Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : ID3202 : Sustainable Design { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Dhananjay Singh Bisht
Syllabus
Sustainability Definition and Related Concepts
Measures of Sustainability
Approaches to Sustainability
Design for Sustainability
Reduce:
Design for Use
Dematerialization
Substitution
Localization
Transmaterialization
Informationalization
Reuse:
Design for Durability
Design for Reuse
Recycle:
Design for Disassembly
Close the Loop
Design for Effectiveness
Restore:
Design for Systems
Process:
Innovating Solutions
Measuring Results
Declaring Results
Sustainability and Ethics
Sustainable Art
Course Objectives
- To develop sound understanding of the ideas of sustainable design.
- To enable the students in confidently applying sustainable design principles in their design practice.
Course Outcomes
1. Students will be confident in fundamentals of sustainability and sustainable design. <br />2. Students will be able to design new products using sustainable design frameworks.
Essential Reading
- Nathan Shedroff (2009), Design Is the Problem: The Future of Design Must be Sustainable, Rosenfeld Media
- Stuart Walker (2016), Sustainable by Design: Explorations in Theory and Practice, Routledge
Supplementary Reading
- Rebecca Proctor (2015), The Sustainable Design Book, Laurence King Publishing
- William Myers (2018), Bio Design: Nature • Science • Creativity, Thames & Hudson Ltd
Journal and Conferences
- International Conference on Research into Design
- Design Studies