Ecosa Institute of Regenerative Ecological Design
Ecosa Institute advocates a radical departure from the traditional approach to teaching design. As an in-depth overview to sustainable and ecological design, the semester program explores the many ways in which design can solve the environmental challenges of the 21st century. Architecture, urban planning, landscape architecture, industrial design, and other design-thinking disciplines are unique problem-solving tools that have the potential to create a healthy, just and sustainable world. Ecosa Institute uses nature as a model for the curriculum, therefore it is complex, recursive and diverse.
The report of the American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment has said "In many ways, what students get in one semester is a more holistic understanding of sustainability than they could presently get at any traditional design school."
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