Când: 15 iulie – 31 august 2020
Unde: Online și offline, la sediul Uniunii Arhitecților din România, str. Jean Louis Calderon, nr. 48, București.
Participanții, alături de mentorii Oana Moșoiu și Delia Popa, au fost provocați să găsească soluții educaționale ludice și inovatoare pentru copiii cu acces limitat la internet, folosind metode și procese tipice de ”design thinking” și ”problem solving”. Aceștia au fost susținuți, în cercetarea și implementarea soluțiilor găsite, de către partenerii de proiect, Alumni TFR-EduConect, organizația absolvenților Teach for Romania, în comunități unde lipsa internetului și necesitatea continuării studiilor de către elevi este urgentă și vizează direct respectarea drepturilor copiilor la educație, sprijinindu-i în reducerea decalajului educational din perioada izolării.
Colaborarea pe care am propus-o între studenții din cele 2 domenii, Educație și Design, oferă abordări diferite asupra profesiei de designer, urmărind un fir istoric și conceptual de cercetare și implementare a designului industrial marcant pentru istoria designului românesc. Este vorba despre proiectul ”Designul televizoarelor portabile” – studiu realizat de Institutul de Arhitectură ”Ion Mincu”, Institutul de Arte Plastice ” Nicolae Grigorescu”, Institutul Politehnic București, Academia de Studii Economice pentru Întreprinderea Electronica de către Ion Popa și membrii Studioului de Design DA, între anii 1976-77, a căror prototipuri urmau să intre în fabricație de serie înaintea cutremurului devastator din 1977.
În spiritul acelui proiect și a abordării interdisciplinare fără precedent la nivel academic, tinerii designeri au lucrat împreună abordând perspective diferite, inovatoare, la care se adaugă și colaborarea strânsă cu tineri pedagogi, absolvenți ai programului educațional Teach for Romania, cu intervenții în comunități dezavantajate.
When: July 15 – August 31, 2020
Where: Online and offline, at the headquarters of the Union of Romanian Architects, str. Jean Louis Calderon, no. 48, Bucharest.
The participants, together with mentors Oana Moșoiu and Delia Popa, were challenged to find playful and innovative educational solutions for children with limited internet access, using methods and processes typical of “design thinking” and “problem solving”. They were supported, in the research and implementation of the solutions found, by the project partners, Alumni TFR-EduConect, the organization of Teach for Romania graduates, in communities where the lack of internet and the need to continue studies by students is urgent and directly respects children’s rights. education, supporting them in reducing the educational gap during the period of isolation.
The collaboration we proposed between the students from the 2 fields, Education and Design, offers different approaches on the design profession, following a historical and conceptual thread of research and implementation of the outstanding industrial design for the history of Romanian design. It is about the project “Design of portable televisions” – study conducted by the Institute of Architecture “Ion Mincu”, the Institute of Fine Arts “Nicolae Grigorescu”, the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, the Academy of Economic Studies for Electronic Enterprise by Ion Popa and members of the Design Studio DA (Design and Architecure), between 1976-77, whose prototypes were to be mass-produced before the devastating 1977 earthquake.
In the spirit of that project and of the unprecedented interdisciplinary approach at academic level, the young designers worked together approaching different, innovative perspectives, to which is added the close collaboration with young pedagogues, graduates of the Teach for Romania educational program, with interventions in disadvantaged communities.
Oana Moşoiu is a university lecturer, PhD in Educational Sciences at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Bucharest, holder of courses in Theory and practice of educational evaluation, Evaluation of educational and social programs, Non-formal education and community development, Inter-professional skills. He works, at the same time, as a trainer in the field of adult education, non-formal education and youth, as an Erasmus + trainer. Consultant in education, training and human resources development.
Delia Popa is a visual artist, cultural manager and art teacher. She is the co-founder and president of “ArtCrowd – Artists in Education”. She has presented her works in numerous national and international exhibitions, as well as in international “artist in residence” programs. Delia holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Visual Arts from Goldsmiths College, University of London (2005), a Master of Visual Arts from the School of The Art Institute of Chicago (2007) and a PhD in Cultural Management from Lucian Blaga University in Sibiu. , (2014) Supported training of cultural mediators for Timișoara 2021 (2017) and of cultural operators in schools for Support Culture in Education (2015). www.deliapopa.com
