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INTERNATIONAL DESIGN/BUILD
- poverty or disaster relief- sustainable community development- expose students to other cultures- foster international relationships
MAIN OBJECTIVES
INTEGRATION:
• Canlookintoworkingtogetherwithinstitutions/centersoncampusthatworksoverseas• CanbeapartofSummerProgramorStudyAbroadprogram• HighVoltLabcanbeaplaceforPre-FabricationorPrototypingbeforeshipping• Communicationteamcangeartowardslookingforsponsorsandlocalnon-profitpartners• Partneringlocaluniversitieshelptodevelopoverseasties• Socialdesignfirmsorindividualscanbecomeadvisororcollaborator• Thereareextensiveopportunitiesandalotofworktobedone
PROS:
• Relationshipsandnetworkscanbefosteredthroughinternationalcollaboration• IncreaseCornell’soutreacheffortandglo-bal presence• Developingnationshavemoreurgentandpertinent problems• Limitedresourcesmeansmorecreativity• Opportunitiesforimpactfulinterventionsthat entail economic development• Studentstendstobemoreexcitedaboutgoingabroad• Mediaandsponsorshipopportunitieswillbe plenty
CONS:
• Projectconstructionwillmostlikelybedur-ingsummerorwinterbreaks• Canbemoreexpensivebecauseoftravel• Uncertaintiesintravellingtodevelopingcountries• Transportationofmaterialsandlaborcanbe difficult• Thereisaconcernaboutcomingasaidoran‘expert’creatingdependency
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY INT’L HUMANITARIAN D/B
PLAYSCAPEFORABANDONEDCHILDREN
INDIAMOBILECRÈCHESPROJECTIONMAIL
www.internationaldesignclinic.org
Institution:TempleUniversityInstructor: Scott Shall
Partner:InternationalDesignClinic(IDC),Mobile Creche Mumbai
Type:5-weekSummerProgramextendingtoSpringSemester
PROS:
• Diversesmall-scalebuteffectiveprojectsarecreatedsuchasintheMumbaiproject• Theprojectsarequickandcanbedonewithonlyindividualsorteams• Thiswillcreateamoreumbrellastructureratherthanadesign/buildteam• Partnerwithnon-profitorganizationslo-callysuchasMobileCrecheandIDC• Summerprogrammeansthattimewouldbe less of an issue• Studentsfromotherschoolscanjoin
CONS
• Theprojectsmaynotnecessarilyad-dresstruesustainabilityatlarge• Projectswerebasedonaffordabilityandusinginnovative(re-used)materialsrather than prototyped innovation• Becauseitisasummerprogram,itistooshortformoreambitiousprograms
INTEGRATION:
• SummerProgramcanbeunderSummerAbroadorSummerSchoolprogramsinCornellthatis open to everyone
EDUCATION AFRICA
KANANAPRI.SCH.
MAGALULASKILLSCENTER
ORANGEFARMTOWNSHIPPROJECTS
www.education-africa.org
Institutions:UniversitasluavdiVeneziaFachhochschuleSalzburgGmbHTechnicalUniversityofVienna
Instructors:DustinA.TusnovicsPeterFattingerSabine Gretner
PROS:
• EducationAfricacanconnecttheschoolsto local partners and have readily available projectstoworkon• TheywerepromotinginCUtwoyearsago,broughtbyMarkCruvellier• Localpartnerscreatelongevitywheremoreprojectscanbedoneinthefuture• TrustfromcommunityandeaseofprojectgrowsovertimesuchastheOrangeFarmTownship• Relationshipsarecreatedamongstinsti-tutions,communitiesandcities• International‘povertyrelief’projectsareverylikelytogainmediaattentionandsponsorships• Localpartners/non-profitsfundstheprojectwhichincludesmaterialsandlaborsince they are the clients• Theprogrambecomesmorevalueadd-edbecauseoffriendshipsandtechnologytransfer
CONS
• Theparticipatinginstitutionshavetoar-rangetheirownfundingfortravel• Materialsandstudentparticipantshavetobesenttothesitewhichmaybecomelogisticaldifficulties• Transportationmaynotbesustainable
INTEGRATION
• Pre-Fabor‘ReadyMix’constructionscanbedoneintheHighVoltLabuponwhichconstructioncanbedonein6weeks• Thereareprofessorsinvariousdepart-mentsthatareconnectedtodevelopingcommunities(e.g.AguaClara–Honduras,CIIFAD,etc.)
