Elementary School: Tiny Houses (in Spanish!)

Design and Build a Tiny-House Model

 

The tiny-house movement is sweeping the country! Explore how and why people are building houses that require a fraction of the space of a traditional home, and then create a model of your own tiny-house design.
 
Students will learn about architecture, social responsibility and community as they envision and design their own tiny houses. They will use recycled and found materials to build scale models of their houses. We will explore concepts including sustainability, functionality and how to incorporate natural light into a house design. Students will practice math skills as they scale their models and workforce skills as they complete their projects within time constraints. To refine their communication skills, students will present their tiny houses to the class. The course offers an inspiring introduction for students interested in architecture and sustainable design.

What You Will Learn

Explore what a tiny house is, how it benefits society and what design features it needs in different environments.

• Gain an understanding of the ideas inspiring the tiny-house movement.
• Understand what design features will allow tiny houses to withstand challenging environments.
• Build scale models of tiny houses using paper, cardboard and found materials.
• Envision a community for a neighborhood in Mexicali built entirely of natural and waste materials available at the site.
• Design an Accessory Dwelling Unit for San Diego neighborhoods to help address the housing crisis.
• Explore how we can make our cities better and more affordable through tiny living.
• Gain presentation experience by sharing your tiny house design with the class and discussing its features.

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Course Number: DSGN-90005
Credit: 1.50 unit(s)

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6/27/2022 - 7/1/2022

$175

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• SECTION ID:

  166251

• CLASS TYPE:

  Online Asynchronous.
  
  This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
  You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.

• INSTRUCTOR:
  

  Stine, Trevor

  Trevor is an instructor at NewSchool of Architecture + Design. Earlier in his career, Trevor lived in the wilderness of Tennessee for two years as a wilderness counselor for adjudicated youths. In San Francisco, he managed four multi-million dollar philanthropic campaigns for the United Way of the Bay Area. He took numerous, long solo motorcycle journeys throughout Mexico, Central America, and the United States in order to undertake academic research and promote his international development organization. Besides teaching at NewSchool of Architecture + Design, Trevor is the founder of Pangea Proxima, an international non-profit organization, focused on increasing access to education and health, while promoting sustainable building in developing nations. He also founded and is a co...Read More

• TEXTBOOKS:

  No information available at this time.

• POLICIES:

  1st meeting mandatory.
  Early enrollment advised.
  No UCSD parking permit required.
  No visitors permitted.
  Pre-enrollment required.
  No refunds after: 6/20/2022.
  

• NOTE:

  This is a ELEMENTARY SCHOOL level course. Instructor will email student with Zoom information 24-hours in advance of start date. Please note this email will go to the student email on file, and not the parent email. The course runs the first two hours with an optional office hour the last hour. Supply list: No supplies are needed for this course.

• DATE & LOCATION:

  6/27/2022 - 7/1/2022
  extensioncanvas.ucsd.edu
  You will have access to your course materials on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.