Chair of the Future: A Symbolic Initiative to Embed Sustainability in TU/e's Decision-Making
Project conducted extracurricularly for TU/e Go Green Office
Duration: 3 months
Designers: Hanna Loschacoff, Luc Streithorst, Margot Beekhuizen, Isa Jansen, Vanessa Veldkamp, Pauline Vaandrager and Lio Huntjes
Contribution: Conceptualization, Parametric modelling (Grasshopper), Exploratory sketching, Form exploration through lo-fi prototypes, CAD Modelling, Benchmarking, Growing Mycelium, Narrative design
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Exhibited at: Dutch Design Week (DDW) at the 4TU Dialogues Exhibition (2023)​
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In recent years, TU/e has taken steps toward sustainability, starting with the establishment of the GO Green Office in 2016. In 2021, Anna Wieczorek became Sustainability Ambassador, and a team was formed to promote sustainable practices across university operations, governance, research, and education. To emphasize sustainability’s importance, the GO Green Office will present a symbolic "future chair" to the TU/e Executive Board at the 2023 Opening of the Academic Year (OAY), reminding leaders to prioritize sustainability in decision-making. This initiative, inspired by Jan Terlouw's #ToekomstStoel, aims to raise awareness and encourage lasting change at TU/e.
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