Series Two

Series Two

Topic : Social Justice

Dates:  November 9

Time: 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. (Noon)

Location: Carnegie Mellon University, College of Fine Arts Building (CFA), Room 214

High School :

Course Title : Democratic Design

Teaching Team : Owen Petrucci 

Course Description : This course explores how to design a parametric system that can morph and grow to a particular site and its respective needs. We will explore parametrics, systems, connections, and compositions to work around this theme.

Class Content :  Design, Democracy, Social Justice, Parametrics, Systems

Middle School :

Course Title : Subpar Suburbia

Teaching Team :  Zoe Botta & Francesca Menendez

Course Description :  How can we create communities and houses that encourage household activities and behavior? If you could design your ideal community, what would be in it? This class project will split the components of community into smaller portions for each student to build, allowing the final output to be a collage city from the classes wildest dreams. 

Class Content :  Community engagement, Social Justice, Design, Teamwork 

Elementary School :

Course Title : Community Collage

Teaching Team :  Gloria Lee & Mahika Singh

Course Description :  What makes a happy community in urban and architecture design? What characteristics do we imagine to build that vision? This class will start to make students consider their own social values and needs through designing a neighborhood collaboratively.

Class Content :  Drawing, Planning, Community Engagement, Diversity, Inclusion, Teamwork