Twelfth International Conference on The Constructed Environment

Abstract

This paper reviews a new cross-disciplinary course that is co-taught by faculty in the Engineering and Geography departments at a 2-year access campus. The course uses historic and contemporary case studies to explore impacts of design on people and places. In particular, it focuses on the role of design decisions in creating and reinforcing existing socio-spatial inequalities as well as the ways design has been, and can be, used to address inequalities. We provide an overview of our motivations for creating this course; the course development process, including institutional barriers; our pedagogical approach; and a SOTL project in progress that analyzes student experiences and learning outcomes.