TORONTO INTERNATIONAL CHARRETTE: SMART SUSTAINABLE DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE

(Practical activities, Project laboratory, Seminars, Frontal teaching, Workshop, Trips and excursions)

  • Language: ENGLISH
  • Campus: SPAZIO ESTERNO AL POLIMI
  • Enrollment: 21-12-2022to hour 12:00 on
    09-01-2023
  • Subject area: Soft skill, personal and career development|Tools|Tech and society
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Teacher in charge
MERONI ANNA
Credits
3
Hours to attend
40
Prerequisites

Systemic thinking skills and experience in problem-solving approaches are required.

A good knowledge of the English language is required.

Max. number of students
10
Selection Criteria
Preference will be given to students of Product Service System Design, Digital and Interaction Design, Interior and Spatial Design, Communication Design and in order of arrival,
Applications accepted until 09/01/2023
Topics:
circular economy, service design, smart sustainable design, sustainable innovation
Tag
Environment and land planning, Smart cities and smart building, Interaction design, Interior design, Service design, Circular economy, Architectural and urban design, Environmental and social sustainability

Description of the initiative

Organised by George Brown College / Brookfield Sustainability Institute (https://www.brookfieldsustainabilityinstitute.com/)

The charrette will focus on the theme of Smart Sustainability which grows from the intersection of wisdom and innovation and the application of digital transformation to help meet sustainable development goals. The charrette will focus on projects that have been selected to cover areas such as city planning, architecture and interior design, urban agriculture and heritage conservation and revitalization.
The interdisciplinary teams will be working on actual projects that will then be developed into working prototypes after the charette engaging with community groups, the College, developers, and corporate clients.

Current Project Descriptions:
  • Short Food Supply Chain Project
  • Linear City Project
  • Wooler Area Community Organization Project
  • Climate Positive Housing Development
  • Chalk River Interpretative Centre
 Charrete details
  • Over 150+ interdisciplinary participants in 12+ teams
  • Over 20+ expert advisors and guest lectures
  • Research, design events and site visits
  • Presentations, discussion, and feedback
Besides the lectures and the tutorship of the workshop, the experience includes: guided city tours, guided campus tours, meeting with local stakeholders, a visit to Niagara on the Lake, Jackson Triggs Winary and social events.

There is a participation fee as described in the notes box.

Duration

dal February 2023 a March 2023

Calendar

Toronto 21 febbraio - 1 marzo 2023:

21 Febbraio 2023 (partenza da Milano)
1 Marzo 2023 (ritorno a Milano)

Note

For more information, please contact Arch Marco Grassi: vswa.info@gmail.com

The participation fee (estimated in around 1500 Euros) includes: 

  • intercontinental flights tickets;
  • overnights accommodation in rooms for 4 people, including breakfast and wifi
  • transfers from / to the airport;
  • costs for material (prints, paper material, etc ...)
  • two days of guided tour of Toronto
  • entrance fee ad AGO Museum
  • visit of an architecture / desgin office
  • excursions to the area of Niagara area
  • tickets for public transport in Toronto
  • medical insurance
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