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SUMMARY:Social Design Club (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Social Design Club for in-person meetups where we chat\, brainstorm\, and connect with fellow creatives
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SUMMARY:Social Design Club (In-Person)
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Social Design Club for in-person meetups where we chat\, brainstorm\, and connect with fellow creatives
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SUMMARY:Social Design Club (In-Person)
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SUMMARY:Social Design Club (In-Person)
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SUMMARY:Social Design Club (In-Person)
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SUMMARY:Constructing Futures AI Panel Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Join Lawrence Technological University’s College of Architecture and Design on Thursday\, September 5th at 5:00pm ET for a panel discussion h\n\n\nThe Constructing Futures installation\, exhibition\, lectures\, and workshops will serve as a platform to facilitate crucial conversations around these emerging technologies\, bringing together stakeholders from cultural institutions\, universities\, and industry partners. \nMass production and industrial robotics emerged from the automotive industry in Detroit. Building on this rich history\, the exhibition will delve into the transformative potential of robotics\, additive manufacturing (AM)\, computational design\, and artificial intelligence (AI) specifically for the built environment. The exhibition also serves to expand the influence of and lay the groundwork for conversations around construction innovation and how we might build more intelligently in the future. \nModerators: dean Karl Daubmann and assistant professor Sara Codarin \nOur esteemed panelists: \n\nBrian Ringley\, Principal Product Manager at Boston Dynamics.\nRolando Mendoza\, Design Director-Associate Principal @ Bermello Ajamil & Partners\nDr. Niloufar Emami\, Assistant Professor Illinois School of Architecture\n\nCEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit. This lecture is free and open to the public. \nTo learn more about Constructing Futures\, click here.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/constructing-futures-ai-panel-discussion
LOCATION:1001 Woodward Ave\, 1001 Woodward Avenue\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States
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SUMMARY:Ideas on Architecture\, Suburbs\, and Disability
DESCRIPTION:Join Lawrence Technological University’s College of Architecture and Design on Tuesday\, September 10th at 12:30pm ET for our first Design x\n\n\nThis lecture will take place on the LTU campus inside the College of Architecture and Design and it will also be livestreamed. Register for more information. \n \nCEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit. \nThis lecture is free and open to the public. As part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series\, guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. Your on-campus registration includes a pizza lunch \nWhy you should attend: \n \n\nThis lecture will help students focus on the wide array of professional paths that an architectural education makes possible\nGive historical perspective on how architecture used to happen.\nYou will be challenged to commit to safe use of modern design technologies.\nGary will ensure that they have a place\, in any of so many ways\, to help bring about great design that aligns with people’s lives and goals — from individuals to whole communities.\nGary intends to offer an engaging lecture.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/ideas-on-architecture-suburbs-and-disability
LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mass Timber Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This innovative event aims to motivate our guests to tackle the complex challenges of creating sustainable buildings.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/mass-timber-symposium
LOCATION:1001 Woodward Ave\, 1001 Woodward Avenue\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mass Timber Symposium
DESCRIPTION:This innovative event aims to motivate our guests to tackle the complex challenges of creating sustainable buildings.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/mass-timber-symposium-2
LOCATION:1001 Woodward Ave\, 1001 Woodward Avenue\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Lecture: Michael Sørensen
DESCRIPTION:Join Lawrence Technological University’s College of Architecture and Design on Thursday\, September 26th at 12:30pm ET.\n\n\nDesigning Beyond Boundaries\n \nJoin Lawrence Technological University’s College of Architecture and Design on Thursday\, September 26th at 12:30pm ET for a Design x Technology Lecture as we present Partner\, Design Director of Henning Larsen\, Michael Sørensen. \nThis lecture will take place during our Detroit Month of Design 2024 programming at 1001 Woodward\, 1001 Woodward\, Detroit\, MI. \nAt Henning Larsen\, we focus on creating inclusive and equitable urban environments that foster social interaction and community well-being. Our designs go beyond functionality\, aiming to develop urban spaces that are humane and socially cohesive. Henning Larsen’s interdisciplinary approach integrates architecture\, urban design\, and the public realm\, ensuring cohesive and functional urban spaces.. \nHenning Larsen’s commitment to context-driven design and co-creative process serves as a model for how architecture can contribute to a more sustainable and inclusive future. Our design methodology creates innovative\, inspiring spaces that nurture human interactions and foster a deeper connection to the world around us. \nCEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit. \nThis lecture is free and open to the public. \n\nParticipants will learn how international practice and cultural exchange shape architectural design\, enhancing their ability to create culturally sensitive and relevant projects.\nThe lecture will provide insights on designing inclusive and equitable urban environments\, helping professionals foster social interaction and community well-being.\nAttendees will understand the importance of integrating architecture\, urban design\, and the public realm.\n\n\n\nParking : There are multiple parking options available: \n1001 Woodward Parking \n69-9 State Street\, Detroit\, MI \nThis parking garage is attached to the building but you must enter on the street.Scan the QR code inside the parking structure to pay. \n \n720 Griswold Parking \n1411 Griswold\, Detroit\, MI \nStreet parking – download the Park Detroit app \nBathrooms : All 1001 Woodward lavatories are locked. CoAD will have dedicated staff on site to assist our guests. \n \nViewing online: https://youtube.com/live/B7766pE8VXA?feature=share \n \nPlease be on time as we will begin promptly. At the end of the lecture we will have Q&A time so jot down your questions during the presentation.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/design-x-technology-lecture-michael-sorensen
LOCATION:1001 Woodward Ave\, 1001 Woodward Avenue\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:LTU CoAD’s Distinguished Architecture Alumni Award
DESCRIPTION:Join us in congratulating Sam as he becomes part of an elite group of LTU’s Architecture + Design Alumni.\n\n\nLTU CoAD’s Distinguished Architecture Alumni Award\n \nThe results are in! Salvatore Moschelli\, AIA\, NOMA\, LEED AP has been selected as the recipient of the 27th annual LTU Distinguished Architecture Alumni Award! Join us in congratulating Sam as he becomes part of an elite group of LTU’s Architecture + Design Alumni. As project executive for Fanning Howey\, Sam specializes in the design of high-performing buildings for K-12 and higher education clients. Sam is passionate about sustainability and has led integrated design teams through the successful completion of multiple LEED Gold certified buildings. Sam’s experience also includes the development of district-wide design standards\, working with associate firms and collaborating with owner representatives and program managers. \nThis lecture will be held at 1001 Woodward\, 1001 Woodward\, Detroit\, MI. \nCEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit. This lecture is free and open to the public. \nThe Lawrence Technological University DAA Award is given annually in recognition of the recipient’s professional\, academic\, and personal achievements including: \n\nLocal\, national\, and international professional accomplishments.\nSupport of the College of Architecture and Design.\nCharitable\, volunteer\, and community service.\n\nAbout: \nAn award-winning architect with 25 years of leadership and design experience\, Moschelli has designed learning environment projects for public school\, private school and higher education clients throughout Michigan. His extensive portfolio includes 2020 Bond Improvements for Birmingham Public Schools\, the George and Mary Turek Hall of Science for Detroit Catholic Central and the Munger Graduate Residences for the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor. He is the recipient of the 2017 AIA Detroit Young Architect Award and an active member of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA). \nMoschelli graduated with a Masters of Architecture from Lawrence Technological University. He is a registered architect and member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). He is also a LEED Accredited Professional.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/ltu-coads-distinguished-architecture-alumni-award
