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
• 10-‐month
MS
in
EcoDesign
• whole
systems
• real
projects
• 12-‐18
students
/
class
• no
grades
• beau:ful
studio
seSng
OUR PROGRAM
csld.edu #EcoDesign
I. Classes
II. Field
Work
III. Projects
OUR PROGRAM
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