From Sunday, July 13 through Tuesday, July 29 the University of Gastronomic Sciences will host Designing Connected Places, the International Summer School program organized by Torino World Design Capital.
Designing Connected Places is an educational program designed for students from the most prestigious international design schools. The students’ accommodations will be provided at the Albergo dell’Agenzia and Corte Albertina, both located in Pollenzo. The lessons will be held in the classrooms of the University of Gastronomic Sciences, whose staff will also be on hand to provide technical support.
One hundred and eighty students will participate in the program (ninety in the first session from July 13 – 20, ninety in the second, from July 22 – 29) which will be divided into six classes, each one dedicated to an in-depth study of a specific theme through workshops, seminars and lessons held by designers and experts of international renown.
The six themes presented in the International Summer School program correspond to specific design challenges unique to the Piedmont region. Students will develop creative solutions for the needs of the territory, based on a series of diverse approaches.
The program’s six thematic areas are:
ACTIVE WELFARE – Products, services and communication for the health and well being of a city
MULTI-MOBILITY – Products, services and communication for efficient urban mobility
OPEN AND SAFE TOWN – Products, services and communication for the identity and safety of modern, outdoor urban areas
EATING 2.0 – Products, services and communication for food and food systems
COMPLEXITY MAPS – Products, services and communication for the representation of places and communities
DESIGNING THE PROCESS – Strategies, prototypes, and communication for urban bodies and production systems
For additional information visit: http://www.torinoworlddesigncapital.it/portale/index.php