LOCATION:1001 Woodward Ave\, 1001 Woodward Avenue\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Lecture: Evelyn Lee
DESCRIPTION:Join the College of Architecture and Design at Lawrence Tech University for our first lecture of the Spring 2025 semester.\n\n\nThis lecture can be watched on campus or online. Room A210. \nJoin Lawrence Technological University College of Architecture and Design for our first Design x Technology lecture of the Spring semester on Thursday\, February 6th featuring an architect now immersed in the tech industry\, founding advisor for Women Defining AI\, and Global Head of Workspace Strategy and Innovation at Slack in San Francisco\, Evelyn Lee. \n \nTitle: Designing Careers\, Shaping Futures: Lessons from an Evolving Architectural Journey\nArchitecture is evolving\, and so are the career paths within it. This session is not just a lecture—it’s a conversation about redefining what it means to be an architect. We’ll explore how architects can leverage new opportunities\, embrace entrepreneurial thinking\, and shape their own futures. \nTopics of Discussion: \nExpanding the Role of Architects – Architects are stepping beyond traditional design to influence technology\, policy\, and business strategy. \nEntrepreneurial Thinking – Understanding how architects can build businesses\, create startups\, and rethink firm structures. \nNavigating Alternative Career Paths – Exploring ways to transition into leadership roles beyond traditional practice. \nThe Business of Architecture – Why understanding firm strategy\, finance\, and operations is crucial for future success. \nTechnology & AI – How architects can integrate and shape emerging technologies rather than be displaced by them. \nMentorship & Equity – Building a more inclusive profession through mentorship\, advocacy\, and flexible career models. \nThis discussion will provide practical insights\, lessons from real experiences\, and a roadmap for designing your own career path in architecture. Join the conversation and start shaping your future today. \n\n\nHow will the participants benefit from your presentation?Participants will gain practical insights into how the architectural profession is evolving and how they can navigate nontraditional career paths. They will leave with actionable strategies for leveraging their architectural skills in new ways\, whether through entrepreneurship\, leadership roles\, or technological innovation. Additionally\, the session fosters a supportive network of professionals looking to redefine their career trajectories. \nHow will their job become easier?By learning how to integrate business acumen\, technology\, and strategic thinking into their work\, architects can operate more efficiently\, make informed career decisions\, and position themselves for long-term success. Understanding these key areas will help them avoid common pitfalls\, reduce uncertainty\, and work smarter rather than harder. \nWill they save time learning this skill?Yes. Instead of spending years figuring out career pivots or business strategies through trial and error\, participants will receive condensed\, experience-backed knowledge. This lecture provides a shortcut to understanding essential trends\, career-building techniques\, and business models that can fast-track professional growth. \nWhat current challenges will it alleviate?Lack of clarity on alternative career paths in architectureStruggles with firm leadership\, financial sustainability\, and business operationsThe impact of emerging technologies and how to stay relevantNavigating workplace equity\, mentorship\, and professional growthOvercoming the pressure to follow a rigid\, traditional career pathHow does your lecture help eliminate risks and/or remove barriers?By providing knowledge about industry shifts\, emerging opportunities\, and practical career strategies\, this session reduces the risk of career stagnation and missed opportunities. Attendees will gain confidence in making informed career moves\, understand how to position themselves in the evolving market\, and learn how to leverage their skills to eliminate financial and professional uncertainties. \n\n\nABOUT: Evelyn M. Lee\, FAIA\, is a multi-faceted professional who uniquely blends her architectural background with a tech-driven focus. As an architect now immersed in the tech industry\, she serves as an angel investor\, startup advisor\, and fractional COO for small and medium-sized Architecture firms. She is an outside board director for Shepley Bulfinch and Luckett & Farley. \nA sought-after speaker\, Evelyn regularly shares her insights on the evolution of architecture practice\, leadership and team development\, the integration of technology in practice operations\, and the exploration of alternative careers. Outside of her architectural pursuits\, she is a founding advisor for Women Defining AI\, championing a more inclusive and diverse landscape in artificial intelligence. Evelyn Lee’s leadership and forward-thinking approach are not just about innovation and progress\, they’re about guiding the architectural profession towards new\, uncharted directions.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/design-x-technology-lecture-evelyn-lee
LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Lecture: Alejandra Castelao
DESCRIPTION:Our next Spring 2025 lecture is a talk titled\, From Craft to Strategy: Lessons from a Multidisciplinary Design Career\n\n\nWatch this lecture on campus or online. Alejandra will speak in the LEAR Auditorium. \n \nFrom Craft to Strategy: Lessons from a Multidisciplinary Design Career\n \nIn today’s interconnected world\, design is more than just creating beautiful objects or interfaces—it’s about crafting experiences that seamlessly blend the physical\, digital\, and immersive. Over the past 15 years\, my career has evolved from tactical\, hands-on design in furniture and interiors in Mexico City to leading multidisciplinary teams in creating consumer electronics\, healthcare experiences\, and spatial design in San Francisco. \nIn this lecture\, we’ll dive into the lessons I’ve learned along the way—how an iterative and flexible design process can unlock new opportunities\, how to bridge the gap between strategy and execution\, and how collaboration across disciplines drives innovation. Whether your passion lies in crafting tangible objects or shaping new user experiences\, this session will inspire you to thrive in an ever-changing design and tech landscape. \nThis lecture will provide practical takeaways to help students tackle real-world challenges in design and tech. I will focus some of the topics on how to save time by applying iterative design processes that bring teams together and shorten timelines\, finding ways to collaborate effectively across disciplines to break silos and unlock innovation\, navigating uncertainty and ambiguity by learning to bridge the gap between strategy and tactical execution and finally how to position yourself for success in a multidisciplinary career by mastering skills that align with emerging industry trends in an ever-changing environment. \n \n\n\n\nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series\, this lecture is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. Your on-campus registration includes a pizza lunch. \n\n\n\nAbout Alejandra: \nAlejandra is a Senior Experience Design Lead at Dolby Laboratories with over 15 years of experience in design\, technology\, and innovation. Specializing in Industrial and Interdisciplinary Design\, she creates transformative experiences that blend physical\, digital\, and immersive realms. \nStarting her career in Mexico City designing boutique hotels and restaurant interiors\, Alejandra later transitioned to San Francisco\, focusing on consumer electronics and emerging technologies like AR/VR. At Dolby\, she leads multidisciplinary teams in delivering user-centered experiences\, from creative direction and workshop facilitation to immersive spatial audio experience design. \nAlejandra’s expertise spans healthcare UX\, consumer hardware\, spatial design\, wearable products\, and immersive experiences. Her design process is adaptable\, emphasizing collaboration and leveraging emerging technologies to connect the dots between strategic thinking and tactical execution. \nOutside of her professional work\, Alejandra is passionate about mentorship\, particularly for women in the design and tech industries. As the former Chair of the Women in Design IDSA SF Chapter\, she has advocated for more opportunities for women to excel in these fields. \nWhen not designing\, she enjoys painting\, whittling wood carvings\, playing with the latest tech toys\, and outdoor activities like fishing\, crabbing and mussel harvesting.
