ENVDES 8L
DISC: Design & Innovation for Sustainable Cities
DISC is an immersive five-week program that explores an interdisciplinary and multi-scalar approach to planning and design of the built environment. Through seminars and lectures, studio workshop sessions, site analysis and fieldwork, students will engage in the discourse of urban innovation, and develop creative solutions to tackle the pressing challenges cities are facing today. This 4-unit course can only be taken in addition to ENV DES 8 and cannot stand on its own.
Topics
- • Develop an informed design proposal for the site context and identified stakeholders. • Create effective representation utilizing digital graphics and emergent technologies. • Assess unmet needs of the studio project location through research and inquiry.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Prerequisites & course information
{'preRequisiteCourse': '1071711', 'concurrentPrerequisit': False}
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027