Creating evidence-based sustainable futures through design research at KPU

通过 KPU 的设计研究创造基于证据的可持续未来

• 批准号: CCMOB-2021-00250
• 负责人: Goundrey, Andhra
• 金额: $ 15.51万
• 依托单位: Kwantlen Polytechnic University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: CCI Mobilize Grants
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2022-01-01 至 2023-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=756317
• 关键词: Creating; evidence; based; sustainable; futures

This generation will arguably experience significantly more crises than past generations: climate, food insecurity, socio-economic, and geo-political. These are some of the complex problems that designers worldwide are tackling. They also affect the industries and communities in our region. They are worthy problems as defined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and they engage our faculty and students. At Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU), "design" means building solutions that are purpose-driven with sustainability informing decisions from the beginning. The alternative is extensive resource extraction to manufacture products that do not meet the needs for which they were designed and become waste. KPU's ability to assist industry partners with their research and development needs is enhanced by our faculty's knowledge of raw materials, manufacturing limitations, markets and supply chains, and how to keep products in a cycle after use, rather than a landfill. Our research activities also focus on building resilient communities by reaching out to the users of the products to understand what they need and the environment in which they operate, and then integrating this knowledge into the ultimate functionality of the product, service, or system. This Mobilize Grant proposal seeks the support to meet the need for design research expertise in our region by establishing a center of excellence: The Applied Design Research Centre (ADRC). The total request of $3.44M will be used to support applied research by faculty, staff, and students to serve the needs of industry and community. By focusing on the human experience in the environment, the training our students receive will equip them with adaptable skills that enable them to innovate in ever-changing economic, social, and environmental contexts. The ADRC will be situated in the Wilson School of Design and will work across academic and industrial settings as designers translate ideas into action. Our goal is to establish our research capacity with infrastructure, highly qualified personnel, and their research processes within our purpose-built technical design school. The research will focus on three themes: Theme 1: Design through Systems (material sustainability cycles and local industry practices)Theme 2: Design for Extremes and Futures (climate crises and regional biosystems)Theme 3: Design with Inclusivity (user-centered fit, co-design methods, and performance analysis)

可以说，这一代人将比前几代人经历更多的危机：气候、粮食不安全、社会经济和地缘政治。这些都是世界各地的设计师正在解决的一些复杂问题。它们还影响到我们区域的行业和社区。根据联合国可持续发展目标(SDG)的定义，它们是值得解决的问题，它们吸引了我们的教职员工和学生。在昆特伦理工大学(KPU)，“设计”意味着构建目标驱动的解决方案，可持续发展从一开始就为决策提供信息。另一种选择是广泛的资源开采，以制造不符合设计需求的产品，并成为废物。KPU帮助行业合作伙伴满足其研发需求的能力，得益于我们的教师对原材料、制造限制、市场和供应链的知识，以及如何将产品保持在使用后的循环中，而不是垃圾填埋场。我们的研究活动还侧重于通过接触产品的用户来了解他们的需求和他们运行的环境，然后将这些知识整合到产品、服务或系统的最终功能中，从而建立具有弹性的社区。这项动员拨款建议寻求通过建立一个卓越的中心：应用设计研究中心(ADRC)来满足我们地区对设计研究专业知识的需求。申请的总额为344万美元，将用于支持教职员工和学生的应用研究，以满足行业和社区的需求。通过关注人类在环境中的体验，我们的学生所接受的培训将使他们具备适应能力，使他们能够在不断变化的经济、社会和环境背景下进行创新。ADRC将设在威尔逊设计学院，在设计师将想法转化为行动的过程中，将在学术和工业环境中开展工作。我们的目标是在我们专门建造的技术设计学校内建立我们的研究能力，包括基础设施、高素质的人员以及他们的研究流程。研究将侧重于三个主题：主题1：通过系统进行设计(材料可持续性周期和当地行业实践)主题2：极端和未来设计(气候危机和区域生物系统)主题3：包容性设计(以用户为中心的契合度、共同设计方法和性能分析)