Designing for difference

Hello! 
I'm Isabella. I am junior here at Wellesley. As an architecture major I have always sought solutions to different design problems from a more artistic perspective. I am interested in learning about the more technical side of design, and the various questions that one must ask when looking at design from an engineering perspective. I look forward to exploring and thinking about energy, health, and transportation challenges both locally and in the developing world. I am particularly interested in creating and developing design solutions that are sustainable- not just environmentally so, but also physically. Will the design solution last over time? I am also interested in issues of transportation. Having grown up in a city where I always made use of trains and buses, I am fascinated by public transportation, and its ability to connect people in so many different ways. In terms of design, public transportation, particularly trains (Streetcars), has evolved very little since its development in the early 19th century. With cities becoming increasingly more populated, how will transportation be able to support the masses? Public transportation, particularly in Boston, lacks efficiency; How can we think about making transportation more efficient? What are the current problems that we need to fix? I am excited for the different questions this course will raise, and the various different angles at which we will be looking at these various different challenges.