Bridging design disciplines: preparing students for unpredictable challenges
by Carolina Gill, Blaine Lilly
J. of Design Research (JDR), Vol. 7, No. 3, 2008

Abstract: The demands of the global economy, coupled with the necessity of finding sustainable design solutions for the environmental crises that confront us, will require designers with divergent educational backgrounds to work in close coordination. As faculty at one of the largest public universities in the USA, we find ourselves confronted with the demands of working around an institution whose size discourages cross-disciplinary collaboration. In this article, we present strategies for working around these obstacles, and three case studies of students working across disciplines on design-related problems.

Online publication date: Sat, 28-Mar-2009

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