Tag: Waste Reduction
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Circularity: Fostering Opportunities Through a Circular Economy in a Live-Work Space
School of Design | Graduate Interior DesignStudent: Pravallika Thirumalasetty Collage of the proposed site with the water and water systems depicted to show the circular nature and distribution of systems vertically through the building. Using watercolor paint, the subtlety of the flow of water waste is depicted through the floors which people populate the building…
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POPO
School of Design | Graduate Interior DesignStudents: Ruiting HuFaculty: Deborah Schneiderman Use the least building consumables to achieve the most purpose. Combine with different time-use demands to maximize the use of site resources. Starbucks is starting to use straw straws. This leads to the obvious question: “Why shouldn’t interior and architectural designers start to use…
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A Journey of Form
School of Design | Graduate Interior DesignStudent: Linh NguyenFaculty: Tetsu Ohara Environmental sustainability was a prime concern at every stage of the design, from choosing a design language that would translate to minimal waste generated in production, to applying the display system to the site in a way that incorporates existing features and works with…
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Around the Clock
School of Design | Graduate Interior DesignStudent: Zhen Li The project converts idle parking garages into affordable housing, thereby solving the housing crisis in big cities. Redefining the temporal boundaries and contingencies of interior space can transform machine-centric civil infrastructure from an instrument of class stratification to a humane environment of socioeconomic inclusion. The project…
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Fresh Fuel
School of Design | Undergraduate Interior DesignStudent: Liuyi DingFaculty: Alexander Schweder This product uses less than 10 percent of available fresh water resources compared to the 70 percent freshwater typically used for global agriculture. Working with this program and the site we reduce fish waste released as pollution into waterways and divert it to be…