Ecosa Institute

General information

There is a gradual awakening to the magnitude of the environmental issues we face, and an understanding that the designer has a fundamental role to play in solving these challenges. As environmental conditions deteriorate there are increasing calls for solutions to a multitude of problems. James Wines calls the present moment “potentially one of the most challenging periods of architectural innovation in history…”

Our Ecological Design Certificate program functions as an introductory immersion in all aspects of sustainable design. The program is open to individuals from all backgrounds who want to apply their problem-solving skills to create new ways of seeing the world.

Students who explore their work beyond the Certificate program often become masters in their chosen field as they design, develop, and implement projects that address an environmental issue local to Prescott or in a community where they have the access to develop working knowledge of the culture and infrastructure.

Our programs expand past the often rigid boundaries of design education to include planning, urban design, architecture, interiors, landscape architecture, graphic design, product design and more, exemplifying the essential interconnectedness of all aspects of design.