VALUATION OF ECO-DESIGN WITHIN THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF STUDENTS-ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS


Keywords:
sustainability, eco design, recycled materialsAbstract
The article presents a theoretical-practical study that succinctly exposes and analyzes some researchers' views in the targeted field, reflecting the importance and possibilities of contemporary university education for sustainability. It specifies state policies for promoting a healthy and safe environment and proposes pedagogical strategies for enhancing environmental education or ecological and sustainability education for architecture and design students. Additionally, it presents educational activities carried out in both formal and non-formal contexts, contributing to the development of scientific and professional thinking of architecture and design students, fostering respect for environmental protection through concept projects aimed at reducing excessive human consumerism. Furthermore, it highlights the role of ecological education in developing creativity, aesthetic taste, moral qualities, and the affectiveemotional sphere in the process of planning and executing planned actions. The influence of teaching and educational experience on the selection of recycled materials used for creating furniture and lighting fixtures is elucidated; in the research and presentation of these within theoretical-practical seminars. Recommendations are offered to optimize the ecological education of architecture and design students to achieve ecological literacy among future specialists who will develop sustainable and durable works. The students' creations vary in composition, form, size, color range, and functionality.
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