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LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Lecture: Ajla Akšamija
DESCRIPTION:This lecture will talk about innovations in architectural design\, how to integrate research with the design process and advanced technology\n\n\nThis lecture can be viewed on campus or online. \n \nINNOVATIONS IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN: Research and Advanced Technologies\n \nArchitectural designers are currently faced with many challenges—technological changes\, environmental and economic impacts\, necessity to innovate and raise the bar in building performance\, and the paradigm shift in architecture with the wider adoption of advanced computational design and digital fabrication techniques. There are a number or reasons why progressive practices must continuously invest in research and implementation of advanced technologies\, but the need to improve design processes and services is typically the overarching drive. Thus\, research is becoming an essential component of contemporary practice and will be redefining the future of architectural profession. \nThis lecture focuses on innovations in architecture\, relationships between scientific research and design\, and the role of building performance research. It will discuss why is it necessary to embrace technological changes to improve design processes\, products and services\, as well as the recent developments in building technologies\, materials\, computational design and integration of scientific research with innovative design. \nParticipants of this lecture will learn about innovations in architectural design\, how to integrate research with the design process\, and they will learn about advanced building technologies. \nLearning objectives:• Understand innovations in architecture and how they impact design practices and services• Evaluate specific design methods and technologies\, and how to stimulate innovation in design practice• Understand relationships between research and design process\, as well as implementation of advanced building technologies• Compare innovative design practices and approaches through case studies. \n\n\n\nCEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit towards licensure requirements.  \nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series\, this lecture is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. \n \n\n\n\nAbout Ajla: \nAjla Akšamija\, PhD\, LEED AP BD+C\, CDT\, FTI Fellow is a Professor and Distinguished Chair for Resilient Places at the School of Architecture\, University of Utah. She directs the Transforming Places\, Practices\, and Pedagogies Collaborative (TP3C)\, a research unit within the School of Architecture. Her research expertise includes building science and sustainability\, emerging technologies\, digital design and representations\, and innovations in architecture. Dr. Aksamija also served as the Chair of the School of Architecture at the University of Utah. Prior to joining University of Utah\, she was a Professor at the Department of Architecture at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She also directed Perkins&Will Building Technology Laboratory (“Tech Lab”)\, one of the first practice-driven research laboratories focusing on advanced building technologies\, high-performance buildings\, computational design\, and building facades. She has taught architectural design studios\, advanced environmental building design\, comprehensive studios and seminars. She has worked on developing building analysis and modeling applications\, implementation of novel materials in architectural design\, development of computational models\, and has collaborated with researchers from material science\, civil and environmental engineering and computational design. \nHer recent book\, “Research Methods for the Architectural Profession”\, was published by Routledge in 2021. She has authored two previously published books\, “Integrating Innovation in Architecture\, Design\, Methods and Technology for Progressive Practice and Research” (John Wiley & Sons\, 2016) and “Sustainable Facades: Design Methods for High-Performance Building Envelopes” (John Wiley & Sons\, 2013). Dr. Aksamija has contributed to several other books\, and has published over ninety research articles and invited papers. She has presented at various national and international conferences\, and is a frequent speaker at industry-based\, scientific and academic conferences. She is the founder of the Perkins and Will Research Journal\, and served as editor of this first peer-reviewed research journal from architectural practice for fourteen years. She served as the President of the Facade Tectonics Institute.
