1. College of Design for CRAD -- January, 2009 Marilyn DeLong, Assoc. Dean - R esearch & Outreach

2. College of Design 2 ½ years old -- a Wave 1 project Committed to U of MN vision Small to mid-sized unit –1400 students (350 graduate students) –$4.9 million R & O (e.g. contracts, grants,& endowments)

3. All R & O Funds: $4,932,750

4. School /Departments within... Architecture Design, Housing & Apparel –Apparel Design –Graphic Design –Housing Studies –Interior Design –Retail Merchandising Landscape Architecture

5. What is design? Design involves the form & function of everything we use everyday: products, services, systems, & environments Design is a way of thinking that envisions alternative futures

6. Research & Outreach... Leveraged advantage: diverse Land-grant research university Metropolitan area Networked & Interdisciplinary Innovative & Entrepreneurial

7. Priorities... Design for all—in urban & rural contexts Sustainability for the future Design, health, & well-being World heritage & culture Digital design & fabrication

8. Defining Strategies... Linkage of research, outreach, & teaching Interdisciplinary projects –Example: Solar Decathlon Service learning –Local, national, international –Example: Katrina victims Global awareness –Cultural exchange/ Study Abroad –Example: UMN / Hong-Ik University (Korea)

9. Centers/Museums/Laboratories Goldstein Museum of Design Center for Sustainable Building Research Metropolitan Design Center Human Dimensioning Laboratory InformeDesign World Heritage Center for Changing Landscapes Center for Rural Design MURC (Radon training) Digital Design Consortium

10. Goldstein Museum of Design Design collections / Materials library –Venue for research & outreach –Use in classrooms & in community Showcase for design - Exhibitions –Venue for educational programs –Interdisciplinary projects –Targeted audiences link to community

11. Example: Structuring a global exchange Purpose: a cultural awareness & global perspective Three Phases Semester course Exhibition in the USA Symposium in Korea

12. Cultural Exchange--an Exhibition

13. Symposium in Korea

14. Center-Sustainable Building Research CSBR Mission: Working to transform the built environment in ways that provide for the ecological, economic, & social needs of the present without compromising those of the future. --through research, outreach, & education

15. People CSBR staff includes architects, psychologists, mechanical engineer College faculty collaborate on projects Other University faculty collaborate on projects ( i.e.,CFANS, IT) Funding Federal: Departments of Energy, Housing and Urban Development, and Transportation, EPA State: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, MNSCU, Departments of Administration, Commerce, Transportation, and Natural Resources County: Hennepin, Dakota and other metro counties Other: McKnight Foundation, Wilder Foundation, Target Corporation, Green Communities Program Photovoltaic panels on Rapson Hall roof Hydrogen is generated from solar energy and stored in tank. Fuel cell uses hydrogen to produce pollution-free electricity

16. Affordable Housing Minnesota Sustainable Housing Initiative (McKnight Foundation) Sustainable Housing Research for Korea HUD Communities Outreach Partnership Center (Includes Department of Architecture, Metropolitan Design Center, and Cold Climate Housing Program) Demonstration Homes in the Frogtown Neighborhood Green Communities Program Building Evaluation Post Occupancy Evaluations of buildings for MNSCU, University of Minnesota, Departments of Natural Resources and Transportation Post Occupancy Evaluations of sustainable pilot projects for Hennepin, Ramsey, Dakota, Carver and Washington Counties Evaluation of Green Community Pilot Projects Some CSBR Activities

17. Metropolitan Design Center Public Outreach... Direct Design Assistance & Corridor Housing Initiative

18. Community Outreach: Direct Design Assistance (DDA) program Typical project areas: Housing Green space Mapping + analysis Urban revitalization Educational materials DDA provides one to two weeks of working days of technical assistance to help solve design and planning issues. MDC works with small cities, neighborhoods & other nonprofit organizations.

19. Recent DDA projects Common Ground Meditation Center, Minneapolis Created design concepts for a meditation garden and rain gardens Station Area mapping analysis for the West Bank Mapped two alternative LRT station locations and the amenities within walking distance to help with plan for future transit

20. Human Dimensioning Laboratory Accurately measure & assess complex forms --human body Uses: local corporations study sizing; within the University study human factors related to health, well being (pesticide application), first responders ( fire fighters) Funding from NSF, AES, IAS

21. Human Dimensioning

22. Motion Capture Analysis

23. Vision The world is our health care system. water, soil, air, food, ecosystem and human health

24. Doc in a Box: A portable cargo container with contents designed to be expandable for health care delivery in developing countries and emergency response.

25. Research & Outreach in the College of Design... Connected & interdisciplinary Innovative & entrepreneurial Contributing purposefully- –state-wide, nation-wide, & world-wide