ARTX-C1008 - Sustainable Design, Lecture, 24.4.2023-5.6.2023

Part 1 (after session 5): Select a topic for the exercise and begin research on its sustainability impacts

• Pick a topic for exercise (product/material/service-system; See session 5 slides)
• Identify main materials, processes, stakeholders
• Identify major sustainability issues and impacts along the life phases

Part 2 (session 6): Redesign ideation – suggest improvements

• Redesign your focus product/system/material use
• Reflect on improvements (materials, processes, system)

Produce a poster and pitch talk (for session 7): Communicate sustainability improvements

• Produce a poster (PDF) to communicate results, and upload here by Friday 8 am!
• Two options for the layout:
  1) Landscape layout with one page, with topic, assessment and redesign on right 
  2) Landscape layout with two pages, with topic and assessment on first page and redesign on the next one
• Include your main findings as text and add also some images (see session 6 slides for an example)
• Prepare and present max 3 min pitch for session 8, introducing the selected topic and itse justifications, main sustainability concerns, and suggested redesign with sustainability improvements
• Check your group and classroom for presentation sessions from the announcements before the session!