Spring 2023
ENVDES 104 001 - LEC 001
Design Frameworks
Nate Eben Kauffman
Class #:29976
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Architecture
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
4
Enrolled: 31
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 35
Waitlist Max: 0
Open Reserved Seats:
4 reserved for Sustainable Environmental Design Majors with 3 or more Terms in Attendance
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 6 hours of outside work hours per week.
Final Exam
WED, MAY 10TH
03:00 pm - 06:00 pm
Wurster 315C
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Course Catalog Description
This course begins with an open-ended question (“What is design?”) and asks students to think critically about the central tenets, commonalities, and limits of design in an ever-changing complex world. A historical and theoretical overview of predominant schools of thought across all scales of design (i.e. industrialization, modernism, post-modernism, and beyond) will ground the discussions to follow. Topics related to environmental sustainability including industrial ecologies, ecological design principles, lifecycle, biomimicry, LEED and accreditation systems, and closed-loop cycles will be presented.
Class Notes
Class is closed to enrollment until October 27. Priority is for SED students admitted in Fall 2021 as first-year and SED transfer students admitted Fall 2022. No space available for SED students admitted prior to Fall 2021.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Arts & Literature, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
4 reserved for Sustainable Environmental Design Majors with 3 or more Terms in Attendance
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
Guide to Open, Free, & Affordable Course Materials
Associated Sections
None