Author Archives: Becoming Kendall

Well, the end of the semester is almost over.  I feel like it has flown by, and yet I am also a different person than when I first started this class. Walking into this class, I had no idea what … Continue reading →

I have had a break through. After everything that has happened this week, after our enlightening talk with Maria Thiry, after everything we have learned throughout this entire semester. I have finally had the opportunity to put my money where … Continue reading →

My favorite Lola Show from this week was learning community four: Biophilic Design. Their first point was that using natural materials in nature benefits the healthcare patient’s way of life. Sky Factory Sky Light helps to calm patients that have … Continue reading →

While learning about empathic design, we were able to share our oldest and most treasured items with the class. For me, it was my great-grandfather’s wooden nickel. When I was young, I had a very close relationship with my great … Continue reading →

This past week we were able to create a business plan for a sustainable company of our own design. By using a model, we answered the questions about how our company would create relationships with our customers as well as … Continue reading →

This week we learned about biophilia and how we can use our aptitude for nature in sustainability-centered designs. Biophilia is the idea that we as humans have an inherent likeness that causes us to seek connections with nature and other … Continue reading →

Unfortunately due to my injury, I was unable to go to the botanical garden during class. Instead, I was able to look out my window, and sit outside, and observe nature in my own way. While many would think this … Continue reading →

Industrial ecology is the idea that we can use biomimicry, or taking ideas from the natural world around us to solve our problems, in the way that we make, sell, buy, and market everything. We have spent every moment since … Continue reading →