Gansu studio: ‘Plug in’ school unit for rural china

En:

Revista Asia América Latina, Año 4 Vol. 4 no. 6

Editor:

Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. Instituto de Estudios de América Latina y el Caribe. Grupo de Estudios de Asia y América Latina

Fecha:

2019-04

Tipo de documento: 

artículo

Idioma: 

eng

Temas:

Design for development - Rural education - Environmental awareness - Chinese context - Creativity and innovation in education - Diseño para el desarrollo - Educación rural - Conciencia ambiental - Contexto chino - Creatividad e innovación en educación

Descripción: 

Gansú ‘Plug-in’ Studio was a community outreach project based in China developed over a course of 2 years (2014-2016). It proposed a complementary approach of education to improve quality of learning in primary schools in rural areas. The premise for the work was to engage higher education institutions such as UNNC and primary education institutions, such as HEPAN, by exchange of resources, (e.g. physical or human - staff and students as well as contexts as real opportunities for learning). It worked using design as a tool for development and environmental awareness. It worked in partnership with industry and government institutions and it involved over 120 students and 15 staff from 5 different areas (Architecture, Product Design, Environmental Engineering, Film Studies and English/Education). Through interactive workshops with academics and industry practitioners, UNNC students were guided to realise their ideas through innovative design and sustainable engineering solutions, also developed their communication and team working skills for real to help rural education and community development.

Filiación Institucional: 

Fil: Tenorio, Rosangela. University of Nottingham Ningbo; China.
Fil: Yang, Tong. Middlesex University; Reino Unido.
Fil: Oro, Bruno. University of Nottingham Ningbo; China.