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LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Lecture: Sung Ho Kim & Heather Woofter
DESCRIPTION:Join us for another innovative Design x Technology lecture during our Spring 2025 semester!\n\n\nThis lecture can be watched on campus or online. Sung Ho and Heather will speak in the LEAR Auditorium. \nJoin Lawrence Technological University College of Architecture and Design for another important Design x Technology lecture featuring Sung Ho Kim Architecture Program Director at Kent State University and Heather Woofter Dean of the School of Architecture the University of Texas at Austin. \n \nINVISIBLE PRACTICE\n \n“Invisible Practice” introduces the works of Axi:Ome—a design practice led by Heather Woofter and Sung Ho Kim formerly in St. Louis and now in Cleveland and Austin. Presentation maps the trajectory of an architectural investigation into the processes explored through blending academic research with practice\, challenging the boundaries of conventional architectural practice. From built constructs to conceptual investigations\, which is the intricate dance between ideas and reality that uncovers the complexities that shape the contemporary environment by cartographing the legitimization of architectural practice that engages the pedagogical visions of the profession and the education. \nAxi:Ome was formed in 2003 primarily as an architectural research practice of Heather Woofter and Sung Ho Kim. Currently\, Heather Woofter is the dean at University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture and Sung Ho is the director of Architecture and Urban Design at Kent State University. Together they have balanced teaching with design practice\, focusing on the concept that a building’s spatial form and innovation are inextricably woven to one another and that architecture’s progressive future lies in speculation\, imagination\, research and resolution of the intellectual development of design process. \nThis lecture will offer a sample of different types of practice for students and young architects into developing a body of work that defines one’s agenda in the world and describe how a regional practice can gain global perspectives by developing projects with research-based explorations about culture\, environment\, economics and history. \n\n\nCEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit towards licensure requirements. \nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series\, this lecture is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. Your on-campus registration includes a pizza lunch. \n \n\n\n\nAbout Sung Ho and Heather: \nHeather Woofter studied biochemistry as a teenager at the University of Maryland and chemical engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. She received a Bachelor of Architecture from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Master of Architecture from Harvard University Graduate School of Design. She was a project architect and manager for Bohlin Cywinski Jackson in Wilkes-Barre\, Pennsylvania\, Marks Barfield in London\, UK and Robert Luchetti Associates in Cambridge\, Massachusetts. She is a registered architect in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Missouri and has a Royal Institute of British Architects Parts I and II. Heather taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Design Career Discovery Program\, Boston Architectural College and Roger Williams University. She was an Assistant Professor at Virginia Polytechnic Institute\, Visiting Professor at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and Konkuk University in Seoul\, Korea. She was an endowed Sam and Marilyn Fox Professor and Director of College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design at Washington University in St. Louis. Currently\, she is the Dean at School of Architecture at University of Texas in Austin. Heather is a founding Co-Director and Owner of Axi:Ome llc with Sung Ho Kim since 2003. \nSung Ho Kim studied drawing and sculpture as a teenager at the Art Students League of New York and Harvard Graduate School of Design Career Discovery Program. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Architecture from Rhode Island School of Design and an AA Diploma from Architectural Association of London\, UK with Royal Institute of British Architects Part I and II. He also received his Master of Science in Architecture Studies from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He was a project designer for Nasrine Seraji in Paris\, France and Wellington Reiter in Cambridge\, Massachusetts. He served as a principal researcher for the Interrogative Design Group at Center for Advanced Visual Studies at MIT. Sung Ho taught at Rhode Island School of Design and was an Assistant Professor at Northeastern University. He was a Visiting Professor at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and Konkuk University in Seoul\, Korea. He was an endowed Raymond E. Maritz Professor of Architecture and engaged in research with Biology and Computer Science at Washington University in St. Louis. Currently\, he is the Director of Architecture Program at Kent State University. Sung Ho is a founding Co-Director of Axi:Ome llc with Heather Woofter since 2003.
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Lecture: Andrew Shea
DESCRIPTION:Welcome to another innovative Design x Technology lecture during our Spring 2025 semester.\n\n\nThis lecture can be watched on campus or online. \n \nPosters to Al: Shaping Trajectories of Design for Social Innovation\nThe practice of design mirrors its time: reflecting societal values\, technological advancements\, and pressing challenges. From the evocative power of posters rallying social movements to the disruptive potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in redefining creative boundaries\, design’s trajectory provides a compelling lens through which we can examine how innovation shapes society. In “Posters to AI: Shaping Trajectories of Design for Social Innovation\,” I will speak about the evolution of design for social innovation\, focusing on how designers adapt to and critique emerging tools and methodologies to address complex societal issues—tracing the path from analog communication to automated systems. \nThis talk will touch on the evolution of media\, such as posters and physical artifacts before pivoting to the transformative role AI is playing in reshaping the creative process. Central to this exploration are the critical questions designers face: How can AI be integrated thoughtfully into creative practices without undermining human agency? How can we ensure equitable representation and inclusion in the datasets that inform AI systems? What strategies will protect originality and cultural authenticity in an era of generative design? And how can we interrogate the dual nature of AI—as both an empowering tool democratizing creativity and a disruptive force that risks diminishing human skill and ingenuity? Ultimately\, Posters to AI seeks to inspire designers to harness their creativity and ethical sensibilities to shape the trajectory of innovation—prioritizing human dignity\, equity\, and sustainability in a rapidly changing world. \nParticipants will gain an understanding of how design has evolved\, helping them connect historical approaches to modern challenges and position their work within a broader trajectory of social innovation. The lecture provides practical ethical frameworks to address pressing AI concerns like\, bias\, cultural authenticity\, and human agency\, and will equip designers to navigate the complexities of integrating AI into their creative processes. \n\n\n\nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series\, this lecture is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. Your on-campus registration includes a pizza lunch. \n\n\n\nAbout Andrew: \nAndrew Shea is Associate Professor of Integrated Design at Parsons School of Design\, and Associate Dean of Parsons’ School of Design Strategies and Founding Creative Director\, MANY. His research has focused on the role that designers play in social innovation projects\, place-based design’s role to produce behavior change\, and the ethics of artificial intelligence. He is the founding creative director of MANY (manydesign.org)\, a communication and service design studio that designs physical spaces\, collaborative experiences\, and platforms to support creative communities and elevate civic\, educational\, and environmental initiatives. \nAndrew has written extensively about the evolving field of design for social innovation and his most recent\, co-authored book is Design for Social Innovation: Case Studies from Around the World (2021)\, which marks the first attempt to define the global contours of the cultural\, economic\, and organizational levers propelling design for social innovation forward today. His other publications include LEAP Dialogues: Career Pathways in Design for Social Innovation (2016)\, and he authored Designing for Social Change: Strategies for Community-Based Graphic Design (2012). \nHis design and writing has been featured by publications like Fast Company\, Slate\, Design Observer\, 99 Percent Invisible\, Core77\, Slate\, Print\, Entrepreneur Magazine\, How\, Communication Arts\, and Impact Design Hub. Andrew regularly speaks about design at schools\, conferences\, and at public events like TEDx. He has served as an advisor for various organizations and initiatives like Impact Design Hub and Human Impacts Institute\, and on juries for Sappi Ideas That Matter\, Design Ignites Change\, Archinect\, and the Center for Urban Pedagogy. Andrew received his MFA in Graphic Design from Maryland Institute College of Art.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/design-x-technology-lecture-andrew-shea
LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Lecture: Bonny Slater
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Design x Technology lecture featuring Co-Global Healthcare Practice Leader at Gensler\, Bonny Slater.\n\n\nEnjoy this lecture on campus or online. \n \nDesigning the Future of Healthcare\nSustainability in healthcare design typically revolves around optimizing traditional buildings within established health systems. But what if we embraced a broader perspective\, considering sustainability at the system level? Imagine if we redesigned service delivery and infrastructure to not only combat climate change but also to improve community health outcomes. Could such innovations also address the industry’s financial\, staffing\, and equity challenges? \nThis session will explore the two-year research and design effort by the Gensler Research Institute around the Future of Healthcare. The outcome was a thought-provoking proposal: an integrated ecosystem that reimagines the distribution of healthcare\, social services\, and community support. The vision aims to conserve valuable resources—both financial and environmental—while simultaneously enriching the human experiences\, advancing health equity\, and leveraging cutting-edge advancements in science and technology. This session will explore: \n•The importance of environmental health in improving social determinants of health. \n•Technology’s role in the reduction of carbon emissions. \n•Cooperative competition fostering alliances that combine resources for mutual gain. \n•Mass timber in hospital construction. \nThe session will review the ecosystem’s components and impacts\, which includes a redistribution of care into the home\, community health hubs\, advanced ambulatory care centers\, and a critical-care community hospital\, followed by a deep dive into the carbon-neutral design strategies for a community hospital of the future. \nLearning Objectives: \n1. Analyze the potential impacts of redesigning service delivery and infrastructure in healthcare to address climate change and improve community health outcomes. \n2. Evaluate the hypothesis that a focus on improving community health can positively impact various industry challenges such as climate\, financial\, staffing\, and equity issues. \n3. Explore key areas of inquiry identified by the team\, such as social determinants of health\, shifting care settings\, technological contributions to reducing healthcare’s carbon emissions\, and cooperative competition. \n4. Assess the potential of sustainable design strategies\, including reduced physical infrastructure\, the use of mass timber construction\, and the adoption of 100% electric design in healthcare facilities. \n\n\n\nCEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit towards licensure requirements. LTU is not a registered AIA CE provider. By virtue of having a NAAB-accredited architecture program\, the State of Michigan authorizes LTU to offer continuing education credit. \nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series\, this lecture is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. Your on-campus registration includes a pizza lunch. \n\n\n\nAbout: \nBonny Slater is a Co-Global Healthcare Practice Leader and Design Director at Gensler. She has spent 20 years creating inspiring environments to support health and wellness for diverse populations. With a background in design and environmental psychology\, she brings a unique perspective and research-driven approach to crafting meaningful experiences by supporting physical\, cognitive\, emotional\, and spiritual needs. \nBonny’s Research has included the study of color in immersive environments\, design considerations in behavioral health facilities\, and the cultural implications of evidence-based design. Her recent work focuses on the connections between engagement\, design\, and population health in vulnerable communities. Her Research has been featured in Contract and Metropolis magazines and have garnered national recognition through ASID’s Outcome of Design Award and The Caritas Project’s Generative Space Award. An active Thought Leader\, Bonny has presented her research at national conferences including Healthcare Design\, Healthcare Facilities Symposium\, and NeoCon\, and is a frequent contributing writer to Gensler Dialogue and former editor of Contract’s “Designing for Health” online series. \nAs a Designer\, Bonny’s work has included academic medical centers\, community health centers\, foreign hospitals\, and prototype wellness facilities. Her work has been featured in Metropolis\, Contract\, Healthcare Design and Architectural Record. In addition to various project awards\, in 2018 Bonny was honored as an ASID Ones to Watch Scholar and Design Excellence award recipient.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/design-x-technology-lecture-bonny-slater
LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Lecture: Christian Unverzagt
DESCRIPTION:Join Lawrence Technological University College of Architecture and Design for another innovative Design x Technology lecture.\n\n\nThis lecture can be watched on campus or online. \nDesign Director of M1DTW Architects\, Christian Unverzagt will speak on Notes on a Practice. \nChristian Unverzagt is a Detroit-based multidisciplinary designer who founded M1DTW\, a nationally recognized architecture and creative studio in 2000. Since that time he has worked to reshape practice through both the work of the practice and by working on the practice. \nM1DTW was recently recognized with a Best of Practice Award in the Small Firm category from The Architect’s Newspaper (AN) for its project portfolio and its Notes on a Practice\, a collection of reflections on various positions taken by the firm in running a practice. AN’s Executive Editor Jack Murphy summed it up: “The office has an attitude that appears to value engagement with the realities of practice\, from proper payment of workers to client satisfaction. It helps that their work backs up the idea\, as it transforms what could be mundane locales into considered sites for Midwestern life.”