EA 130 PZ -Design Process Studio: Arid Bioregions

Institution: Pitzer College

Description: Design Process Studio centers on the analytical, (re)generative, (re)creative, and sensory pursuit of reading the landscape to develop a multidisciplinary design process for making
original works of ecological art, design and restoration in arid environments. With Pitzer’s Outback Preserve, Bernard Field Station, and proximity to the California desert, the course emphasizes California’s vast arid bioregion as a generative source for ecological art & design. Students engage theory and praxis across the arts and sciences to propose art works/designs that heal degraded ecosystems. The course has a strong naturalist component: students will keep visual and written records of their creative journey in a sketchbook, an artwork in itself. Students will develop an artistic hypothesis and depict ecological restoration as an art form.