Research Article

Creative Sustainability Expressions: Student Projects Crafted from Waste Materials in Basic Design Studios

Volume: 10 Number: 1 July 28, 2025
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Creative Sustainability Expressions: Student Projects Crafted from Waste Materials in Basic Design Studios

Abstract

Integrating the circular economy concepts into basic design/art courses, which are foundational to creativity-oriented disciplines, is crucial for introducing students to sustainability. This study employs a case study within the Basic Design Studio of the Interior Architecture and Industrial Design Departments to examine the process and outcomes of crafting student work leftovers. A mixed-method approach with a single-group pre-test post-test model was employed in an experimental design. Fifteen students collected waste from various exercises throughout the semester. The materials, mostly paper, and its derivatives, were stored for a workshop to be transformed into new creative works on two- or three-dimensional plane. Drawing on four main theoretical frameworks—sustainability, aesthetics, basic design, and visualization in design education—the study emphasizes the aesthetics of sustainability. By examining this hybrid area, this study contributes to students' creative expressions of sustainability, awareness about conscious material use and sustainable practices in their future careers.

Keywords

Sustainability, aesthetics, basic design, visualization

Supporting Institution

Eskişehir Technical University

Project Number

23ADP224

Ethical Statement

The article complies with national and international research and publication ethics. Ethics Committee approval in the study was taken from Ethics Committee of the Eskişehir Technical University dated 15.01.2024 and with Number E-87914409-050.04.

Thanks

Thanks to the participants who were first-grade students from the interior architecture and industrial design departments for their contributions.

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APA
Yılmaz Barış, A. C., Canoğlu, S., Ak, H. Ş., & Eren, G. H. (2025). Creative Sustainability Expressions: Student Projects Crafted from Waste Materials in Basic Design Studios. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications, 10(1), 200-215. https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1573620
AMA
1.Yılmaz Barış AC, Canoğlu S, Ak HŞ, Eren GH. Creative Sustainability Expressions: Student Projects Crafted from Waste Materials in Basic Design Studios. JASA. 2025;10(1):200-215. doi:10.30785/mbud.1573620
Chicago
Yılmaz Barış, Aysu Ceren, Seda Canoğlu, Halime Şule Ak, and Gizem Hediye Eren. 2025. “Creative Sustainability Expressions: Student Projects Crafted from Waste Materials in Basic Design Studios”. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications 10 (1): 200-215. https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1573620.
EndNote
Yılmaz Barış AC, Canoğlu S, Ak HŞ, Eren GH (July 1, 2025) Creative Sustainability Expressions: Student Projects Crafted from Waste Materials in Basic Design Studios. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications 10 1 200–215.
IEEE
[1]A. C. Yılmaz Barış, S. Canoğlu, H. Ş. Ak, and G. H. Eren, “Creative Sustainability Expressions: Student Projects Crafted from Waste Materials in Basic Design Studios”, JASA, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 200–215, July 2025, doi: 10.30785/mbud.1573620.
ISNAD
Yılmaz Barış, Aysu Ceren - Canoğlu, Seda - Ak, Halime Şule - Eren, Gizem Hediye. “Creative Sustainability Expressions: Student Projects Crafted from Waste Materials in Basic Design Studios”. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications 10/1 (July 1, 2025): 200-215. https://doi.org/10.30785/mbud.1573620.
JAMA
1.Yılmaz Barış AC, Canoğlu S, Ak HŞ, Eren GH. Creative Sustainability Expressions: Student Projects Crafted from Waste Materials in Basic Design Studios. JASA. 2025;10:200–215.
MLA
Yılmaz Barış, Aysu Ceren, et al. “Creative Sustainability Expressions: Student Projects Crafted from Waste Materials in Basic Design Studios”. Journal of Architectural Sciences and Applications, vol. 10, no. 1, July 2025, pp. 200-15, doi:10.30785/mbud.1573620.
Vancouver
1.Aysu Ceren Yılmaz Barış, Seda Canoğlu, Halime Şule Ak, Gizem Hediye Eren. Creative Sustainability Expressions: Student Projects Crafted from Waste Materials in Basic Design Studios. JASA. 2025 Jul. 1;10(1):200-15. doi:10.30785/mbud.1573620