INTERNATIONAL DESIGN/BUILD

- poverty or disaster relief- sustainable community development- expose students to other cultures- foster international relationships

MAIN OBJECTIVES

INTEGRATION:

• Canlookintoworkingtogetherwithinstitutions/centersoncampusthatworksoverseas• CanbeapartofSummerProgramorStudyAbroadprogram• HighVoltLabcanbeaplaceforPre-FabricationorPrototypingbeforeshipping• Communicationteamcangeartowardslookingforsponsorsandlocalnon-profitpartners• Partneringlocaluniversitieshelptodevelopoverseasties• Socialdesignfirmsorindividualscanbecomeadvisororcollaborator• Thereareextensiveopportunitiesandalotofworktobedone

PROS:

• Relationshipsandnetworkscanbefosteredthroughinternationalcollaboration• IncreaseCornell’soutreacheffortandglo-bal presence• Developingnationshavemoreurgentandpertinent problems• Limitedresourcesmeansmorecreativity• Opportunitiesforimpactfulinterventionsthat entail economic development• Studentstendstobemoreexcitedaboutgoingabroad• Mediaandsponsorshipopportunitieswillbe plenty

CONS:

• Projectconstructionwillmostlikelybedur-ingsummerorwinterbreaks• Canbemoreexpensivebecauseoftravel• Uncertaintiesintravellingtodevelopingcountries• Transportationofmaterialsandlaborcanbe difficult• Thereisaconcernaboutcomingasaidoran‘expert’creatingdependency

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY INT’L HUMANITARIAN D/B

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INDIAMOBILECRÈCHESPROJECTIONMAIL

www.internationaldesignclinic.org

Institution:TempleUniversityInstructor: Scott Shall

Partner:InternationalDesignClinic(IDC),Mobile Creche Mumbai

Type:5-weekSummerProgramextendingtoSpringSemester

PROS:

• Diversesmall-scalebuteffectiveprojectsarecreatedsuchasintheMumbaiproject• Theprojectsarequickandcanbedonewithonlyindividualsorteams• Thiswillcreateamoreumbrellastructureratherthanadesign/buildteam• Partnerwithnon-profitorganizationslo-callysuchasMobileCrecheandIDC• Summerprogrammeansthattimewouldbe less of an issue• Studentsfromotherschoolscanjoin

CONS

• Theprojectsmaynotnecessarilyad-dresstruesustainabilityatlarge• Projectswerebasedonaffordabilityandusinginnovative(re-used)materialsrather than prototyped innovation• Becauseitisasummerprogram,itistooshortformoreambitiousprograms

INTEGRATION:

• SummerProgramcanbeunderSummerAbroadorSummerSchoolprogramsinCornellthatis open to everyone

EDUCATION AFRICA

KANANAPRI.SCH.

MAGALULASKILLSCENTER

ORANGEFARMTOWNSHIPPROJECTS

www.education-africa.org

Institutions:UniversitasluavdiVeneziaFachhochschuleSalzburgGmbHTechnicalUniversityofVienna

Instructors:DustinA.TusnovicsPeterFattingerSabine Gretner

PROS:

• EducationAfricacanconnecttheschoolsto local partners and have readily available projectstoworkon• TheywerepromotinginCUtwoyearsago,broughtbyMarkCruvellier• Localpartnerscreatelongevitywheremoreprojectscanbedoneinthefuture• TrustfromcommunityandeaseofprojectgrowsovertimesuchastheOrangeFarmTownship• Relationshipsarecreatedamongstinsti-tutions,communitiesandcities• International‘povertyrelief’projectsareverylikelytogainmediaattentionandsponsorships• Localpartners/non-profitsfundstheprojectwhichincludesmaterialsandlaborsince they are the clients• Theprogrambecomesmorevalueadd-edbecauseoffriendshipsandtechnologytransfer

CONS

• Theparticipatinginstitutionshavetoar-rangetheirownfundingfortravel• Materialsandstudentparticipantshavetobesenttothesitewhichmaybecomelogisticaldifficulties• Transportationmaynotbesustainable

INTEGRATION

• Pre-Fabor‘ReadyMix’constructionscanbedoneintheHighVoltLabuponwhichconstructioncanbedonein6weeks• Thereareprofessorsinvariousdepart-mentsthatareconnectedtodevelopingcommunities(e.g.AguaClara–Honduras,CIIFAD,etc.)

