Inspiring Design Futures
Weeks 1 and 3
Elevator Pitch Competition and Week 2
Weeks 4 and 5
Professor/TA Trivia
100
This U of I alumnus currently resides in Puerto Rico where he has recently founded a sustainable lifestyle and wellness community called Alternavida.
Who is Yancy Wright?
100
This concept started as a critique of conditions and professions, and emerged as active interventions. One definition is, "The varied means and approaches with transformative intent to make the status quo better."
What is Spatial Agency?
100
The guest lecturer from the College of Business.
Who is Mike McCullough?
100
The number of people per year who die from preventable, water-related diseases because they do not have access to clean water.
What is 5 million people?
100
This Professor/TA lives on a small ranch outside of Uniontown, WA.
Who is Evan Davies?
200
In the initial session of the Personal Stories Track Larry Kom discussed his renovation project of this public building in Lewiston, ID.
What is the library?
200
This particular version of motivation of spatial agency is defined as, ..."Motivation to work with the environment, to acknowledge human impact, and to focus on the interdependence of the environment, economics and the social impact.
What is Ecological Motivation?
200
Art, architecture, and social space created to be easily accessed by everyone and not just by a privileged elite.
What is Democratic Design?
200
Used to “audit the construction process, review your occupation approach, ensure good quality design is consistently delivered, monitor building performance or even review and adapt your strategic decision process.”
What is POE or Post Occupancy Evaluation?
200
This Professor/TA attended Seattle Pacific University where he or she earned a B.A. in Linguistics and European Studies.
Who is Lexi Schaar?
300
This U of I Alumnus is currently an assistant professor of visual art at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee.
Who is Angel Luna?
300
This component of Spatial Agency motivations occurs when, "Certain groups emerge out of a desire to challenge the normative modes of architectural practice”
What is Professional Motivation?
300
A designed and rehearsed business plan that is delivered in roughly 60 seconds.
What is an Elevator Pitch?
300
This organization “raises awareness and promotes dialogue focused on the shrinking availability of clean water—due to climate change, access, and commercial exploitation.”
What is Art for Water?
300
This Professor/TA once hiked 27 miles in rugged terrain in the Selway Bitterroot wilderness with a back pack carrying bear scat on a July day.
Who is Dr. Awwad-Rafferty?
400
This device was given away as the “grand prize” in the raffle at the final session of the event.
What is an IPod Touch?
400
Appropriation, Dissemination, Empowerment, Networking and Subversion comprise this aspect of spatial agency.
What are the Operations of Spatial Agency?
400
A university wide entrepreneurship program designed to promote entrepreneurial culture and community on campus.
What is VIEW?
400
In the application of Spatial Agency principles, this is the process of clarifying priorities.
What is problem definition?
400
Depending on the day and company this Professor/TA is Roman Catholic or a Muslim, but is a staunch believer in Hobbits all day every day.
Who is Evan Davies?
500
Totem projects from this CAA class were on display in the International Ballroom during the Inspiring Design Futures Event.
What is ART 100?
500
Monday 1:00-2:00 pm and by appointment.
What are Dr. Awwad-Rafferty's office hours.
500
Last year’s Elevator Pitch winner.
What is Carpe Carpum/ Carpsolutions?
500
Friendly shortcuts are created for these two populations.
What are people on foot and bike?
500
This Professor/TA can touch his or her tongue to his or her nose.
Who is Tessa Grundler?
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