To maintain the quality of its programs and keep our students at the forefront of their fields, CABE embraces and furthers the changing trends in academics, the design industries, and society at large. Within these most recent semesters we have seen a shift in curriculum focus to more practical skill development and application, preparing students to engage in real projects. Even younger students have a chance to engage with local communities, survey and design for physical sites, and apply their newly developing talents to tangible places. As they mature, students take on the greater challenges of integrating technical systems, managing complex projects, and coordinating with actual clients.
There has been a particular interest in furthering the studies and application of sustainability to the design world, and CABE students strive to redefine the new standards of practice. Through research courses and design studios alike they are challenging the limits of what’s feasible and demanding better performing, more ethical projects, and creating them if they don’t exist. A balance is struck between driving advances in technical systems and consideration for the humanitarian mission of a more sustainable built environment. Projects by CABE students not only incorporate the latest technologies using new computational programs, but respond to the ethical questions of local impacts and learn from their vernacular and historical precedents. Exploration into adaptive reuse, regenerative design, and native habitat rejuvenation lead us to a holistic approach, beneficial to the entire network of living beings. Through the pursuit of environmental change, the students of CABE themselves partake in a transformative learning experience and the revolution of activism through design. |
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