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Students create sustainable furniture from hardwoods at Madrid Design Festival

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Spanish design students used red oak, maple, cherry and tulip woods to create furniture pieces for Slow Spain: Slow furniture for fast change, an exhibition by the American Hardwood Export Council at Madrid Design Festival. Here, the students observed the pieces being handcrafted and learned about the specific carpentry and joinery processes.

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Six courses on sustainability for designers

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Dezeen Courses: a programme that challenges students to create environmentally responsive design schemes is included in this roundup of courses on sustainability. The courses in this roundup were created to equip students with the practical skills to design products, spaces and built environments in a more sustainable way.

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Ten architecture projects by Toronto Metropolitan University students

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Also included is a thesis that examines informal settlements in the Philippines that are more vulnerable to extreme weather events caused by climate change and a housing project in Italy designed to accommodate refugees. DAS is the only school in Canada that integrates architecture, building science and project management.

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Students at the Pratt Institute present 13 interior design projects

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Dezeen School Shows: a project exploring home reconstruction through the use of local materials is included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at the Pratt Institute. The thesis provides students the opportunity and freedom to pursue a topic in depth, building on the studies they have undertaken during their time at Pratt."

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Seven fashion and textiles projects by students taking part in New Designers

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Dezeen School Shows: a sustainably designed running shoe with replaceable and reconfigurable modular components is included in Dezeen's latest school show by New Designers. A focus on controlled craftsmanship includes hand-beading as well as screen-printing with foil, aqua-suede and flock to create value and textural depth.

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Roundtable: Can technology aid sustainable improvements in design?

Hotel Designs

Hotel Designs Roundtable: Can technology aid sustainable improvements in design? Roundtable: Can technology aid sustainable improvements in design? Image credit: Zennio SH: So at what point do you all start looking for sustainable solutions or alternatives for each of your projects? There needs to be a reason for everything.

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Ten architecture student projects from Dezeen's Pinterest

Deezen

We've rounded up some of the most imaginative student architecture projects pinned on Dezeen's dedicated School Shows Pinterest board. In this roundup, we celebrate work by graduate and undergraduate students from past School Shows, narrowing the architecture projects down to 10 from our School Show Pinterest board.