Everything exists within systems, and anything we extract from the earth must ultimately return to it. As our world faces unprecedented challenges - from climate change and limited resources to economic instability and social inequality - our need for sustainable approaches is urgent. How can designers and artists create and engage with objects, materials, and systems in ways that are socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable? We begin to address this question through creative practice and scientific inquiry, shifting ‘sustainability’ from an abstract idea to a way of thinking, making, and doing. Using the framework of systems thinking, Sustainable Systems cultivates awareness of the interconnectedness between the many elements of the global environmental crisis. It highlights the crucial role of design in addressing sustainability and resilience. The course aims to create an emotional, empathetic and intellectual connection with the life forms and environments that bear the burden of our choices.

Everything exists within systems, and anything we extract from the earth must ultimately return to it. As our world faces unprecedented challenges - from climate change and limited resources to economic instability and social inequality - our need for sustainable approaches is urgent. How can designers and artists create and engage with objects, materials, and systems in ways that are socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable? We begin to address this question through creative practice and scientific inquiry, shifting ‘sustainability’ from an abstract idea to a way of thinking, making, and doing. Using the framework of systems thinking, Sustainable Systems cultivates awareness of the interconnectedness between the many elements of the global environmental crisis. It highlights the crucial role of design in addressing sustainability and resilience. The course aims to create an emotional, empathetic and intellectual connection with the life forms and environments that bear the burden of our choices.

Everything exists within systems, and anything we extract from the earth must ultimately return to it. As our world faces unprecedented challenges - from climate change and limited resources to economic instability and social inequality - our need for sustainable approaches is urgent. How can designers and artists create and engage with objects, materials, and systems in ways that are socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable? We begin to address this question through creative practice and scientific inquiry, shifting ‘sustainability’ from an abstract idea to a way of thinking, making, and doing. Using the framework of systems thinking, Sustainable Systems cultivates awareness of the interconnectedness between the many elements of the global environmental crisis. It highlights the crucial role of design in addressing sustainability and resilience. The course aims to create an emotional, empathetic and intellectual connection with the life forms and environments that bear the burden of our choices.

Everything exists within systems, and anything we extract from the earth must ultimately return to it. As our world faces unprecedented challenges - from climate change and limited resources to economic instability and social inequality - our need for sustainable approaches is urgent. How can designers and artists create and engage with objects, materials, and systems in ways that are socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable? We begin to address this question through creative practice and scientific inquiry, shifting ‘sustainability’ from an abstract idea to a way of thinking, making, and doing. Using the framework of systems thinking, Sustainable Systems cultivates awareness of the interconnectedness between the many elements of the global environmental crisis. It highlights the crucial role of design in addressing sustainability and resilience. The course aims to create an emotional, empathetic and intellectual connection with the life forms and environments that bear the burden of our choices.

Everything exists within systems, and anything we extract from the earth must ultimately return to it. As our world faces unprecedented challenges - from climate change and limited resources to economic instability and social inequality - our need for sustainable approaches is urgent. How can designers and artists create and engage with objects, materials, and systems in ways that are socially, environmentally, and economically sustainable? We begin to address this question through creative practice and scientific inquiry, shifting ‘sustainability’ from an abstract idea to a way of thinking, making, and doing. Using the framework of systems thinking, Sustainable Systems cultivates awareness of the interconnectedness between the many elements of the global environmental crisis. It highlights the crucial role of design in addressing sustainability and resilience. The course aims to create an emotional, empathetic and intellectual connection with the life forms and environments that bear the burden of our choices.