High School: Virtual Exploration and Design

Use Virtual Exploration to Inspire Sustainable Design

Get a global introduction to sustainable design by using Google Maps and Google Earth as tools for virtual exploration. Analyze sites of past civilizations and create your own design for a sustainable dwelling of the future.
 
Get a global introduction to sustainable design by using Google Maps and Google Earth as tools for virtual exploration. Analyze sites of past settlements and come up with your own design for a sustainable dwelling or community of the future.
Students will gain a deeper understanding of geography, world history and sustainable design as they explore world regions. We will examine historical sites and consider why those sites were successful. After analyzing several case studies, students will learn basic concepts of sustainable design and then sketch a house of the future for a specific site using their new perspective. They will present their sustainable designs to classmates and explain their justifications for specific elements. The class is aimed at students interested in maps, geography, history, natural environments, and sustainable architecture and design.
 
What You Will Learn
Students in Virtual Exploration and Design for a Sustainable World will:

• Gain experience in posing meaningful research questions
• Learn how to explore Earth’s surface for research purposes using Google Earth and Google Maps
• Gain an understanding of how to create well-designed homes and public spaces for the future using sustainable methods through research and site analysis
• Learn how to find and use global census reports and United Nations data in their research
• Analyze a geographic area and examine features that promote healthy human habitat
• Develop an understanding of how to gather reputable data from the internet
• Demonstrate advanced oral and written communication skills through effective presentation of research results

Course Number: GEOG-90010
Credit: 1.50 unit(s)

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7/22/2024 - 7/26/2024

$275

In-class

San Diego

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• SECTION ID:

  180114

• CLASS TYPE:

  This is a traditional classroom setting.
  
  All class meetings held in-person according to published location, dates and times. Students may be expected to engage with course content online during the published course dates.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Stine, Trevor

  Trevor is an instructor at NewSchool of Architecture + Design. Earlier in his career, Trevor lived in the wilderness of Tennessee for two years as a wilderness counselor for adjudicated youths. In San Francisco, he managed four multi-million dollar philanthropic campaigns for the United Way of the Bay Area. He took numerous, long solo motorcycle journeys throughout Mexico, Central America, and the United States in order to undertake academic research and promote his international development organization. Besides teaching at NewSchool of Architecture + Design, Trevor is the founder of Pangea Proxima, an international non-profit organization, focused on increasing access to education and health, while promoting sustainable building in developing nations. He also founded and is a co...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No textbook required.

• POLICIES:

  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 5/31/2024.
  

• NOTE:

  If a student decides to drop from the course, they can receive a full refund until 5/13/24 and a half refund until 5/31/24. No refunds will be granted starting 6/1/24.

DATE	DAY	START	END	LOCATION
7/22/2024	Mon	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	Room 213, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
7/23/2024	Tue	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	Room 213, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
7/24/2024	Wed	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	Room 213, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
7/25/2024	Thu	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	Room 213, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego
7/26/2024	Fri	9:00 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	Room 213, UCSD Division of Extended Studies University City Center, 6256 Greenwich Dr., San Diego