Exploring the Rich Cultural and Design Entrepreneurial
Heritage of the unique Breton region of France, 2024
Course Reflection
Through a semester long course the University of Cincinnati's School of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning took a selected group of students study abroad in Brittany, France to explore all that the coast has to offer, The course began with personal interviews that allowed us to explain how the trip would impact us each individually! This also gave us an opportunity to meet the faculty whom would lead the program. Through this course we were able to immerse ourselves in the culture through artistic and entrepreneurial lenses, and make connections with local icons throughout the region.
Program
Our group was given the ability to interview with several newspaper and radio stations along the course of the trip, giving exposure to DAAP and the program!One thing we really enjoyed about this was being able to highlight the diversity of majors within our group which aligned with the course of the trip, learning about different areas of design through entrepreneurship.
The semester long project consisted of groups of four breaking off to design a futuristic garden/patio space for what we would picture in the year 2100. Our proposal of designing 'Jardins de demain' was initiated by Maison Cadiou, who was our partner in this project. The process began with researching the region of Brittany and what would make sense to design around for a futuristic outdoor space. This helped us to picture the area we would soon be traveling to, further deepening our understanding of the ties to art and entrepreneurship in Brittany. Once our process books were developed, we created a poster to present at the presentation at Cadiou Industry. We found this to be a rewarding part of the course, because we were able to connect with the professionals who we had been designing for in person finally! Overall, we had a reception to celebrate the finalists who were given certificates and a thoughtful takeaway to remember the event. Thank you once again, Cadiou!