Thirty designers, critics and provocative thinkers will brainstorm how design concepts are evolving during the “Future of Design” conference, hosted by University of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning.
From FORM principal Greg Lynn to Princeton University architecture dean Stan Allen, the invited discussants are at the forefront of creative thought in architectural, interactive, industrial and interior design.
The format mimics the Pecha Kucha style of back-to-back, timed presentations:
Each participant will be given 15 minutes to present their views on the future of design.
There will be a reception from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday for attendees to speak with the presenters, and a continental breakfast at 8 a.m. on Saturday.
The event is free and open to the public,
The event is free and open to the public,
but attendees are requested to RSVP
on the Future of Design website.
Future of Design is hosted by Taubman College’s Dean, Monica Ponce de Leon, who is also the principal of Office dA, with offices in Ann Arbor, Boston and New York.
Future of Design is hosted by Taubman College’s Dean, Monica Ponce de Leon, who is also the principal of Office dA, with offices in Ann Arbor, Boston and New York.
For more about the event, please visit
www.taubmancollege.umich.edu/futureofdesign
Taubman College Hosts 30 Design Experts in Future of Design ConferenceUniversity of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning is hosting the Future of Design conference, Oct. 9 & 10, 2009. Thirty designers, critics and provocative thinkers will come together to brainstorm about how design is evolving across various disciplines including architecture, landscape architecture, interactive, industrial, and interior design. The conference has a progressive format: Each participant will be given 15 minutes to present their views on the future of design. These presentations, along with more free-flowing reaction conversations that will take place in a student-and-faculty-moderated dinner afterwards, will be recorded for posting on YouTube. This will allow anyone, anywhere to remotely experience the thought processes through which innovative ideas are developed. The presentations are free and open to the public.
Taubman College Hosts 30 Design Experts in Future of Design ConferenceUniversity of Michigan's Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning is hosting the Future of Design conference, Oct. 9 & 10, 2009. Thirty designers, critics and provocative thinkers will come together to brainstorm about how design is evolving across various disciplines including architecture, landscape architecture, interactive, industrial, and interior design. The conference has a progressive format: Each participant will be given 15 minutes to present their views on the future of design. These presentations, along with more free-flowing reaction conversations that will take place in a student-and-faculty-moderated dinner afterwards, will be recorded for posting on YouTube. This will allow anyone, anywhere to remotely experience the thought processes through which innovative ideas are developed. The presentations are free and open to the public.
WHEN: 1-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9; 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, 2009
WHERE: Rackham Auditorium, 915 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor, MI
www.taubmancollege.umich.edu/futureofdesign
Stan Allen
Dean, Princeton University School of ArchitecturePrincipal,
Stan Allen Architect
Director of Architecture,
California College of the ArtsPrincipal,
studioMatrixx
BoymPrincipal, Boym PartnersInstructor,
MFA Design Program, School of Visual Arts
Will Bruder
President, Will Bruder + Partners
Tom Buresh
Chair of Architecture, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning,
University of MichiganPrincipal, Guthrie + Buresh
Design Director, Readymade Projects
Shane Coen
Principal, Coen + Partners
Professor and Chair of Architecture,
Harvard University Graduate School of DesignPrincipal,
Preston Scott Cohen, Inc.
Director of Design,
National Endowment for the ArtsAssociate Professor,
University of Virginia School of Architecture
Editor in Chief, Architect Magazine
Nicola Delon
Director, Encore Heureux
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Principal, Studio Gang ArchitectsAdjunct Assistant Professor,
College of Architecture, Illinois Institute of Technology
Director of Design Excellence and the Arts,
U.S. General Services Administration
Principal, Greg Lynn FORMProfessor,
UCLA Architecture & Urban Design
Associate ProfessorArchitecture Section Head,
Ohio State UniversityPrincipal, studioAPT
Partner, Antenna Design New York Inc.Critic in Graphic Design,
Yale University School of Art
Gregg Pasquarelli
Principal, SHoP Architects and SHoP Construction
Editor, Curator, President of Chee Company, New York
Dean and Professor, University of Michigan School of Art & Design
John H. Bryan Curatorial Chair of Architecture and Design,
Art Institute of Chicago
Principal, MOSAssistant Professor,
Yale School of Architecture
Director of Design Facilitation, Herman Miller, Inc.
Dean, University of Kentucky College of Design
User Experience Manager, YouTube
Susan Szenasy
Editor in Chief, Metropolis
Marc Tsurumaki
Partner, Lewis.Tsurumaki.Lewis (LTL Architects)
Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of Architecture,
Planning and Preservation, Columbia University
Principal, WW ArchitectureAdjunct Assistant Professor,
Princeton School of ArchitectureDean-Elect,
Rice School of Architecture
Adam Yarinsky
Partner, Architecture Research Office (ARO)
Principal, MY Studio / Höweler + Yoon Architecture
Associate Professor of Architectural Design,
MIT School of Architecture and Planning
