college of design for crad -- january, 2009 marilyn delong, assoc. dean - r esearch & outreach
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College of Design for CRAD -- January, 2009 Marilyn DeLong, Assoc. Dean - R esearch & Outreach. College of Design. 2 ½ years old -- a Wave 1 project Committed to U of MN vision Small to mid-sized unit 1400 students (350 graduate students) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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College of Design
for CRAD -- January, 2009Marilyn DeLong, Assoc. Dean - Research & Outreach
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College of Design
• 2 ½ years old -- a Wave 1 project• Committed to U of MN vision• Small to mid-sized unit
– 1400 students (350 graduate students)– $4.9 million R & O (e.g. contracts,
grants,& endowments)
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All R & O Funds: $4,932,750
Human Dimensioning Lab
2%
MW Universities Radon Cons
6%
ByDesign0%
Architecture2%
Landscape Architecture
2%
Sustainable Building Research
27%
Metropolitan Design Center
8%
Changing Landscapes
5%
Goldstein16%
InformeDesign3%
Design in Health3%
DHA22%
Design Institute1%
Building Physics2%
Center for World Heritage
1%
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School /Departments within . . .
• Architecture• Design, Housing & Apparel
– Apparel Design– Graphic Design– Housing Studies– Interior Design– Retail Merchandising
• Landscape Architecture
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What is design?
• Design involves the form & function of everything we use everyday:
products, services, systems, & environments
• Design is a way of thinking that envisions alternative futures
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Research & Outreach . . .
• Leveraged advantage: diverse • Land-grant research university • Metropolitan area
• Networked & Interdisciplinary• Innovative & Entrepreneurial
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Priorities. . .
• Design for all—in urban & rural contexts
• Sustainability for the future• Design, health, & well-being• World heritage & culture• Digital design & fabrication
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Defining Strategies . . .
• Linkage of research, outreach, & teaching
Interdisciplinary projects– Example: Solar Decathlon
Service learning– Local, national, international– Example: Katrina victims
Global awareness– Cultural exchange/ Study Abroad– Example: UMN / Hong-Ik University (Korea)
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Centers/Museums/Laboratories
• Goldstein Museum of Design• Center for Sustainable Building Research• Metropolitan Design Center• Human Dimensioning Laboratory• InformeDesign• World Heritage• Center for Changing Landscapes• Center for Rural Design• MURC (Radon training)• Digital Design Consortium
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Goldstein Museum of Design
• Design collections / Materials library– Venue for research & outreach– Use in classrooms & in community
• Showcase for design - Exhibitions– Venue for educational programs– Interdisciplinary projects– Targeted audiences link to community
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Example:
Structuring a global exchange
Purpose: a cultural awareness & global perspective
• Three Phases• Semester course
• Exhibition in the USA
• Symposium in Korea
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Cultural Exchange--an Exhibition
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Symposium in Korea
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Center-Sustainable Building Research
• CSBR Mission: Working to transform the built environment in ways that provide for the ecological, economic, & social needs of the present without compromising those of the future.--through research, outreach, & education
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People• CSBR staff includes architects, psychologists,
mechanical engineer• College faculty collaborate on projects• Other University faculty collaborate on projects ( i.e.,CFANS, IT)
Funding• Federal: Departments of Energy, Housing and
Urban Development, and Transportation, EPA• State: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,
MNSCU, Departments of Administration, Commerce, Transportation, and Natural Resources
• County: Hennepin, Dakota and other metro counties
• Other: McKnight Foundation, Wilder Foundation, Target Corporation, Green Communities Program
Photovoltaic panels on Rapson Hall roof
Hydrogen is generated from solar energy and stored in tank. Fuel cell uses hydrogen to produce pollution-free electricity
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Affordable Housing• Minnesota Sustainable Housing Initiative (McKnight Foundation)• Sustainable Housing Research for Korea• HUD Communities Outreach Partnership Center
(Includes Department of Architecture, Metropolitan Design Center, and Cold Climate Housing Program)
• Demonstration Homes in the Frogtown Neighborhood• Green Communities Program
Building Evaluation• Post Occupancy Evaluations of buildings for MNSCU, University
of Minnesota, Departments of Natural Resources and Transportation
• Post Occupancy Evaluations of sustainable pilot projects for Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Carver and Washington Counties
• Evaluation of Green Community Pilot Projects
Some CSBR Activities
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Metropolitan Design Center
Public Outreach . . .Direct Design Assistance & Corridor Housing Initiative
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Community Outreach: Direct Design Assistance (DDA) program
Typical project areas: • Housing• Green space• Mapping + analysis• Urban revitalization• Educational materials
DDA provides one to two weeks of working days of technical assistance to help solve design and planning issues. MDC works with small cities, neighborhoods & other nonprofit organizations.
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Recent DDA projects
Common Ground Meditation Center, MinneapolisCreated design concepts for a meditation garden and rain gardens
Station Area mapping analysis for the West BankMapped two alternative LRT station locations and the amenities within walking distance to help with plan for future transit
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Human Dimensioning Laboratory
• Accurately measure & assess complex forms --human body
• Uses: local corporations study sizing; within the University study human factors related to health, well being (pesticide application), first responders ( fire fighters)
• Funding from NSF, AES, IAS
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Human Dimensioning
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Motion Capture Analysis
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Vision
•The world is our health care system.
• water, soil, air, food, ecosystem and human health
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Doc in a Box: A portable cargo container with contents designed to be expandable for health care delivery in developing countries and emergency response.
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Research & Outreach in the College of Design. . .
• Connected & interdisciplinary• Innovative & entrepreneurial• Contributing purposefully-
– state-wide, nation-wide, & world-wide