E11SD Sustainable Design and Management

The investigative project can take the form of analyzing either: A) The design (i.e. the resourcing and making process). This would likely mean researching into the design of ongoing or future specific products, architectural projects and environments or fashion/textiles brands focusing on the design stage. How sustainable is or was the design process? Were decisions made compatible with a sustainable ethos? How does it relate to or respond to the UN Sustainable Goals? End with recommendations and findings and possibly designed solutions or ideas Example 1: The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau bridge is currently in progress and is due to open soon. However: you may choose to question how sustainable the design of the bridge is. You might opt to create a report with annotated visuals that investigates the project and objectively evaluates how it may meet the SDG’s.   Example 2: Stella McCartney is working with Modern Meadow (http://www.modernmeadow.com/) to develop fake leather for her brand, consider the four points above in relation to it potential. B) Or the management (i.e. the ongoing use, maintenance, and disposal) of a product, building, place or system. This would likely be a report or case study that evaluates how a particular example of existing design or innovation is being managed. Such as its sustainable use or misuse, maintenance and upkeep, and then disposal Evaluate and assess its sustainability during its usage and action (Rather than just design alone) Reflect upon how ‘real life’ may have altered the usage and functionality of its intended design and purpose.  E.g. Has it been retro-fitted with sustainable upgrades or features?