{"id":293,"date":"2017-10-12T04:13:33","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T04:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/?p=293"},"modified":"2025-03-11T23:02:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T23:02:57","slug":"gallatin-students-create-school-of-the-earth-2061-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/softnary.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/12\/gallatin-students-create-school-of-the-earth-2061-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Gallatin Students Create \u2018School of the Earth\u2019 2061 Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Gallatin students predict that the future will be bright. Last semester, a Gallatin School of Individualized Study class called Climate Adaptation, led by Associate Professors Peder Anker and Mitch Joachim, took on the task of drafting a plan for a School of the Earth \u2014 a building that will have positive effects on the environment and be an inclusive and progressive space in the NYU community and neighborhood. <\/span><\/p>\n

Once the class brainstormed and compiled its research, students split themselves up into groups to put their vision into action. They designed and 3D printed a model of the building, wrote a <\/span>book<\/span><\/a> with a mission statement and a <\/span>manifesto<\/span><\/a> of the school\u2019s progressive curriculum, produced a short <\/span>film<\/span><\/a> on the project, put together a gallery space and organized an event to share their work. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe talked about different ways that people have adapted to the climate before, and the different ways that architecture and design is doing it now,\u201d Anker said. \u201cThat\u2019s half of the course. And the second half of the course is we give out a vision for creating the school for tomorrow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Gallatin Dean Susanne Wofford provided the class with a grant for getting technical training in different design tools and planning the event. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Anker and Joachim chose to aim the project at 2061 because that will be the year that Albert Gallatin, the namesake of the school, would have turned 300 years old. According to scientific predictions, the effects of climate change will be too profound to ignore, but not so devastating as to prevent communities from taking positive actions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Anker said that this project was also in part a response to the university\u2019s <\/span>2031 expansion plan. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe challenged the students to think hard about what climate change would do to our community and what we could do for our community as a school,\u201d Anker said. \u201cIt is quite moving because [the students] had the chance to think critically about the way we get energy, the way we eat, what type of food we should grow, the curriculum we\u2019re going to teach and the type of faculty we need to hire.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Gallatin senior Josh Shapiro worked on several different aspects of the project including the 3D model, the book and the event planning. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think the purpose of making this plan was necessarily to put it into effect and accomplish it by 2061,\u201d Shapiro said. \u201cI think this was more about designing an ideal building with no restrictions, predicated on the knowledge that our climate is changing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The manifesto written by students described incorporating a permanent installation on indigenous claims to the land and native environmental methods, photo exhibits, documentary screenings and guest speakers dedicated to issues surrounding the environment, because of the belief that everything is connected and therefore the changing environment is interconnected with social injustices. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe were just shepherds in helping the students form their own vision, and had their own fun doing it,\u201d Anker said. \u201cStudents in our class came up with a vision for the school that will make the school be more adaptive to climate adaptation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Joachim said that the building plans are feasible within a contemporary budget and in 2061 it will be less costly to undertake. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe asked [the students] to question all authority, including ourselves,\u201d Joachim said. \u201cWe equalized the field to respect all generations and perspectives.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Shapiro said that one of the biggest challenges the group faced was the fact that the students had varying skill levels when it came to making the film, the model and the book \u2014 but this variation ultimately became one of the strengths of the group. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m hesitant to say that there was more structure needed from the professors,\u201d Shapiro said. \u201cCritics would say that classes like this shouldn\u2019t exist, but the truth is that I\u2019d rather have a class that was slightly lacking in structure than a class that left no room for imagination and growth.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

There indeed was plenty of room for experimental thinking \u2014 the class stretched its imagination and embraced the use of pods for classrooms, community lounges and food centers. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPods are dope,\u201d Shapiro said. \u201cThe possibilities are endless.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Anker said that while Gallatin already has a platinum certification for its environmental impact, there are aspects of the School of the Earth that are being considered for the future. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe created a vision, and now it\u2019s up to the school to use that vision,\u201d Anker said. \u201cThe idea of the makerspace, having more greenery within the building and using the roof in a different way is something the dean of the school is thinking about.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Email Miranda Levingston at mlevingston@nyunews.com.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

This story Gallatin Students Create \u2018School of the Earth\u2019 2061 Plan<\/a> appeared first on Washington Square News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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