Disastrous Dualisms: A Qualitative Investigation Of Gender-Based Beliefs About Sustainable Design In Architectural Practice
Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Ecology, Cornell's interior design program placed strong emphasis on the human experience.Here, Caitlin developed her abilities to create functional, responsible, and aesthetically stimulating spaces that provide a cohesive experience for users.Her broad interests in issues of the built environment motivated her to additionally pursue a concentration in architecture during her undergraduate studies, traveling to various cities in Spain and Portugal as part of the Cornell Summer Architecture Program in 2008.Here she worked on studio projects in multidisciplinary teams and expanded upon skills of hand sketching, architectural history, urban planning, and photography.She has also studied at the Danish Institute for Study Abroad in 2008, enriching and diversifying her approach to design challenges through the investigation of a Scandinavian design perspective.She has held a number of internship in various fields of design (interior design, fashion, graphic design) that reflect her diverse interests, but has aspirations to pursue a career in social and sustainable interior design/ architecture.Caitlin's interests in sustainable design first arose during her freshman year at Cornell with the inspiration of Professor Jack Elliott, under whose guidance she would later go on to complete her Master of Arts in Sustainable Design Studies.She also participated in research with Jack Elliott, prototyping an aluminum nodes and local hardwood beam pentagonal construction system for the proposed Educational and Administrative Building of the Children's Garden of Ithaca.Caitlin's curiosity about how design can respond appropriately to given social and environmental contexts has only grown during her graduate studies and she plans to continue exploration of these topics as she enters the world of professional practice.
Source: eCommons (Cornell University)
Author: Caitlin Baiada
Language: English
Subfield: Building and Construction
Field: Engineering
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2212328641