⁠ \nUnverzagt\, who is also an associate professor of practice in architecture at Taubman College will discuss several pivotal projects of the firm’s first twenty-five years of designing books\, brands\, buildings\, and more. \n \n\n\n\nNotes on a Practice could have alternatively been titled\, How Not to Start a Practice\, and is beneficial for any student of design interested in finding ways to put their work into practice. The lecture will showcase a series of projects\, mostly built in Michigan\, and will discuss the design process and outcomes at multiple scales\, understood within a field of a number of critical positions relative to labor\, investment\, time\, and effort. Come check it out! \n\n\n\nCEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit towards licensure requirements. LTU is not a registered AIA CE provider. By virtue of having a NAAB-accredited architecture program\, the State of Michigan authorizes LTU to offer continuing education credit. \nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series this lecture is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. \n\n\n\n\nAbout:Christian Unverzagt is an associate professor of practice in architecture at Taubman College. He also founded Detroit-based M1DTW\, a nationally recognized architecture and creative studio working to reshape practice. M1DTW’s projects range from creative workspaces to commercial lifestyle spaces\, adaptive reuse projects\, and residential work. Select clients include Floyd\, Signal-Return\, Mills Pharmacy\, 6 Salon\, Library Street Collective\, Eastern Market Corporation\, and Samsung. Unverzagt has received numerous awards for his work\, including over a dozen honor awards from AIA Michigan and AIA Detroit\, a NAHA for Best Salon Design in North America\, and a “50 Books/50 Covers” award from the American Institute of Graphic Arts for one of the best-designed books of the year. M1DTW was recently recognized with a Best of Practice Award from The Architect’s Newspaper in the Small Firm (Midwest) category for its project portfolio and its Notes on a Practice. His work has been widely published in outlets including Dezeen\, Wallpaper\, Fast Company\, The Architect’s Newspaper\, Detroit Design Magazine\, Estetica Italia\, Salon Today\, Architectural Record\, and Azure Magazine. Unverzagt teaches graduate design studio at Taubman College where he has taught since 1999\, is the faculty advisor for Dimensions\, the student-produced journal of architecture at Michigan\, and teaches the Dimensions workshop each year. Unverzagt is a long-time resident of Lafayette Park\, Detroit\, where he is an active community member\, founding MiesDetroit.org to help steward the neighborhood’s design legacy while fostering awareness and discussion of its contemporary condition.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/design-x-technology-lecture-christian-unverzagt
LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Lecture: Alexis Kim
DESCRIPTION:Join CoAD for another important Design x Technology lecture featuring Sr. Principal\, Sr. Workplace Strategist with SmithGroup\, Alexis Kim.\n\n\nAttend this lecture on campus or online. \nStrategy: A New Discipline in Design and Technology \nThe world is undergoing rapid and dramatic changes. According to McKinsey\, “artificial intelligence has the potential to be as transformative as the steam engine was to the 19th-century Industrial Revolution.” What implications does this hold for design and the design industry? While we may not yet have definitive answers\, it is clear that both the approach to design and the profession must evolve. \nDesign\, as a creative problem-solving discipline\, is confronted with increasingly complex challenges on a daily basis. The integration of the digital world adds layers of complexity while simultaneously streamlining and enhancing solutions. In this context\, strategic thinking and approach can thrive with a potential to position us as leaders rather than followers in a technology-driven world. \nThrough real-life examples and experience in deploying strategic thinking\, this session will offer a dynamic conversation on the role and value of strategy. It will explore how strategy as a discipline can help us rethink not only design methods but also their underlying purposes. The discussion aims to provide insights into applying these concepts to our work as well as professional paths\, ensuring a viable future. \nParticipants will gain a comprehensive understanding of the foundational principles of strategy while challenging the traditional concepts of design and the design thinking process. Through real-world examples\, they will learn what it means to develop design-related strategies\, elevating problem-solving to new heights. Additionally\, they will learn to recognize technology as a crucial component in uncovering problems and devising innovative solutions through data integration and advancing tools\, while balancing human-centric engagement and outcomes. \nBy grasping the strategic approach framework\, participants will also explore applications across various industries and apply this thinking to their career paths. They will learn how to design their own strategic and adaptable future in an increasingly digital world\, positioning themselves with a unique value proposition. \n \n\n\n\nCEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit towards licensure requirements. LTU is not a registered AIA CE provider. By virtue of having a NAAB-accredited architecture program\, the State of Michigan authorizes LTU to offer continuing education credit. \nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series this lecture is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. Your on-campus registration includes a pizza lunch. \n\n\n\nABOUT:  As the leading workplace strategist for SmithGroup’s National Workplace Practice\, Alexis has spent 28 years harmonizing the built environment with the human experience. A respected thought leader and change agent\, Alexis’s work is grounded in the conviction that strategic solutions\, whether design-related or otherwise\, can drive successful outcomes. \nAlexis possesses unique expertise\, integrating a strategic mindset with data- and research-driven solutions to projects of all scales. She has developed innovative solutions for Fortune 500 clients\, solving complex business and space challenges nationwide. \nCommitted to evolving her role and profession to meet the demands of an increasingly connected world\, Alexis acts as a catalyst\, integrating the physical and digital realms to better connect businesses and people. \nHer personal journey embodies change. Born and raised in South Korea\, Alexis moved to the U.S. as a teen\, forging a career from coast to coast. These diverse experiences provide unique perspective for her work. Her transformation continues as she delves deeper into research\, data analytics\, and organizational design\, while pursuing personal interests such as pottery\, travel\, and learning new languages.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/design-x-technology-lecture-alexis-kim
LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Lecture: Daedra Christoper
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an innovative Design x Technology lecture featuring Senior Designer at Zenimax Online Studios\, Daedra Christoper.\n\n\nThis lecture can be watched on campus or online. \nJoin Lawrence Technological University College of Architecture and Design for an innovative Design x Technology lecture featuring Senior Designer at Zenimax Online Studios\, Daedra Christoper. \nDesigning the Future: How Level Design Shapes Architectural Thinking \nIn the ever-evolving fields of game development and architecture\, shared principles of spatial design are unlocking new possibilities for innovation. From Pixels to Blueprints: How Level Design Shapes Architectural Thinking explores how tools and methods from game level design\, particularly Unreal Engine\, can empower architects to rethink spatial flow\, storytelling\, and user-centric design. By examining case studies\, cross-disciplinary techniques\, and emerging trends\, this lecture will provide actionable insights for both architects and game designers. \nParticipants will learn to streamline their workflows through digital prototyping\, reduce design risks by visualizing spaces in Unreal Engine\, and create environments that resonate emotionally and functionally. Architects will discover how level design principles\, such as navigational clarity and environmental storytelling\, address challenges like accessibility\, engagement\, and innovation. Game designers will benefit from architectural insights\, enhancing the realism and functionality of their virtual worlds. \nAttendees will leave equipped with practical skills to save time\, foster collaboration\, and tackle challenges in design clarity and user experience. This session is ideal for professionals eager to bridge digital and physical spaces\, overcoming traditional barriers with modern\, creative solutions. \n\n\nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series\, this lecture is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. Your on-campus registration includes a pizza lunch. \n\n\nAbout: Daedra Christopher is a veteran game designer with a storied career contributing to some of the gaming industry’s most iconic FPS franchises\, including Call of Duty\, Warzone\, and Halo. Her expertise spans level art and design\, but her true passion lies in worldbuilding\, crafting immersive levels and gameplay experiences. Combining hands-on expertise with a vivid imagination\, Daedra has made invaluable contributions to the teams she’s worked with\, helping to create games that resonate deeply with players. \nA former professor at the University of Texas at Dallas\, Daedra’s dedication to education and mentorship is evident in the countless hours she has spent guiding students and newcomers into the gaming industry. Encouraged by her peers\, she has authored an upcoming book that curates her extensive job-seeking advice for aspiring game developers\, slated for release this year. As an active member of her local IGDA chapter and a frequent speaker at game conferences\, Daedra continues to champion the next generation of developers\, offering guidance on breaking into both indie and AAA game development. \nWhen she’s not helping others\, Daedra can be found lost in science fiction or fantasy novels—she’s a voracious reader—or playing her favorite FPS\, crafting\, or RPG games. Her boundless enthusiasm for gaming and storytelling fuels her drive to create and inspire others in the industry.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/design-x-technology-lecture-daedra-christoper
LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Lecture: Daedra Christoper
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an innovative Design x Technology lecture featuring Senior Designer at Zenimax Online Studios\, Daedra Christoper.\n\n\nThis lecture can be watched on campus or online. \nJoin Lawrence Technological University College of Architecture and Design for an innovative Design x Technology lecture featuring Senior Designer at Zenimax Online Studios\, Daedra Christoper. \nDesigning the Future: How Level Design Shapes Architectural Thinking \nIn the ever-evolving fields of game development and architecture\, shared principles of spatial design are unlocking new possibilities for innovation. From Pixels to Blueprints: How Level Design Shapes Architectural Thinking explores how tools and methods from game level design\, particularly Unreal Engine\, can empower architects to rethink spatial flow\, storytelling\, and user-centric design. By examining case studies\, cross-disciplinary techniques\, and emerging trends\, this lecture will provide actionable insights for both architects and game designers. \nParticipants will learn to streamline their workflows through digital prototyping\, reduce design risks by visualizing spaces in Unreal Engine\, and create environments that resonate emotionally and functionally. Architects will discover how level design principles\, such as navigational clarity and environmental storytelling\, address challenges like accessibility\, engagement\, and innovation. Game designers will benefit from architectural insights\, enhancing the realism and functionality of their virtual worlds. \nAttendees will leave equipped with practical skills to save time\, foster collaboration\, and tackle challenges in design clarity and user experience. This session is ideal for professionals eager to bridge digital and physical spaces\, overcoming traditional barriers with modern\, creative solutions. \n\n\nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series\, this lecture is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. Your on-campus registration includes a pizza lunch. \n\n\nAbout: Daedra Christopher is a veteran game designer with a storied career contributing to some of the gaming industry’s most iconic FPS franchises\, including Call of Duty\, Warzone\, and Halo. Her expertise spans level art and design\, but her true passion lies in worldbuilding\, crafting immersive levels and gameplay experiences. Combining hands-on expertise with a vivid imagination\, Daedra has made invaluable contributions to the teams she’s worked with\, helping to create games that resonate deeply with players. \nA former professor at the University of Texas at Dallas\, Daedra’s dedication to education and mentorship is evident in the countless hours she has spent guiding students and newcomers into the gaming industry. Encouraged by her peers\, she has authored an upcoming book that curates her extensive job-seeking advice for aspiring game developers\, slated for release this year. As an active member of her local IGDA chapter and a frequent speaker at game conferences\, Daedra continues to champion the next generation of developers\, offering guidance on breaking into both indie and AAA game development. \nWhen she’s not helping others\, Daedra can be found lost in science fiction or fantasy novels—she’s a voracious reader—or playing her favorite FPS\, crafting\, or RPG games. Her boundless enthusiasm for gaming and storytelling fuels her drive to create and inspire others in the industry.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/design-x-technology-lecture-daedra-christoper-2
LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Architecture is Not Neutral
DESCRIPTION:Festival RIGENERA’s initiatives will be brought to LTU CoAD in the form of a lecture and exhibition with our Italian counterparts\n\n\nJoin the College of Architecture and Design at Lawrence Technological University for our first Design x Technology Series event for the Fall 2025/26 semester featuring speakers all the way from Italy! \nArchitecture is not neutral: it can be part of the problem or part of the solution.The climate challenge won’t be overcome through technical mandates alone\, but by making the ecological transition something people desire. \nWe no longer need “sustainable” architecture – we need architecture that is effective\, light\, appropriate\, that improves people’s lives\, and doesn’t need to justify itself. \nWe can’t change the world out of obligation; we must do it out of desire. \nWhat we need is a new way of designing: not buildings bloated with technology\, but spaces that are simple\, adaptable\, beautiful\, and connected to life. Because what truly works doesn’t need to prove anything. \nSustainability isn’t something you preach – it’s something you live\, design\, and desire.And the future of architecture begins here. \n\n\nSpeakers: \nAndrea Rinaldi – Architect\, Lecturer of Architectural and Urban Composition at the Department of Architecture of the University of Ferrara. \nMaddalena Fortelli — Architect and urban planner with extensive experience in territorial planning\, urban design\, and city regeneration. \nSerena Foracchia — consultant and expert in European project design\, international relations\, and professional training. \nModerator: Sara Codarin — Assistant Professor\, LTU CoAD. \n \nJoin us for a reception at 12:00PM\, BEFORE the lecture to view the exhibition. Enjoy authentic Italian appetizers and pastries.\n\n\nThis lecture offers participants – students\, young architects\, and professionals – the opportunity to gain a new perspective on addressing the ecological challenge in architecture not as a technical constraint\, but as a field of design possibilities.Through a critical and visionary approach\, the lecture will explore tools and strategies capable of guiding design toward lighter\, more effective\, and contextually appropriate solutions – reducing reliance on technological complexity and encouraging spaces that are more adaptable\, inclusive\, and connected to real life. \nParticipants will be able to sharpen their design judgment\, saving time in selecting the most suitable solutions\, avoiding outdated and standardized approaches\, and facing today’s environmental\, cultural\, and social challenges with greater awareness.The lecture aims to remove cultural and operational barriers that hinder a true ecological transition in architectural design\, offering an integrated perspective that combines desire\, effectiveness\, and responsibility. \nAn opportunity to reflect – and act – on a new way of inhabiting the future. \n\n\n\nCEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit towards licensure requirements. ​​ \nPlease note that LTU is not a registered AIA CE provider. By virtue of having a NAAB-accredited architecture program\, the State of Michigan authorizes LTU to offer continuing education credit. A list of state-approved HSW subjects can be found on their licensing website by searching the page for ‘ HSW subjects for continuing education’. \nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series\, this lecture is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/architecture-is-not-neutral
LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Series: Mohamed Ismail
