Building the suit

I built the model of the child, the jumpsuit and the backpack:

Extra details made by Ceelie (4th Year) and Clare (2nd Year)

Backpack/Life Jacket Suit

The idea that everyone seemed drawn to the most was the full body “Survival Suit”

The idea was to have a 2-part multi-purpose survival suit (the jumpsuit and the backpack) aimed at children (as children under 18 make up 50% of the Syrian Refugees) that would be handed out at the refugee camps should the family choose to move on to another country. The jumpsuit would be made of a light, weather-proof material with elastic ankles and wrists, so the size is easily adjustable. The backpack/life jacket would be buoyant and study, thus being easy to carry and reducing strain on the child’s back, and would contain a water filtration device along with a water bottle, some high-carb food bars, a utility belt, and a small toy to distract and comfort the child during periods of stress.

Biodome/Portable Home Conceptualisation and Research

http://www.takepart.com/article/2014/08/22/homeless-tiny-houses-austin

http://www.1millionwomen.com.au/blog/weaving-home-how-one-woman-can-help-millions-people-globally/

http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-product-design/30-different-ways-to-put-a-roof-over-your-head-in-these-tents-times.html

The Plausible Mars Mission Refugee Solution:

http://www.mars-one.com/

Ideation

A list of various ideas that we thought could help the Syrian Refugee Crisis:

Realistic/Semi-Realistic Ideas:

• Life jacket/backpack
• Homing device/GPS
• Submarine
• A game to help distract the children
• Drones that drop food

Crazier ideas:

• Biodome City in otherwise inhospitable areas
• Send them to Mars
• Drones that can carry families away
• Teleportation device

In the end we realised that this is a very sensitive ongoing topic, so we decided against doing anything that could be considered offensive. We narrowed down out ideas to Biodome and Life Jacket.

Syrian Refugee Crisis

Our Week 0 brief was to “Create something that will help the Syrian Refugee Crisis.”

First things first the team researched the conflict in Syria:

http://syrianrefugees.eu/

http://imgur.com/a/SXA7H

http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/animation

http://www.mercycorps.org/articles/turkey-iraq-jordan-lebanon-syria/quick-facts-what-you-need-know-about-syria-crisis

Welcome Back!

First Year is no more. Time has come to ascend into the terrifying land of Year 2.

The semester begins with our class being the quote-unquote responsible students who should lead and inform the returning Fourth Years and new First Years on our Week Zero project.