Get to know Garth Britzman's Project: Recycling plastic bottles

GARTH BRITZMAN: DESIGNING INSPIRATION

ESO 2 PROJECT, building a

sunshade with plastic bottles

By MsMontse

Learning Experiences

• Understand concepts related to structures, shape, weight, inks, pigments…

• How to give materials a 2nd life

• Explore students creativity

• Get to know Garth Britzman work and other architects /engineers involved in promoting sustainability

Goals: Developing skills

• Computer design and simulation of shapes

• Film “making of” and edit documentary

• Write articles for local newspaper

• Team work

The importance of teamwork

• Design sunshade wavy shape

• Collect bottles, remove labels, store

• Drill bottle caps

• Build wooden frame

• Cover with net• Fill in bottles with colored water• Hang bottles from caps

Promoting sustainability

• Start town creative space to develop urban furniture with recycled materials

Cheap and recycled materials

• Pergola model “Shiba” at Leroy Merlin, available at 101,95

• Hundreds of Plastic bottles from school diningroom

• Nylon thread

We will have our sign with detailed explanations about our project

TDEx video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hdQIgxT2cw