Teaching Design for Sustainable Futures by Ahmad, Lina; Sosa, Marco;

Short description:

Teaching Design for Sustainable Futures: Community Construction and Creativity explores how creativity can be integrated into sustainability education within the built environment.

Long description:

Teaching Design for Sustainable Futures: Community, Construction, and Creativity explores how creativity can be integrated into sustainability education within the built environment.

Through diverse international case studies, the book emphasizes the importance of creative approaches, community engagement, and hands-on learning, in addressing complex environmental challenges, fostering innovative design practices, and bridging the gap between theory and realworld application. Readers will gain valuable insights into the role of creativity in driving sustainable design education, with six case studies showcasing practical applications of creative methodologies to sustainability challenges. Key elements include community-driven projects, interdisciplinary collaboration, and experiential learning, all aimed at fostering student engagement and promoting innovative thinking. By integrating sustainability into real-world design challenges, the book equips educators and students with practical tools and frameworks for embedding creativity deeply into sustainability education, preparing them to address future environmental and societal issues.

This book is particularly valuable for educators, researchers, and practitioners in design and sustainability fields who seek to enhance their teaching and professional practices through creative approaches. Its interdisciplinary focus makes it an essential resource for those aiming to develop innovative solutions to environmental challenges, including design educators, sustainability professionals, and students committed to advancing sustainable development initiatives.

Table of Contents:

List of figures

List of contributors

Acknowledgments

Preface: The Embrace of Change

Sandra Piesik

Introduction: Change as a Catalyst for Innovation

Marco Sosa and Lina Ahmad

Part One: Connecting Communities

1. Connecting Environment and Community:  Teaching and Learning for a Sustainable Future

Rosamund Portus and Sara-Jayne Williams 

2. Neighborhood: More-Than-Human Communities: How Can Design Work with Nature to Steward New Forms of Communities, Creating Spaces and Engagement where Species Meet?

Fabrizio Cocchiarella

Part Two: Applied Learning

3. Constructing Circularity: Seeking Alternative Pathways and Methods of Regeneration

Nicholas Brinen

4. Training Future Architects Toward Energy Poverty Challenges

Daniel Torrego Gómez, Carmen Sánchez-Guevara, Marta Gayoso Heredia, Miguel Núñez Peiró, Camila Andrea Ludueña, María Del Mar Barbero Barrera, Miguel Angel Galvez Huertas, Gloria Maria Gomez Muñoz, Luis Javier Sanchez Aparicio, Fco Javier Neila Gonzalez, Maria Emilia Roman Lopez, Manuel Rodriguez Perez and Roberto González Lezcano

Part Three: Creative Responses

5. A Dialogue with Italo Calvino: A Reflection on the Making and Use of Physical Models in a Teaching Environment

Saidja Heynickx

6. The End of Human Dominance: Transformative University Courses

Jasmin Jossin, Myriel Milicevic, Ida-Maria Sommerfeldt and Annette Voigt

Conclusions: A Look Back, A Path Forward

Lina Ahmad and Marco Sosa

Index