Interior Architecture

THE STUDIO

OVERVIEW

GloWD’s GEL-Lab Design Studio presents a unique opportunity for multi-disciplinary, multi-generational, and multi-national intellectuals and creatives to collaboratively and iteratively explore new design frontiers for all aspects of applied design into the future through virtual means and methods. 

IN ACTION

 The GloWD 2020 GEL-Lab Design Studio was structured within eight (8) teams in two (2) tracks. Each team was comprised of multi-cultural, multi-national and multi-disciplinary members. Design studio participants, spanning five (5) continents from eight (8) different institutions and design programs, worked with a diversity of home institution faculty. Overcoming time zone challenges, the 2020 GEL-Lab Design Studio groups benefited from international and expert input from around the world.

During the virtual course, teams were challenged to identify and address any current or future important societal issue, through and by design. Given the unique opportunity to provide equal input into shaping the design brief, faculty and students were empowered with not only the freedom to tackle a subject of their collective choice through their chosen method(s), but also the ability to directly shape their learning experience.

Using digital means and led by their dedicated instructors, each of the eight (8) groups collaborated to discuss, research and determine their special area of design inquiry. They then developed this into a final project while being challenged to maximize the broad range of skills and expertise present within the each team to produce a thoughtful and comprehensive complex solution.

MULTI-LAYERED LEARNING

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In line with GloWD’s intent to bridge education and practice, two key types of learning were also emphasized in conjunction with the design portion of the project:

1. Teamwork – focused on putting the “3C’s” of cooperation, communication and connection into practice for timely completion of concept through to solutions (documented through a shared group design portfolio)

2. Personal / Individual – focused on self-awareness through individual reflection and assessment to develop mindsets and skills for stronger current and future team contribution and collaboration, through self-knowledge and personally-imposed discipline (documented through a self-reflection journal)