Utilizing Service Learning Practices for Creative Design Improvements

Fernando Lima

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English

IGI Global
01 May 2025

Charities, voluntary services & philanthropy; Educational strategies & policy; Curriculum planning & development; Educational: Art & design

By integrating real-world problem-solving with academic theory, service learning offers students the opportunity to engage in projects that address the needs of local communities while honing their creative and design skills. This learning approach fosters collaboration, critical thinking, and innovation, allowing students to apply design principles in practical contexts. Through these experiences, students gain valuable insights into user-centered design, sustainability, and cultural sensitivity, which are essential for crafting effective and meaningful solutions. The combination of service learning and creative design benefits communities while preparing students to become responsible, forward-thinking professionals. Utilizing Service Learning Practices for Creative Design Improvements examines teaching experiences from around the globe that integrate service learning within the design disciplines. It explores the process of using design as a tool for effective social change. This book covers topics such as higher education, public space, and design thinking, and is a useful resource for architects, civil engineers, business owners, academicians, and researchers.

Edited by: Fernando Lima
Imprint: IGI Global
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 1.669kg
ISBN: 9798369397046
Pages: 380
Publication Date: 01 May 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Fernando Lima is an Assistant Professor of Architecture and Computational Design and the Director of Digital Fabrications at the O'More College of Architecture and Design, Belmont University, United States. From January 2020 to June 2022, Dr. Lima served as a postdoctoral scholar at Stuckeman Center for Design Computing - Pennsylvania State University, United States. His research explores computational design, urban data analysis, and digital fabrication, with his current focus being on generative design, optimization, data science, and computational approaches for design teaching. Lima has a Ph.D. in Urbanism from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, having attended a one-year doctoral exchange period at the Faculty of Architecture - University of Lisbon, Portugal. In 2018, he was awarded the Fulbright, CAPES Foundation Thesis 2018 Honorable Mention for his Ph.D. thesis.