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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues its stronghold on the world, we’re looking back to the 2018/2019 IDS theme ‘Experiences of Affordability’. With access to basic human needs such as food and shelter becoming more difficult, 34as a result of the strain this virus has placed on the economy, the citizens of the world are now facing compounded issues. During their exploration into ’Experiences of Affordability’, the 2018/19 cohort looked to design as a method to understand the f...orces causing this economic disparity and used this knowledge to imagine more affordable futuresredefining and designing affordability in the context of the 21st century. Interested in learning the tools needed to solve the problems of our not-so-distant future? Sign up for our next information session on Monday, December 7, from 5-6pm. To register visit: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/52942370054 #IwBTO #Toronto #livingandaginginplace #aging #Design #IDS #Students #ServiceDesign #Design #InterdisciplinaryDesign #schoolofdesign #designGBC #GBC #MeetTheIwB #TBT #Throwback #Affordability

Join us over on the IwB Twitter (@iwbTO) Thursday, November 12 at 12:30pm as IwB alumnae and workshop facilitators Eirene Keh, Maddy Lawrence and Rosanne Sauz take over to answer the following questions: 1. What's an example of #Unexpected Solutions you've encountered in your workplace or local community? 2. How can data & tech help create #UnexpectedSolutions for communities across Canada? 3. What's you top takeaway from the Let's Create an Ethical Smart City workshop? #Unex...pected Solutions This Twitter takeover is part of the Ethical Smart Cities workshops, part of the Unexpected Solutions conference hosted by Evergreen and their Future Cities Canada division. Working off the Ethical Smart City Framework research started by the 2019-20 Interdisciplinary Design Strategy class, Eirene Keh, Maddy Lawrence and Rosanne Sauz, are continuing their research into ethical smart city solutions using a series of tools and templates that put the values of community members at the forefront of decision-making. This workshop is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Engage Grant. https://twitter.com/iwbTO #IwB #IwBTO #DesignTO20 #playroomTO #schoolofdesign #torontodesign #design #city #community #ethical #smartcity #gbc #creativity #event #designyourfuture #designstudio #Evergreen #FutureCitiesCanada

Throwing it back to the IwB Production's documentary, "Merci Bocuse." Directed by Michael Nguyen and filmed over two years in Toronto, Mexico City and Lyon, France, the documentary follows a team of chefs, including several recent college graduates and employees, as they represent Canada at one of the world’s most prestigious culinary competitions, Bocuse d’Or. The project was a close collaboration between George Brown College’s School of Design and the Centre for Hospitality... and Culinary Arts, with a team of designers from the School of Design creating the impressive platters on which Trevor’s team presented their food at the competition. Meet the next generation of superstar chefs! Stream it now for FREE on Tubi in the US, Canada, Australia, & New Zealand! Check it out today: https://tubitv.com/movies/550981/merci-bocuse #IwBTO #IwBToronto #IDS #InterDisciplinaryStudies #Design #tbt #throwback #throwbackthursday #Toronto #IwB #GBC #SchoolOfDesign #ServiceDesign #documentary #film #milan #BocuseDor #Bocuse #Food #FoodDocumentary #FoodCompetition #TBT

This Wednesday, November 4, members of the IwB, alongside a group of individuals from various backgrounds, will take part in the second of three workshops on Ethical Smart Cities, part of the Unexpected Solutions conference hosted by Evergreen and their Future Cities Canada division. Working off the Ethical Smart City Framework research started by the 2019-20 Interdisciplinary Design Strategy class, workshop participants, including IDS alumni Eirene Keh, Maddy Lawrence and Ro...sanne Sauz, will brainstorm and propose ethical smart city solutions using a series of tools and templates that put the values of community members at the forefront of decision-making. This workshop is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Engage Grant. #IWB #IwBTO #DesignTO20 #playroomTO #schoolofdesign #torontodesign #design #city #community #ethical #smartcity #gbc #creativity #event #designyourfuture #designstudio #Evergreen #FutureCitiesCanada

Throwing it back to DesignTO's event 'The Archive, the Glyph and the City' which celebrated the award winning projects presented at the 2020 DesignTO Festival. ICYMI, School of Design Chair Ana Rita Morais, spoke to IwB Alumnus Samira Matan, who represented the IDS Class of 2019-20. Together they discussed the students' deep dive into Ethical Smart Cities, and how important it was to bring their research to the residents of the city. Not only did the students showcase what t...hey had researched, but also encouraged the exhibition attendees to engage and give input into what they wanted from an Ethical Smart City. Congrats again to the Adunni Rufai, Amanda Nobile, Andrea Facenda Fraino, Céline Genest, Eirene Keh, Hardeep Kaur, Jordan Yee, Maddy Lawrence, Max Thomson, Nitesh Salwan, Rosanne Sauz, Samira Matan, and Tanya Goyal for all your hard work. Want to learn more about the Ethical Smart Cities project? Visit https://ethicalsmartcity.com/ #IWB #IwBTO #DesignTO20 #playroomTO #schoolofdesign #torontodesign #design #city #community #ethical #smartcity #gbc #creativity #event #designyourfuture #designstudio

This Tuesday, October 27 at 6pm, join School of Design Chair Ana Rita Morais, IwB IDS alumnus Samira Matan and others for the ONLINE DesignTO Festival Awards event ‘The Archive, the Glyph and the City.’ Hear from Ana Rita and Samira as they discuss the exhibition ‘Playroom.TO: Towards an Ethical Smart City’, which won the DesignTO Juror’s Choice award for Community Wellbeing. Playroom.TO showcased the students’ research insights and scenarios on Ethical Smart Cities, allowing... visitors to learn how an Ethical Smart City develops with values, technology and challenges, while also giving them an opportunity to give input on how they think Toronto’s major challenges should be solved. Congrats to the IwB IDS class of 2020 for all your hard work on this award-winning exhibition. Presented by DesignTO and Herman Miller, this 3-part event celebrates the DesignTO Awards and its 2020 awardees through a deeper dive into 3 distinct projects and practices, featuring Amy Auscherman, Anahita Azrahimi, Mia Cinelli, Samira Matan, and Ana Rita Morais. To learn more about ‘The Archive, the Glyph and the City’ http://bit.ly/2020DesignTOAwards #IWB #IwBTO #DesignTO20 #playroomTO #schoolofdesign #torontodesign #design #city #community #ethical #smartcity #gbc #creativity #event #designyourfuture #designstudio