Teaching Design with People in Mind: Social Factors at the College of Environmental Design, 1960s-1990 Exhibit Curators: Raymond Lifchez, Caitlin DeClercq, Ayda Melika The Social Factors program, an innovative curriculum developed in the College of Environmental Design in the 1960s, introduced social science methods to teach the design of buildings and environments more responsive to human needs. Previous curricula and teaching focused on the aesthetic and technical aspects of architecture and landscape architecture. This exhibit highlights the innovative approaches to design education that allowed students to translate socio-cultural values into physical forms. Social Factors faculty and students articulated a series of techniques to understand and define user needs, coordinate the contributions of practitioners from various allied disciplines to create integrated designs, and finally, evaluate the fit between people and the places they inhabit. Four aspects of the social factors curriculum will be explored:
Curators: Raymond Lifchez, Caitlin DeClercq, Ayda Melika Exhibit Team: Chris Marino, Cailin Trimble, Jason Miller, Miguel Nieto Sponsor: Environmental Design Archives March 1, 2016 to May 27, 2016 Hours: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/libraries/environmental-design-library |
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Susanne CowanSusanne is an architectural and urban historian interested in social activism in design. Ayda MelikaAyda Melika is an architectural historian and filmmaker interested in the spatial manifestations of collective activism. CategoriesArchives
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