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DM-UY 4193 Designing the Post Natural

This design studio explores the post natural environments we now inhabit and asks how we might design ways of paying better attention to their shifting dynamics. Through a series of projects that engage with digital technologies, we will probe opportunities to amplify our daily environmental encounters and ecological entanglements. Course readings will introduce different theoretical concepts of the environment and probe our relationship to it, as well as offer a range of perspectives on what it means to live in an era shaped by human disturbance. We will work with environmental data, explore collections and develop experimental interfaces.

Instructor : Tega Brain

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class, elective, grad, grad-s25-studio, s25, special topic

DM-GY 9103 Reuse, Rethink, Resilience

Our society often relies on centralized and vulnerable systems for most of our basic needs including power, telecommunications and food. In times of crisis these systems fail and the infrastructure they control struggles to adapt in the face of change and uncertainty. Through this “choose-your-own-adventure” citizen science and design research course, focused on real-world scenarios, you will be introduced to tools, methods and practical skills around fermentation, environmental sensing and wireless networking, energy production and harvesting, community engagement and more. The course will include lectures from experts and local Community-Based Organizations (CBOs), hands-on workshops, scavenger hunts and field trips. The class aims to empower individuals to unpack and build their own resilience while also contributing to the resiliency of their communities through research and experimentation.

Instructor : Benedetta Piantella

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