Life as a Design for Future Living Student at BCU
Our BA (Hons) Design for Future Living course aims to develop innovative design thinking and asks students to question preconceptions about how we live now and how we might live in the future. As future generations face climate change and rising house prices, the course prepares students to meet those challenges head on.
The course is part of Birmingham School of Architecture and Design. Zoe Culverhouse, a first year student on the Design for Future Living course and Student Representative shares her experience of the course so far and why she chose to study at BCU.
George discusses the Design for Future Living Course
On the Birmingham City School of Architecture and Design website, Zoe writes: "I discovered the Design for Future Living course and after reading about the content realised that I had unknowingly been incorporating ideas of sustainability into the work I was already creating on my art and design college courses. Sustainability became an interest of mine and something I wanted to learn more about. Before finding the course, I didn’t know there was a way to be able to combine and learn about both design and sustainability at the same time. Finding this course was exciting and I couldn’t wait to start."
“During this pandemic the idea of the Design for Future Living course has become even more important”
"During this pandemic the idea of the Design for Future Living course has become even more important. The home is now an office, school, restaurant, gym and much more, and with most people around the world spending significantly more time in their homes than ever before, change will inevitably occur. In the time between choosing to do this course and going to university to start studying, the pandemic peaked and completely changed my foreseeable future."
"The projects on the course so far have been extremely varied and challenging but a lot of fun. I’ve learnt about a range of topics such as construction methods, new technologies and materials and much more. This is all important information and has been instrumental in the creation and development of my projects. I have also learnt a lot of new skills alongside refining my existing skills, for example how to properly draw technical drawings, model making, and digital skills. Learning these skills has improved my design process and it has become a lot more efficient."
You can read Zoe's original article on the BCU Website here.
Some of Zoe Culverhouse’s design work