Design Thinking for the Future
![Sela at the rooftop farm](/sites/default/files/styles/320w/public/blog/2023-07/IMG_4974.jpg?itok=7nDbQoQt)
How can we design neighborhoods that allow for renewable resources and sustainable ecosystems that
serve the needs of the people who live there?
Where do we put green spaces, where do we grow local food? Where can we gather, discuss, and solve problems?
![Girls at UN City harbor](/sites/default/files/styles/320w/public/blog/2023-07/IMG_4980.jpg?itok=7WK4lkDs)
If form follows availability, what is the most resourceful approach to new construction? We discussed how to plan new places and how to learn from pioneers to rework existing communities.
![Willa at the rooftop farm](/sites/default/files/styles/320w/public/blog/2023-07/IMG_4973.jpg?itok=FRzPD1_w)
We saw the process in action on the island of Samso, visited buildings like the UN City that detect conditions and maximize the energy efficiency. We saw local sourcing on a rooftop farm, from a company connecting fishermen to restaurants, and on the island that grows practically. all of its food.
![Fireside talks](/sites/default/files/styles/320w/public/blog/2023-07/IMG_4984.jpg?itok=JZ0_L29n)
Is the market ready for these future leaders? Because we found that bio based materials, circular economies, local sourcing, aerated concrete, and minimalism are the way forward.
![UN City group pic](/sites/default/files/styles/320w/public/blog/2023-07/IMG_4982.jpg?itok=RLMTxCAE)
Students learned that design creates new opportunities and hope for the future...and they are the designers of our future.
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