Teardown is a series of workshops that study the deconstruction, maintenance, repair, and repurposing of electronic devices and components. The workshops will combine hands-on deconstruction and repurposing, which will supplement class work and support the development of student work, and discussion around the theory related to waste, capitalism, ecology, new materialism, critical making, and new terms in this realm.

This series is produced by Sustainable ITP – a group dedicated to transforming how students, administration, and faculty think about what (and how) we are consuming, discarding, and recycling, materials. As Creatives and Innovators, we can be on the a leading edge of these practices.  A more sustainable ITP can be a model for what’s possible in other design, tech, and new media programs, as well as in maker spaces and other hubs of creative work.  

Thus Far the group has put on three different workshops, and are documenting the Teardown series on their blog. You can contact them at sustainitp@gmail.com if you’d like to learn more about their project. 

 

NYU Green Grants are awarded to improve the university’s operational environmental performance, foster environmental literacy and community engagement, advance applied research and design, and demonstrate the viability of best practices and technologies for sustainability. The Green Grants Selection Committee awards up to $20,000 for the most feasible, impactful, and innovative projects that have potential for institutionalization on campus or are self-sustaining.