GSD: SoCA [ Social Change and Activism ]

projectKhayelitsha

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www.gsdsoca.blogspot.comwww.harvardpk.blogspot.com

Institution:HarvardGSDType: Student GroupPartners:Art Aids ArtMonkeyBizDesignCorps

PROS:

• Astudentgroupumbrellastructureal-lowsforamuchloserorganization• Theorganizationcanfundmultipleprojectsatonceincreasingtheopportuni-ties for students to participate or create theirowninitiatives• Participatoryprocesswasincludedinthedesignworkflowtocreatetransparencyandincrease buy-in from clients and users

CONS

• Ifnottightlyintegratedintocurriculum,theremaybealackofcommitment• Participatoryprocesswouldrequiremoretimeandmoregroundworkwhichmay cost more• Inthiscase,notmanystudentscantrav-el to the site

INTEGRATION:

• Formauniversityorganizationoraninstitutethatcreatesanumbrellagroupforinitiatives

MIT Tsunami safe(r) House

MIT Design-Build Cambodia

PROS:

• BecauseitisundertheSENSEableCityLab,theprojectscallforaninnovativemulti-disciplinary approach• The“lab”structureallowsforcontinuedresearchandlong-termcommitmentthatcan be passed on or around• Research,Design,DevelopmentandBuildworkflow• ConsultationweredonebylargefirmssuchasBuroHappold• Theprojectisacombinationofhigh-techandlow-techwithin-depthresearchontechnologyandsocio-aestheticcomponents• Itisaprototypeprojectthatisreplicableand scalable• Theprojectincludedarchitectsandengi-neersandafewstudentsfromHarvard(out-sideoftheinstitution)• Theprojectwasdoneinashortamountof time• Locallyderivedmaterialsandbuildingtechnologieswereusedforefficiency• Localbuildersworkalongsidestudents

CONS

• Itrequiresacommittedlong-termfac-ultyoradvisorytoorganizea“lab”• Theprojecttimelinemaynotbesuitablefor the semester structure of Cornell• Shorttermprojectsmaynotallowforpost-occupancy evaluation

INTEGRATION

• Createalaborinstituteratherthanacourseinthelong-run• Projectscanbeamixofprototypingandlow-techdesign/build

EXTERNAL ORGANIZATIONS / FIRMSPotentialIntegration:• Firmsorindividualscanbeinvitedasvisitingfacultiesoradvisors• CUSDcanjumponboardtheirprojectsinthesummerandhelpwithre-searchanddevelopmentduringthesemesters

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CORNELL UNIV.POTENTIALCOLLABORATORSPotentialIntegration:• NewprojectscanbedevelopedwiththeinstitutionsinCornellUniversity• Wecanlatchontothecontactsthathavebeenestablished• Eachcenterhasallocatedfundsandtheycanbecombinedwithcarefulplanning

CornellInternationalInstituteforFood,Agriculture&Dev.(CIIFAD)Cornell Co-Operative ExtensionCornellUniversityPublicServiceCenterCornellCenterforaSustainableFutureSustainable Global EnterpriseCUInstituteforAfricanDevelopmentMario Enaudi Center for International StudiesPolsonInstituteforGlobalDevelopmentCornellGHESKIOclinics,HaitiCornellInstituteforPublicAffairsAguaClara,HondurasEngineersforaSustainableWorld:SolarOvenTeam,Nicaragua

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