andrew siu cca portfolio
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ANDREW SIUPORTFOLIO
2016
design a statement design a resourcedesign safety
ADVOCATE EDUCATEEXPLORE
design a statement
Interested with how wildlife adapts into urban spaces, Favela was conceived to help wildlife adapt to industrial areas in Vancouver.
It was important for us to create a non-traditional way of securing the birdhouses. We ended up using earth magnets since many urban places have metallic surfaces.
Inspired by Haas & Hahn (two artists who are reframing the notorious slums of Brazil) , we took the same approach to showcase the idea of “urbanized wildlife” by reintroducing color and wildlife back into industrial spaces in a form of temporary graffiti.
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http://www.designboom.com/readers/andrew-siu-jeffrey-liu-favela-urban-birdhouse/
http://www.citylab.com/design/2012/10/colorful-diy-urban-neighborhoods-birds/3518/
http://www.artsy-dartsy.com/posts/1343-interview-with-perched-designers-jeff-liu-and-andr
design safety
A partnership with Lululemon had us design the concept of “safety”. I took to heart, issues surrounding the burqa ban in Quebec at the time.
There was no safe place for Muslim women to lead an active lifestyle due to lack of cultural awareness from society.
I created a series of masks to understand the empowerment and insecurities that comes from remaining anonymous.
Lululemon provided their trademark fabric luon from which I started contructing a technical garment made specifically for practicing Muslim women.
the hijab is designed for Muslim women who
want to practice yoga
a more breathable mesh fabric is sewn
into high sweat areas of the body
a woman can even remain modest while performing updside
down poses
the head piece and draping cover all the
appropriate areas
design a resource
We wanted to develop an engaging instructional resource to empower innovative and creative thinking in our healthcare system.
Healthcare professionals feel that change management, design thinking and team building are not mutually exclusive.
For my part, I researched and co-authored design thinking methods to incorporate into the resource.
We invited our network of healthcare professionals to trial the methods and rate their effectiveness.
Recently, we ran our first innovation lab that was positively received by patients, frontline & senior health professionals.
My hope is to have creative thinking become a necessary part of the conversation when improving patient quality and care in British Columbia.
thank you!
