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1、TheChallengesofTeachingSustainabiIitykTheRCA'sApproach,byClareBrassandOctaviaReevePostedbvcorejr
2、5Oct20101Comments(3)NylonRichGilbe卍sEnergyTrumps,acreativetooltothinkaboutenergyatthestartofthedesignprocess・Theyprovideafastvisualreferenceforembodiedenergytofacilitateea
3、sycomparisonofmaterials・Itisnormallytakenforgrantedthateconomicgrowthisvitalformaintainingeconomichealth,butresearchhasshownthatwellbeingdependslessonmaterialgoodsthanonourlifestyles・TheNewEconomicsFoundationintheUKpublishesaglobalHappyPlanetIndex,whichmeasuresthecomb
4、inationofenvironmentalimpactandwellbeing,toquantifytheenvironimentalefficiencywithwhich—countrybycountry—peoplelivelongandhappylives・Sowhatcanweaseducatorsdotoenhancethosevaluableskillsthatdesignershaveandgetthemusingthoseskillstoredesignnotonlytheproductsthatwebuybut
5、alsothelifestylesthatweliveandthesystemsthatorganiseourlives,makingthembetterforpeople?Designeducationneedstopositionitselfinsuchawaythatdesignersaretrainedtodesigngoodcustomerexperienceswiththelowestpossibleenvironmentalimpact・Weencourageourstudentstoaimtheirdesignsa
6、tpeoplenotindustry.Webelievethatdesignerscanplayavaluableroleinthedifficultbutnecessaryprocessofchangingconsumerattitudesandvaluesbyarticulatingnewdesiresanddreams.Conventionaldesigneducationtrainsdesignerstodriveconsumerism,whichdrivesgrowth,andistheestablishedwayofa
7、chievingprosperity;likemanyartanddesigninstitutionstheRoyalCollegeofArtisbegirmingtograpplewiththeapparentcontradictioninthesusttainabilitydebate,andislookingforwaystoencouragestudentstoexplorewhatthismightmeaniinboththeirworkandtheirfuturelives・Butsearchthelistofstud
8、io・baseddepartmentsandMAcoursesonofferattheRoyalCollegeofArt,andyouwon'tfindonecalled'SustainableDesign1.Thisisdeliberate:weteachindisciplinesbecausewebelievethattheroleoftheCollegeistohelpeverystudio-basedstudenttobecomeabetter,morethoughtful,moreinformed,morearticul
9、ate,moreawareartistordesignerwithintheirspecialistdisciplin巳witharecognisablepersonalvoicethattheyexpressbothintheirpractice
