Increasingly traditional and indigenous knowledge has been acknowledged in design strategies and ideologies as offering pathways towards positive social change and sustainable futures. As part of this discussion human behaviours, relationships and social impacts need to be considered. This course covers multi-disciplinary and multi-faceted design contexts that enable the research and development of a personal yet place based understanding of design. The particular lens used is the Pasifika Theory of Reality Ta Va (space and time ). Students produce a graphic summary of their design position or a social media post to promote their position. This is in addition to a 2500 word research essay that critically discusses the status quo and their proposed position.
