Environmental Sustainable Design

Module synopsis : This module introduces students to environmental issues and provides some indepth understanding of the complexities and interactions that the design and construction professions have to deal with to contain some of the irreversible damage that human settlement causes to the environment. Modules also intend to instill basic ecological literacy and environmental concerns through projects that involves local environment and society.

Project 1 : Project Green-To-Go

Description : Environmental issues have become a great concern for humankind at present time as these issues are affecting and will affect earth and us badly. The Green to Go project is a project aimed to encourage students to use their talents to raise awareness of contemporary environmental and social issues. This project requires outside of classroom environmental issues exploration and textbook knowledge to encourage architecture students to do their part by producing short films that reflects these concerns and to be part of the change for a better world with their creative thoughts. The project also aims to enhance student’s creativity and confidence by providing them with an opportunity to express their findings through multimedia presentation. The short movie is expected to have impactful information, data, and graphic/visuals etc.

We worked in a group of 6 to create a short video of 2 minutes. Our video targets at the general public to raise awareness about the harmful effects of plastic usages even if it is recyclable.

Our storyboard :

Our final video :

Through our research and discussion, we believe that refraining from using plastic is the best way to reduce its harmful effects until a better alternative is invented.