This hands-on, special projects course is an opportunity for students to draw on the expertise of faculty to develop a domain of expertise of strategic value to their future careers, and also to their success in the Integrative Studio 2. Independent Project course will take place primarily as a student-driven, off-campus exercise complemented by as a series of intensive meetings with research tasks to be completed between the meetings. The expectation is that students develop a rich portrait of the design business innovation opportunities in a designated context: new social/market trends, new technologies/practices, emerging and alternative economies, transitioning political/regulatory frameworks. The emphasis of the course is on gathering and organizing the research material that will drive their participation in the Integrative Studio 2. Whatever final form this course may take for the student, a prior agreement with the Program Director and with the faculty is mandatory.

This hands-on, special projects course is an opportunity for students to draw on the expertise of faculty to develop a domain of expertise of strategic value to their future careers, and also to their success in the Integrative Studio 2. Independent Project course will take place primarily as a student-driven, off-campus exercise complemented by as a series of intensive meetings with research tasks to be completed between the meetings. The expectation is that students develop a rich portrait of the design business innovation opportunities in a designated context: new social/market trends, new technologies/practices, emerging and alternative economies, transitioning political/regulatory frameworks. The emphasis of the course is on gathering and organizing the research material that will drive their participation in the Integrative Studio 2. Whatever final form this course may take for the student, a prior agreement with the Program Director and with the faculty is mandatory.

This hands-on, special projects course is an opportunity for students to draw on the expertise of faculty to develop a domain of expertise of strategic value to their future careers, and also to their success in the Integrative Studio 2. Independent Project course will take place primarily as a student-driven, off-campus exercise complemented by as a series of intensive meetings with research tasks to be completed between the meetings. The expectation is that students develop a rich portrait of the design business innovation opportunities in a designated context: new social/market trends, new technologies/practices, emerging and alternative economies, transitioning political/regulatory frameworks. The emphasis of the course is on gathering and organizing the research material that will drive their participation in the Integrative Studio 2. Whatever final form this course may take for the student, a prior agreement with the Program Director and with the faculty is mandatory.

This hands-on, special projects course is an opportunity for students to draw on the expertise of faculty to develop a domain of expertise of strategic value to their future careers, and also to their success in the Integrative Studio 2. Independent Project course will take place primarily as a student-driven, off-campus exercise complemented by as a series of intensive meetings with research tasks to be completed between the meetings. The expectation is that students develop a rich portrait of the design business innovation opportunities in a designated context: new social/market trends, new technologies/practices, emerging and alternative economies, transitioning political/regulatory frameworks. The emphasis of the course is on gathering and organizing the research material that will drive their participation in the Integrative Studio 2. Whatever final form this course may take for the student, a prior agreement with the Program Director and with the faculty is mandatory.

This hands-on, special projects course is an opportunity for students to draw on the expertise of faculty to develop a domain of expertise of strategic value to their future careers, and also to their success in the Integrative Studio 2. Independent Project course will take place primarily as a student-driven, off-campus exercise complemented by as a series of intensive meetings with research tasks to be completed between the meetings. The expectation is that students develop a rich portrait of the design business innovation opportunities in a designated context: new social/market trends, new technologies/practices, emerging and alternative economies, transitioning political/regulatory frameworks. The emphasis of the course is on gathering and organizing the research material that will drive their participation in the Integrative Studio 2. Whatever final form this course may take for the student, a prior agreement with the Program Director and with the faculty is mandatory.

This hands-on, special projects course is an opportunity for students to draw on the expertise of faculty to develop a domain of expertise of strategic value to their future careers, and also to their success in the Integrative Studio 2. Independent Project course will take place primarily as a student-driven, off-campus exercise complemented by as a series of intensive meetings with research tasks to be completed between the meetings. The expectation is that students develop a rich portrait of the design business innovation opportunities in a designated context: new social/market trends, new technologies/practices, emerging and alternative economies, transitioning political/regulatory frameworks. The emphasis of the course is on gathering and organizing the research material that will drive their participation in the Integrative Studio 2. Whatever final form this course may take for the student, a prior agreement with the Program Director and with the faculty is mandatory.

This hands-on, special projects course is an opportunity for students to draw on the expertise of faculty to develop a domain of expertise of strategic value to their future careers, and also to their success in the Integrative Studio 2. Independent Project course will take place primarily as a student-driven, off-campus exercise complemented by as a series of intensive meetings with research tasks to be completed between the meetings. The expectation is that students develop a rich portrait of the design business innovation opportunities in a designated context: new social/market trends, new technologies/practices, emerging and alternative economies, transitioning political/regulatory frameworks. The emphasis of the course is on gathering and organizing the research material that will drive their participation in the Integrative Studio 2. Whatever final form this course may take for the student, a prior agreement with the Program Director and with the faculty is mandatory.