Section 210: Writing and Interdisciplinary Collaborative Design

Section 210: Writing and Interdisciplinary Collaborative Design

by | May 22, 2023

Instructors from five different disciplines will support your exploration of the creative design process through a collaborative, semester-long project: a multimodal essay, that combines architecture, art & design, engineering, music and writing to make an argument, while preparing you to work on interdisciplinary design teams.

Section 120: The Greatest Materials of All Time

Section 120: The Greatest Materials of All Time

by | May 21, 2023

“Stone Age,” “Iron Age,” “Silicon Valley” – these terms reflect major aspects of human civilization. From textiles to sugar, to transistors and smartphones – various products have proven critical developments in human history. What materials made them possible? What new industries did they spawn? What new problems did they create? What might come next?