Environmental Design Project

Catalog description

The Environmental Design Project is the culmination of the EDP Major. Each student should produce an individual work, that is a thoughtful analysis of a real-world problem addressing one of four central themes of the major’s core: 1) historic and theoretical perspectives; 2) the physical and built environment; 3) policy, politics and regulation; or 4) societal and cultural change. Allowing that there may be some overlap among these four themes, each project must focus on a specific place, process or object. Students are expected to produce a final project portfolio– which may include audio-visual materials, drawings, models, posters, artifacts, etc.– and a written report. Each student is expected to make a presentation to faculty and students before the close of the semester.