GSD: SoCA [ Social Change and Activism ]
projectKhayelitsha
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www.gsdsoca.blogspot.comwww.harvardpk.blogspot.com
Institution:HarvardGSDType: Student GroupPartners:Art Aids ArtMonkeyBizDesignCorps
PROS:
• Astudentgroupumbrellastructureal-lowsforamuchloserorganization• Theorganizationcanfundmultipleprojectsatonceincreasingtheopportuni-ties for students to participate or create theirowninitiatives• Participatoryprocesswasincludedinthedesignworkflowtocreatetransparencyandincrease buy-in from clients and users
CONS
• Ifnottightlyintegratedintocurriculum,theremaybealackofcommitment• Participatoryprocesswouldrequiremoretimeandmoregroundworkwhichmay cost more• Inthiscase,notmanystudentscantrav-el to the site
INTEGRATION:
• Formauniversityorganizationoraninstitutethatcreatesanumbrellagroupforinitiatives
PROS:
• BecauseitisundertheSENSEableCityLab,theprojectscallforaninnovativemulti-disciplinary approach• The“lab”structureallowsforcontinuedresearchandlong-termcommitmentthatcan be passed on or around• Research,Design,DevelopmentandBuildworkflow• ConsultationweredonebylargefirmssuchasBuroHappold• Theprojectisacombinationofhigh-techandlow-techwithin-depthresearchontechnologyandsocio-aestheticcomponents• Itisaprototypeprojectthatisreplicableand scalable• Theprojectincludedarchitectsandengi-neersandafewstudentsfromHarvard(out-sideoftheinstitution)• Theprojectwasdoneinashortamountof time• Locallyderivedmaterialsandbuildingtechnologieswereusedforefficiency• Localbuildersworkalongsidestudents
CONS
• Itrequiresacommittedlong-termfac-ultyoradvisorytoorganizea“lab”• Theprojecttimelinemaynotbesuitablefor the semester structure of Cornell• Shorttermprojectsmaynotallowforpost-occupancy evaluation
INTEGRATION
• Createalaborinstituteratherthanacourseinthelong-run• Projectscanbeamixofprototypingandlow-techdesign/build
EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS / FIRMSPotentialIntegration:• Firmsorindividualscanbeinvitedasvisitingfacultiesoradvisors• CUSDcanjumponboardtheirprojectsinthesummerandhelpwithre-searchanddevelopmentduringthesemesters
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ButaroHospital Girubuntu School RwandaCoffee/Bike
Pri.School,Gando SecondarySchool,Dano
CORNELL UNIV.POTENTIALCOLLABORATORSPotentialIntegration:• NewprojectscanbedevelopedwiththeinstitutionsinCornellUniversity• Wecanlatchontothecontactsthathavebeenestablished• Eachcenterhasallocatedfundsandtheycanbecombinedwithcarefulplanning
CornellInternationalInstituteforFood,Agriculture&Dev.(CIIFAD)Cornell Co-Operative ExtensionCornellUniversityPublicServiceCenterCornellCenterforaSustainableFutureSustainable Global EnterpriseCUInstituteforAfricanDevelopmentMario Enaudi Center for International StudiesPolsonInstituteforGlobalDevelopmentCornellGHESKIOclinics,HaitiCornellInstituteforPublicAffairsAguaClara,HondurasEngineersforaSustainableWorld:SolarOvenTeam,Nicaragua
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