What might net-zero futures feel like? What kinds of new relationships to energy, mobility, and buildings will people need for this future to become a reality? Net Zero Possible Futures invites participants to explore these questions through experimental terrarium building. Using natural and artificial materials, we’ll engage in a process of prototyping speculative terrarium ‘worlds’ which will explore the possibilities (and fantasies) of a net-zero future. Participants will engage in rich conversations about net-zero, what it means to them and what might inspire meaningful net-zero futures. This workshop builds on findings from the Net Zero Precincts project, a collaboration between Emerging Technologies Research lab and the Monash Sustainability Development Institute.
For DIA Accredited Designers, attendance at this event is worth 1 informal CPD Point.
Participants
Dion Tuckwell
Dion Tuckwell works in the Department of Design at Monash University as a Lecturer of Communication Design. Prior to commencing his academic career at Monash, Dion worked as a designer in a number of multidisciplinary studios in Melbourne. While his principal interest lies in design practice, Dion works primarily in developing the theory component of the curriculum for the design department. Dion maintains a communication design studio practice with clients in both the private and public sector. His studio work and current research output explore how studio practice intervenes with models of design learning.
What might net-zero futures feel like? What kinds of new relationships to energy, mobility, and buildings will people need for this future to become a reality? Net Zero Possible Futures invites participants to explore these questions through experimental terrarium building. Using natural and artificial materials, we’ll engage in a process of prototyping speculative terrarium ‘worlds’ which will explore the possibilities (and fantasies) of a net-zero future. Participants will engage in rich conversations about net-zero, what it means to them and what might inspire meaningful net-zero futures. This workshop builds on findings from the Net Zero Precincts project, a collaboration between Emerging Technologies Research lab and the Monash Sustainability Development Institute.
For DIA Accredited Designers, attendance at this event is worth 1 informal CPD Point.
Participants
Dion Tuckwell
Dion Tuckwell works in the Department of Design at Monash University as a Lecturer of Communication Design. Prior to commencing his academic career at Monash, Dion worked as a designer in a number of multidisciplinary studios in Melbourne. While his principal interest lies in design practice, Dion works primarily in developing the theory component of the curriculum for the design department. Dion maintains a communication design studio practice with clients in both the private and public sector. His studio work and current research output explore how studio practice intervenes with models of design learning.
