limited budget, so we will try to obtain free samples or “loaners” whenever possible.

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