Sustainability in the Future of Design Education

Sustainability in the Future of Design Education

Faludi, Jeremy (TU Delft Circular Product Design)
Acaroglu, Leyla (Disrupt Design)
Gardien, Paul (Philips)
Rapela, Ana (University of Buenos Aires)
Sumter, Deborah (Hogeschool van Amsterdam)
Cooper, Cindy (The Lemelson Foundation)

2023

The Future of Design Education working group on sustainability developed recommendations for integrating sustainability into higher education design curricula. The recommendations provide a foundation for design instruction, using well-established evidence-based tools, methods, and mindsets that apply to professional practice and support designers as advocates for environmental and social responsibility. The document identifies core ideas for sustainable design, organized under a set of topics. These topics include sustainability fundamentals; circular economy; whole systems thinking; sustainable innovation strategies; impact assessment, and laws and standards; and communication, collaboration, and leadership. A summary table captures each idea, along with corresponding discussion and learning outcomes (things students should know and do). Recommendations are tailored to three levels of study: for all design students, students expecting to practice in sustainable design, and students in elective or advanced study. Resources for such study are also included.

Sustainable design
Design education
Future of design education
Circular design
Circular economy
Responsible design

http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:3da27a86-e8aa-4f04-9b76-84e47915933c

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sheji.2023.04.004

2405-8726

She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation, 9 (2), 157-178

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© 2023 Jeremy Faludi, Leyla Acaroglu, Paul Gardien, Ana Rapela, Deborah Sumter, Cindy Cooper