Abstract
In this presentation I will discuss how we developed a series of projects in Design and Technology lessons with boys aged 9-13 using a single batch of donated timber. The wood was used for 2019 iconic temporary pavilion designed by Yinka Ilori and Pricegore architects at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London. The gallery requested the students design a prototype artefact that could become a community resource. This presentation explains how a series of projects evolved from the initial designs. The original artefacts were adapted to different uses and the smaller and smaller offcuts were re-imagined in a variety of different projects across the age groups. This case study offers an example of how a material with a cultural history can motivate projects that value and use the material with care ensuring that nothing goes to waste. It also examines how existing artefacts and offcuts can stimulate unique and exciting creative outputs within a wide range of abilities and ages. It demonstrates the way students learnt to renew and repair weathered material and how using re-purposed materials was embraced.
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Melanie Mortimer, Dulwich Prep & Senior School, United Kingdom
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Conference: BCE2024
Stream: Nurturing Creativity & Innovation: New
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To cite this article:
Mortimer M. (2025) Re-think, Re-imagine, Re-purpose: A Case Study in Sustainable Use of a Single Material in Design and Technology Lessons ISSN: 2435-9467 – The Barcelona Conference on Education 2024: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 761-768) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-9467.2024.66
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2435-9467.2024.66
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