by elizaBeth Simpson Larry Richards refers to Cybernetics as “a way of thinking about ways of thinking, of which it is one”. During May 11-14, the 2008 American Society for Cybernetics Conference was hosted in Urbana, Illinois. The theme was…
By Anna Hochhalter The As If Ensemble of Urbana (AIEoU) was started by School for Designing a Society students and teachers in Fall 2007. In the AIEOU we play Klezmer/Balkan/a Capella/circular/undescribed works. You might find us playing several of the…
By Kyra Shaughnessy Sprouting from a shared desire to increase our freedom from the behemoth of industrial agriculture, a group of recent SDaS students and other members of the Urbana-Champaign community have been meeting weekly to share seeds and knowledge…
After today’s meeting, we are moving forward to break ground on our new building at the Gesundheit Institute in September 2008. Final drawings are now being drafted by the architect Dave Sellers, AIA, for the Teaching Center at the Gesundheit…
Last year, our friend/student Seung Yong said he was going to travel the world after his semester at the School for Designing a Society, and that he would wear a t-shirt in every setting, with the words “it can be…
With bundled up wintry regards, The School for Designing a Society invites you to: “Oh! I forgot:” A house theater in Urbana, Illinois, consisting of numerous sharp objects, objectives, objections, and warm cider.
by Rob Scott and Mark Enslin Rob: Today we are returning from our first Italian/English session of the School for Designing a Society in Pruno, Italy. We have learned a lot about the elements of Italian society, what issues are…
by Beth Simpson During the week normally reserved for Thanksgiving, Maggie Scott the new “Land Mama” at the Gesundheit land invited students from the School for Designing a Society to visit West Virginia for a retreat. Here’s a brief report…
This is a new experiment for us and we are delighted to do it. We (Susan, Mark, Rob, Danielle, Jeff, Bob) have traveled from Urbana to Pruno, Italy to offer a one week version of the School for Designing a…
apply no particular educational background is required; the prerequisite is the desire to participate in designing a society.
upcoming read about our upcoming programs and workshops for the year.
touring read about our touring and performance schedules for the year.
courses listed both alphabetically and by topic & a number of interdisciplinary programs cross boundaries between disciplines.
what happens? designing a society is a project that intersects the formats of classroom, commune, performance ensemble, activist group.