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Teaching Guide -- selected summaries.
Want to know more before you download the whole guide? Here I've listed selected summaries of the teaching resources. Each brief and exercise in the guide contains information on how it has, or could be used (discipline/ages), readings and sources, context/aims, setup/launch, structure, follow-up and contributor.
E C O L O G Y Ecological Literacy: research the answers for the bioregion quiz and create a presentation for a specific audience within the region. exercises Invisible Materials: examine a product (or a building or an interior) and evaluate the visible and invisible aspects of its materials. Events Short films on eco architecture, hosted by the Guardian (London) architecture critic’s Jonathan Glancey writing/research E C O N O M Y design briefs Power of 10: students design something using material that comes from a radius of 10 miles around the studio, a budget of $10, and input from 10 local people. exercises Fair/ethical trade examine case studies to explore what it would mean to create a fair trade product, building or item of clothing. Events Writing/research C U L T U R E Design Briefs Sensual Prototype experience: Students design something based largely on felt experience, rather than visual appearance. discovering history through memorial uncover a tragedy or celebration within a community and propose a relevant way to memorialize it. exercises essay questions/other writing F R O N T I E R S Design briefs supermarket sustainability a supermarket turns to you to help them with a complete redesign that enables the store itself as well as the shoppers to contribute to sustainability. essay questions/other writing Request guide: complete the form and you'll shortly recieve an email asking for confirmation of your request. The confirmation link is the download page. Why I use this form: the form allows me to collect bare minimum information about who is interested in the guide. The form is part of an "opt in" mailing list system that I use to alert subscribers about new teaching materials. If you do not want to be on the list, simply "opt out" after you have downloaded the guide. Privacy: I'm an individual, like you, and I respect your privacy. I won't sell or share your email address. Thanks, and If you have any problems please email me at
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