HI Cindy and Ann,
It is a tricky topic to track sustainability as a criteria, even when sustainability is included - what percentage of the criteria is attributed to sustainability? and does the criteria actual reflect designs that would lead to a more sustainable society or ecology?. I developed a criteria in my thesis to track the development of sustainability in student design work. Mar Ramirez and I also applied this criteria to the Australian Design Awards presented in the attached conference paper.
Clune S, Ramirez M. 2010. Sustainability consideration in the Australian International Design Awards ( http://unsworks.unsw.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/unsworks:8774 ). Sustainability in Design Now! ( http://www.lensconference.polimi.it/ ) International Conference of the Learning Network on Sustainability (LeNS) ( http://www.lens.polimi.it/ ), Bangalore, Sep 29 to Oct 1.
Regards,
Stephen
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>>> Ann Thorpe <[log in to unmask]> 23/05/2011 18:53 >>>
Cindy,
I'm not sure that the paper/study you seek exists; if it does I'd like to
see it too. I've also recently been thinking about how to track the uptake
of the sustainability agenda in design over time. My recent blog post
suggesting ideas, feedback hasn't generated much yet. But you can see it
here: http://www.designers ( http://www.designers/ )-atlas.net/archives/244
I agree with the suggestion of looking at competitions that have been
running over time, such as the IDSA one mentioned, is a good bet. In the UK
the RSA (Royal Society for the Arts) has run a student design competition
for the past years and this might also prove an interesting study in terms
of how the nature of the briefs, if not the actual criteria have changed.
I've noticed a definite change in the last 10 years that I've been over here
in the UK.
http://www.thersa.org/projects/design/student-design-awards
Along similar lines, Kira Gould provides a good history of the AIA's
committee on the environment (COTE) that discusses their Top Ten Green
Projects program, a competition that started with green criteria but has
evolved.
http://aiawebdev2.aia.org/cote2_template.cfm?pagename=cote_history
The COTE agenda is making its way into AIA policy. A similar evolution, I
think, has occurred in the IDSA. As to national policy, you might also want
to look at a few of the design councils, the UK and Danish design councils
come to mind as they are both long running and are gradually shifting from
the sole "design-as-economic-growth-engine" towards broader social and
environmental conceptions of design's role.
Best,
Ann
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