MA Green Careers Conference, October 1, 2014
ECOLOGICAL DESIGN EDUCATION
FOR CAREER CHANGE-MAKERS
Adrian Dahlin
Director, Admissions + Marketing
adrian@csld.edu | (413) 369-4044
csld.edu #EcoDesign

Wikipedia:
• “any
form
of
design
that
minimizes
environmentally
destruc:ve
impacts
by
integra:ng
itself
with
living
processes”
-­‐
Sim
Van
der
Ryn,
Architect
• “an
integra:ve
ecologically
responsible
design
discipline”
WHAT IS ECODESIGN?
csld.edu #EcoDesign

• Landscape
Design
• Wildlife
Conserva:on
• EcoRestora:on
• Food
Systems
• Urban
Infrastructure
• Placemaking
ECODESIGN AT CONWAY
csld.edu #EcoDesign

• 10-­‐month
MS
in
EcoDesign
• whole
systems
• real
projects
• 12-­‐18
students
/
class
• no
grades
• beau:ful
studio
seSng
OUR PROGRAM
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I. Classes
II. Field
Work
III. Projects
OUR PROGRAM
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I. CLASSES
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• Ecological
Design
Workshop
• Digital
Design
• Presenta:on
&
Mee:ng
Facilita:on
• Humani:es
• Ecology
• Site
Engineering
• Expert
Guest
Lectures
CLASSES
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II. FIELD WORK
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ORIENTATION TRIP
• 5
days
in
September
• permaculture
in
Holyoke
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• coastal
habitat
on
Cape
Cod
• green
roof
in
CT
• Harvard
Forest

WEEKLY FIELD TRIPS
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WEEKLY FIELD TRIPS
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III. PROJECTS
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GREEN STREETS
Holyoke,
MA
1. Infrastructure
2. Complete
Streets
3. Placemaking
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GREEN STREETS
Holyoke,
MA
1. Infrastructure
2. Complete
Streets
3. Placemaking
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wholesystemsdesign.com
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HOMESTEAD

FOOD
SYSTEMS

• MS
in
EcoDesign
• professional
porolio
• whole
systems
design
process
• worldwide
network
STUDENTS LEAVE WITH:
csld.edu #EcoDesign

• Urban/Regional
Planner
• Permaculture
Designer
• Business
Owner
• Restora:on
Ecologist
• Landscape
Architect
• Urban
Forester
• Nonprofit
Administrator
• Ecological
Designer
• Professor/Instructor
CONWAY CAREERS
csld.edu #EcoDesign

• Wendi
Goldsmith
|
BioEngineering
Group
• Seth
Wilkinson
|
Wilkinson
Ecological
• Ben
Falk
|
Whole
Systems
Design
• Dave
Jacke
|
Edible
Forest
Gardens
CONWAY ALUMNI
csld.edu #EcoDesign

Dates:
• October
29:
open
house
• November
21-­‐22:
student
presenta:ons
• December
6:
informa:on
session
• January
1:
early
applica:on
deadline
IS ECODESIGN FOR YOU?
csld.edu #EcoDesign

MA Green Careers Conference, October 1, 2014
ECOLOGICAL DESIGN EDUCATION
FOR CAREER CHANGE-MAKERS
Adrian Dahlin
Director, Admissions + Marketing
adrian@csld.edu | (413) 369-4044
csld.edu #EcoDesign