Under the
theme “Creative Transition towards Sustainability” the 6th
Sustainable Summer School took place at the Living Lab LOW3 of UPC-Barcelona
Tech from 3d to 5th of November 2014.
13
international PhD students, 6 academic team members and 6 invited experts
contributed to a successful 3-days event at the ETSAV campus at Sant Cugat.
13
international PhD students, 6 academic team members and 6 invited experts
contributed to a successful 3-days event at the ETSAV campus at Sant Cugat.
The
pluridisciplinary approach of the workshop, with designers, architects,
engineers, sociologists and economists among the participants, led to intense
discussions and fruitful conversations about the technologic, socio-economic,
sociologic and environmental aspects of sustainability. Individual research
topics were presented and discussed.
Local and international experts gave their input and participated actively in the debates.
Local and international experts gave their input and participated actively in the debates.
In a group
exercise, the different approaches to sustainability were visualized through
the development of a common “Vision 2030”. The different research topics and
working hypothesis of the participating researchers had to be integrated in
order to first negotiate and then holistically visualize and defend an overall
vision for their specific “pathway towards sustainability”.
Programmed
in November as the 6th event of this type, this “late summer” school
at Barcelona was hosted at the Living Lab LOW3, an energy self-sufficient solar
house that allowed the creation of a personalized, almost domestic atmosphere,
encouraging an open and collaborative working ambience, and an ideal place for
socializing with a great variety of people in a short time.
The
organizing team from Wuppertal Institute, Folkwang University, Ecosign and
UPC-Barcelona Tech will soon think about a new edition for 2015.
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