Design and Nature

Code: VIS12866L

3 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/78 hours

Scientific Area: Design

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

3. Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

4. Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

11. Cidades e comunidades sustentáveis - Tornar as cidades e os assentamentos humanos inclusivos, seguros, resilientes e sustentáveis.

12. Produção e consumo sustentáveis - Assegurar padrões de produção e de consumo sustentáveis.

13. Ação climática - Tomar medidas urgentes para combater a mudança climática e seus impactos (*).

Learning Goals

Provide students with knowledge in the field of eco and bio design methodologies, through the use of learning concepts and design project methods that facilitate the recognition of the nature study as an engine to design innovative solutions.
Skills to be acquired by students:
- Know and understand innovation models in which nature is mater of inspiration for the design solution; - Know and understand design models in which nature is the entity to preserve by design;
- Develop the student's ability to apply eco-bio solutions to innovative design project;
- To promote the student's ability to stay informed about the evolution of eco bio innovations.

1. Delimitation of the principles inherent to Design and Nature.
2. Concepts and methods Design Bionic.
3. Concepts and methods Biodesign.
4. Concepts and methods Design Symbiotic.
5. Concepts and Methods of Ecological Design.
6. Design and Nature: New paradigms of evolution.
7. Presentation and Case Studies analysis.

Teaching Methods

The classes will be based on the exposure and critical analysis of theoretical and practical content by use of: literature and physical and audiovisual media; exploration of collaborative working methods; the debate on cross-cutting issues to the learning process.

Assessment

In the REGULAR SESSION period, students can choose between two assessment methods: Continuous Assessment or Final Assessment.

1. CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT METHOD

Assessment components:

Class participation: 20%;
Work developed during time with teacher supervision, which must be submitted to at least one periodic assessment with public disclosure of grades: 40%;
Presentation and defense of the work developed during class, which takes place during the "Regular Session Assessments" period: 40%.

2. FINAL ASSESSMENT METHOD

Work developed during time with teacher supervision: 40%;
Taking an exam based on the content taught: 60%.