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2020 Global Experimental Live-Lab
(GEL-Lab)
Design Studio
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THE STUDIO

OVERVIEW

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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

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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-institutional 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.

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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:

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  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)

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I really enjoyed working with such a diverse group of design students across the world. This experience has taught me so much in such a short time span. The self-awareness and self-reflection process made me connect with myself as a person and designer in a way that I have never done before. Therefore, it enabled me to see the bigger picture while being able to go into detail, to reflect and evaluate everything.

 

SAVANNAH TAITZ

University of Johannesburg, South Africa

final group presentations

TRACK

1

PARTICIPANT INSTITUTIONS (alphabetical order by institution and track)

California College of the Arts – CCA (USA, The Americas)

University of Guelph – UofG (Canada, The Americas)

University of Johannesburg – UJ (South Africa, Africa)

University of North Carolina Greensboro – UNCG (USA, The Americas)

BioGlo Market System

BioGlo Market System

Track 1 Group A's final GloWD 2020 GEL-Lab Design Studio project explored an innovative, future-forward approach to designing grocery stores for the contemporary world TEAM Instructor: Martin Bolton, University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa Students (8): Nasreen Amanjee, University of Johannesburg Guelph (UofG), Canada Michael Banks, University of Guelph (UofG), Canada Colleen LeFaivre, University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG), USA Zijie (Max) Ouyang, California College of the Arts (CCA), USA Amanda Passero, University of Guelph (UofG), Canada Savannah Taitz, University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa Hannah Tripp, University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG), USA Zhihao (Zach) Wang, California College of the Arts (CCA), USA
Brewing a Stronger Community – From Coffey Park to Espresso Park

Brewing a Stronger Community – From Coffey Park to Espresso Park

For the first-ever GloWD 2020 Global Experimental Live-Lab Design Studio, Group B focused on the global issue of forest fires causing community devastation in the State of California on the western coast of the United States. Our interdisciplinary team devised a redesign of the neighborhood of Coffey Park, Santa Rosa that had been destroyed back in October 2017 when the Tubbs Fire came down from the hills and spread through the community. As of November 2020, most of Coffey Park has been rebuilt. “They chose to rebuild. We chose to rethink. “ Our proposal is centralized around proactive wildfire design and demonstrates how students from Landscape Architecture at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario (Canada), Interior Architecture students at the University of North Carolina Greensboro in Greensboro, North Carolina (United States), Interior Design students from the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, California (United States), and Industrial design students from the University of Johannesburg in Johannesburg, Gauteng (South Africa) came together to create a globally-influenced design solution. Music: Vyen-Across the Pier Sage-Slenderbeats
Global Co-housing Model

Global Co-housing Model

Track 1 Group C's final presentation for the inaugural GloWD 2020 GEL-Lab Design Studio
Re-Viva System

Re-Viva System

Track 1 Group D's final presentation for GloWD 2020 GEL-Lab Design Studio Presentation explored health and wellbeing for the elderly TEAM Instructor: Asha Kutty, PhD, University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG), USA Students (8): Sadie Campbell, University of Guelph (UofG), Canada Julie Chuang, California College of the Arts (CCA), USA Hermann Hafenscher, University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa Giovnni Jauregui, California College of the Arts (CCA), USA James Lamb, University of Guelph (UofG), Canada Nawaal Petker, University of Johannesburg (UJ), South Africa Meily Uribe, University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG), USA Lucy Zou, University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG), USA

TRACK

A

PARTICIPANT INSTITUTIONS

Berlin University of the Arts – UdK (Germany, Europe)

Holon Institute of Technology – HIT (Israel, Middle East)

National Autonomous University of Mexico – UNAM (Mexico, The Americas)

RMIT University – RMIT (Australia, Oceania)

Liveable – Sustainability Through Community

Liveable – Sustainability Through Community

Track A Group A's final presentation for the GloWD 2020 GEL-Lab Design Studio for their project Liveable – Sustainability Through Community, a new green social media platform TEAM Instructor: Prof. Blair Wilde, RMIT University (RMIT), Australia Students (7): Hila Cohen, Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), Israel Stefan Damnig, Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin), Germany Paulina González Espitia, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico Twinkle Jumani, RMIT University (RMIT), Australia Aleksander Luczak, Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin), Germany Matt (Mingtao) Ma, RMIT University (RMIT), Australia María del Pilar Roalandini Jenner, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico
MusiCO

MusiCO

Track A Group B's final presentation for the GloWD 2020 GEL-Lab Design Studio TEAM Instructors: Elí Castellanos and Karina Díaz Barriga Morales, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico Students (8): Destina Atasayar, Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin), Germany Odelia Ben-Dov, Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), Israel Milthon Blanco, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico Iris (Pengling) Li, RMIT University (RMIT), Australia Nora Licona, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico Dain Park, Berlin University of the Arts (UdK Berlin), Germany Sumit Saha, RMIT University (RMIT), Australia Shaked Schwartzberg, Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), Israel
STAND BY YOU

STAND BY YOU

Track A Group C's final presentation for GloWD 2020 GEL-Lab Design Studio explored loneliness and designed a a multi-layered platform to connect for community on- and offline. TEAM Instructor: Galina Arbely, Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), Israel Students (7): Emilio Aboytes, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico Rasha Alsaleh, RMIT University (RMIT), Australia Janik Dietz, Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), Germany Meiying Lin, RMIT University (RMIT), Australia Dennis Loebach, Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), Germany Ofri Shapira, Holon Institute of Technology (HIT), Israel Valeria Solano Olvera, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico
The Moment Track A Group D GloWD

The Moment Track A Group D GloWD

This is the final presentation video of the work produced by members from Track A, Group D. We introduce a time sharing and food eating service called "The Moment", designed specifically to solve the emotional needs of the future.

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