If we look at our history over the past 50 years it is clear that we, as an industrialized society, are exhibiting insane behavior. Albert Einstein has described this as, "… doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." The recent disaster in the Gulf of Mexico with the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon and subsequent oil spill is not only an environmental disaster, but is a testament to how little we have learned over the past decades.
Many potential students ask what opportunities the Ecosa program can create. A current article in BusinessWeek magazine makes it clear. "The clean energy economy accounted for about 770,000 jobs in 2007, according to a recent study from the Pew Charitable Trusts. But job boards might soon be populated with openings for environmental engineers, construction managers, hydrologists, architects, and interior designers with green building training, as well as for directors of environmentally focused nonprofit groups."
Apply Now for 2010/2011 School Year
These unique 16-week certificate programs offer, through field trips, lectures, guest speakers and real world projects, an integrated understanding of sustainable design- from architecture to permaculture, product design to urban and community planning. Client-based, real world design projects serve to teach holistic thinking ''in action" to bring the threads of sustainability together into practical solutions.
As global warming leads to ever more critical environmental conditions, the time has come for designers, architects, and builders to become committed students of sustainability and vigilant stewards of the natural world. Now you can learn how green design is part of the solution. Whether you are looking to explore a new career, study abroad for a term...
"In many ways, what students get in one [ECOSA] semester is a more holistic understanding of sustainability than they could presently get at any traditional design school."
-American Institute of Architects Committee on the Environment Report
Student Testimonials
"My experience in the ECOSA semester has surpassed all of my expectations...Through this semester I have been educated about design strategies for community building, ecological design in buildings, permaculture, aquaculture, urban design, aesthetics of and strategies for both technical and free form drawing, graphic design, special relations, and much more. Overall...this semester is unparalleled by any other educational experience I have undertaken, and has been one of the best experiences of my life."
