This week we explored sustainable development, looking at equity, how we share resources globally. Focus on the future, not just thinking about the here and now.
We looked at sustainability from a global perspective, looking at what holds up society in terms of sustainability. It is said that sustainability is held on three pillars, economy, society and environment. Environmental most important, as we need clean air and water to survive, next is society need to be civil share otherwise things fall apart then the economy needs to be stable.
We spend a lot of the session looking at different practices, and how affect they are at achieving sustainability in day to day life. In my group we looked at commercial practices, this method is an exchange between two people or companies where you need something and someone else has this therefore you exchange so that you both get something you need. We used air bnb as an example, as someone has a spare room and someone else needs somewhere to stay therefore they exchange the room for the same value of money. It is a good system however we identified some flaws, as there must be an element of trust that you get the same value as what you are giving.
I felt that this week was very productive for me as I understood what was going on and engaged with this. It gave me new ideas on how to think about my practices.
I strongly believe that the environments that we live in profoundly affects us as individuals. Having a sense of comfort and belonging in a space can nurture us to have a healthy mindset and outlook on life. I am driven to make a difference and improve the lives of others through design, whilst simultaneously demonstrating the impact that our environment has on us. This ethos is applied to every design that I create.
My driving principle is to create a space that will change someone's life for the better, as well as being unique, inspiring, and captivating; something no one has seen before and will never forget. During any stage of the design process I allow myself to imagine how it would feel to be in the space that I am creating, and how I want it to feel for all the users of this space, but also how the clients wants it to feel. I try to express this emotion and feeling through my designs, to portray the space to the best possible standard. I have always been intrigued in how every individual feels differently when the confront a space and I want to utilise these feelings within my work.
My work aims to create something fascinating that will stand out, but also encourage an emotional response to an environment. The projects that I have been a part of have shown me that I am determined to create something profound and impactful that will change how we see our current environments; working as an individual or as part of a team. I believe that this year I have done this on a very small scale, this has only encouraged my passion to design.
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