Systems Mapping and Thinking

Systems Mapping and Thinking

image: Alda Borges Allon Golberg Will Piao Preparation: Read the following article, “Everything that’s in your iPhone”  What surprised you…
  • Posted on: September 21, 2019
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Natural Watercolors

Natural Watercolors

Basic Protocol: Collect some plant parts that have a compelling color Remove stems if necessary Chop if needed, then put…
  • Posted on: May 4, 2019
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Repair into Resiliency

Repair into Resiliency

image Yihan Ma REPAIR INTO RESILIENCY PROJECT_ Find a small object, device or material that needs to be repaired in…
  • Posted on: August 9, 2017
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Kintsugi: The Art of Gold Joinery

Kintsugi: The Art of Gold Joinery

above image: Gen Saratani, via chopsticks magazine Watch the following video and learn about the repair practice of kintsugi (gold…
  • Posted on: July 31, 2017
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IS THIS THE ANTHROPOCENE?

IS THIS THE ANTHROPOCENE?

The Anthropocene has been proposed as a new geologic epoch, named for human impact upon the planet and its ecosystems…
  • Posted on: May 17, 2015
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KEY VOCABULARY

In Sustainable Systems there are four key themes: AIR/CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER, MATERIALS, and ENERGY In relation to these four themes, we explore the following…
  • Posted on: May 17, 2015
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DESIGNING FOR CHANGE

DESIGNING FOR CHANGE

"We need systems where a failure in one component of the system doesn't bring down every other component of the…
  • Posted on: May 17, 2015
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GETTING TO KNOW CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate Change Is Complex. We’ve Got Answers to Your Questions, NY Times, September, 2017 Optimism Faces Grave Realities at Climate Talks,…
  • Posted on: May 17, 2015
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SOCIAL RESILIENCY

SOCIAL RESILIENCY

Toyo Ito, Home For all “My goal is not to reestablish the way of life that existed before the tsunami hit…
  • Posted on: May 16, 2015
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RESILIENT DESIGN

RESILIENT DESIGN

Building anything on this sandy edge is daunting, given the fact that the annual shoreline erosion rate is about one and…
  • Posted on: May 16, 2015
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COMPLEX SYSTEMS THINKING

COMPLEX SYSTEMS THINKING

Read the following article, “Everything that’s in your iPhone”. What surprised you most about this article? What are some of…
  • Posted on: May 16, 2015
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WATER SYSTEMS

WATER SYSTEMS

Living City | A Billion Gallons a Day BY Melanie Burford and Greg Moyer | Oct. 16, 2014 | 6:35 It is the…
  • Posted on: May 16, 2015
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HIGASHI FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE

HIGASHI FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE

How are contemporary artists and designers drawing inspiration from traditional practices? Wagashi Asobi ("playful Japanese sweets") in Tokyo innovates on traditional candy…
  • Posted on: May 16, 2015
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SOIL FUTURES

SOIL FUTURES

On June 10, 2015 we embarked on a field trip to Freshkills Park on Staten Island. [gallery columns="1" type="slideshow" ids="505,502,500,503,504,506,507,508"] sketch…
  • Posted on: May 16, 2015
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OBSERVING COMPLEX CLIMATE SYSTEMS

OBSERVING COMPLEX CLIMATE SYSTEMS

Scientists predict by 2050 that New York City will see an increase in average precipitation by 5 or 10 percent. (Currently, there is an average of about…
  • Posted on: May 16, 2015
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LONG-TERM DESIGN THINKING

LONG-TERM DESIGN THINKING

A stone tablet in Aneyoshi, Japan, warns residents not to build homes below it.  Hundreds of these so-called tsunami stones,…
  • Posted on: May 16, 2015
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BIG U and COASTAL BUYOUTS

BIG U and COASTAL BUYOUTS

The Dryline - BIG Teams Vision for Rebuild by Design from BIG on Vimeo.   Building for the Next Big…
  • Posted on: May 16, 2015
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WICKED PROBLEMS / NO ZERO

WICKED PROBLEMS / NO ZERO

Wicked Problems: a phrase originally used to describe a problem that is difficult or impossible to solve because of incomplete,…
  • Posted on: May 16, 2015
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STAY BAG FOR RESILIENT FUTURES

STAY BAG FOR RESILIENT FUTURES

Sunnie Yun A “STAY BAG,” reflects the reality that we (all humans) have nowhere to “go” to in relation to…
  • Posted on: May 15, 2015
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CHANGE VIEWER

CHANGE VIEWER

featured image: Immersion, by Colleen Allen. "My “change viewer” is a garment, which restrains its wearer in order to allow them…
  • Posted on: May 15, 2015
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EPHEMERAL SCULPTURE

EPHEMERAL SCULPTURE

Adbusters Magazine #117 "Ours is a crisis of Aesthetics" Transform this magazine into a 3D experience. Offer an EXPERIENCE of its…
  • Posted on: May 15, 2015
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PSYCHOLOGY OF CLIMATE CHANGE

PSYCHOLOGY OF CLIMATE CHANGE

“We need art that does not make people think (we have quite enough environmental art that does that), but rather…
  • Posted on: May 15, 2015
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MASKS FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE

MASKS FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE

image, courtesy Lisa Hirmer, Dodolab PROJECT FOR SUMMER INTENSIVE 2015 | Designers are agents of social change. How can DESIGNING,…
  • Posted on: May 15, 2015
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Open Source LS Materials

>> TIPS for teaching LS: General Suggestions (from CTE department) Clear instructions- always model Clear assessment criteria Clear objectives Break…
  • Posted on: April 25, 2015
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