DESCRIPTION:Building (for) More With Less will showcase novel ways structural design can play a role in affordable housing.\n\n\nCome to CoAD for our next interesting Design x Technology Series lecture featuring Mohamed Ismail\, Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Virginia School of Architecture and the Director of the Open Structures Research group. His talk titled\, Building (for) More With Less will showcase novel ways structural design can play a role in affordable housing\, sustainable construction\, and equitable development. \nBuilding (for) More With Less \nLess Economically Developed Countries (LEDCs) are increasingly vulnerable to climate-related threats while struggling to meet the demand for urban construction and affordable housing. A major reason for this is the high cost of materials\, which can comprise 60-80% of the total cost of residential construction\, yet their construction resembles the inefficient practices of More Economically Developed Countries (MEDCs) that were developed to reduce labor over material costs. Unfortunately\, designers do not typically have access to optimization methods that enable the design of fabricable\, low-cost\, and low-carbon structures. Addressing the gap between optimization research and design practice\, this research advances design methods that reduce the material costs and embodied carbon of affordable housing construction that meets local codes and constraints. \nParticipants will learn about novel ways structural design can play a role in affordable housing\, sustainable construction\, and equitable development. They will be introduced to accessible methods of shape optimization\, low-carbon structural analysis\, and fabrication aware computational design. They will be introduced to accessible methods of shape optimization\, low-carbon structural analysis\, and fabrication aware computational design. \n\n\n🛂 CoAD Freshman\, this event counts towards your Experience Passport. \nCEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit towards licensure requirements. ​​ \nPlease note that LTU is not a registered AIA CE provider. By virtue of having a NAAB-accredited architecture program\, the State of Michigan authorizes LTU to offer continuing education credit. A list of state-approved HSW subjects can be found on their licensing website by searching the page for ‘ HSW subjects for continuing education’. \nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series\, this lecture is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. \n\n\n\nAbout: Mohamed Ismail is an Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Virginia School of Architecture and the Director of the Open Structures research group. Open Structures advances structural design and fabrication methods that enable sustainable development. Ismail’s research engages with nonprofit organizations\, industry partners\, and a global network of academics to design and develop low-cost\, low-carbon structural components for housing in developing regions like Kenya\, India\, and Mexico.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/design-x-technology-series-mohamed-ismail
LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Designing with Intelligence: an AI Collection of Speculative Objects
DESCRIPTION:A Detroit Month of Design event with industry experts at the Detroit Institute of Arts\n\n\nDuring the 2025 Detroit Month of Design\, Lawrence Technological University (LTU) College of Architecture and Design (CoAD) will present an innovative event exploring the intersection of AI technology and design. AI-generated works will be showcased during a panel discussion as part of the Detroit Month of Design\, offering a fresh perspective on historical and contemporary design through the lens of emerging technologies. \nThe panel discussion being held in the Detroit Film Theater at the Detroit Institute of Arts will include experts who will debate how AI can be integrated into design practices\, its impact on art and design\, and how LTU is preparing the next generation of designers and architects to use these tools effectively. This event highlights how AI is shaping the future of design\, fostering innovation\, and bridging the city’s industrial past with its digital future. \nPanelists: \nJason Vigneri-Beane — Professor\, Pratt School of Architecture \nHumbi Song — Assistant Professor and Emerging Architect Fellow\, University of Toronto \nShelley Selim — Detroit Institute of Arts\, Mort Harris Curator of Automotive\, Industrial\, and Decorative Design \nCurry J. Hackett —Teaching Associate in Urban Planning and Design\, Harvard University Graduate School of Design \n\n\n\nThank you to our location sponsor:
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/designing-with-intelligence-an-ai-collection-of-speculative-objects
LOCATION:Detroit Film Theatre\, 5200 Woodward Avenue\, Detroit\, MI\, 48202
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Series: Tasoulla Hadjiyanni
DESCRIPTION:Discussing research from disparities\, sex trafficking\, mental health\, and heritage in war.\n\n\nDesign for Social Impact\nTuesday\, October 7\, 2025 \n12:30 – 1:30 PM \nOn campus and virtual \nCome to CoAD for our next Design x Technology Series lecture featuring Tasoulla Hadjiyanni – Northrop Professor\, Distinguished Global Professor\, Interior Design at the University of Minnesota. Her talk titled\, Design for Social Impact will allow her to reflect on how she found her purpose through her research with disparities\, sex trafficking\, mental health\, and heritage in war as well as how she positions design as an agent of change. \n\n\n\n🛂 CoAD Freshman\, this event counts towards your Experience Passport.  \nCEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit towards licensure requirements. ​​ \nPlease note that LTU is not a registered AIA CE provider. By virtue of having a NAAB-accredited architecture program\, the State of Michigan authorizes LTU to offer continuing education credit. A list of state-approved HSW subjects can be found on their licensing website by searching the page for ‘ HSW subjects for continuing education’. \nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series\, this lecture is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. \n\n\nBIO: Tasoulla Hadjiyanni\, Ph.D. is Northrop Professor and Distinguished Global Professor of Interior Design at the University of Minnesota. A refugee from Cyprus\, she started to unravel how design\, culture\, and identity intersect under conditions of displacement with her book “The making of a refugee – Children adopting refugee identity in Cyprus” (Praeger\, 2002). She later founded Culturally Enriched Communities and Design Against Trafficking to advocate for built environments where everyone can thrive through exhibits\, films\, blogs\, a TEDx presentation\, and social media. Dr. Hadjiyanni’s latest book “The right to home – Exploring how space\, culture\, and identity intersect with disparities” (Palgrave Macmillan\, 2019) features stories of Hmong\, Somalis\, Mexicans\, Ojibwe\, and African Americans in Minnesota to explore how elements of interiors support or suppress meaning-making processes\, delineating the production of disparities. Dr. Hadjiyanni’s award-winning teaching pedagogies have been used to decolonize design education and nurture global citizens.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/design-x-technology-series-tasoulla-hadjiyanni
LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Series: Tasoulla Hadjiyanni
DESCRIPTION:Discussing research from disparities\, sex trafficking\, mental health\, and heritage in war.\n\n\nDesign for Social Impact\nTuesday\, October 7\, 2025 \n12:30 – 1:30 PM \nOn campus and virtual \nCome to CoAD for our next Design x Technology Series lecture featuring Tasoulla Hadjiyanni – Northrop Professor\, Distinguished Global Professor\, Interior Design at the University of Minnesota. Her talk titled\, Design for Social Impact will allow her to reflect on how she found her purpose through her research with disparities\, sex trafficking\, mental health\, and heritage in war as well as how she positions design as an agent of change. \n\n\n\n🛂 CoAD Freshman\, this event counts towards your Experience Passport.  \nCEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit towards licensure requirements. ​​ \nPlease note that LTU is not a registered AIA CE provider. By virtue of having a NAAB-accredited architecture program\, the State of Michigan authorizes LTU to offer continuing education credit. A list of state-approved HSW subjects can be found on their licensing website by searching the page for ‘ HSW subjects for continuing education’. \nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series\, this lecture is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. \n\n\nBIO: Tasoulla Hadjiyanni\, Ph.D. is Northrop Professor and Distinguished Global Professor of Interior Design at the University of Minnesota. A refugee from Cyprus\, she started to unravel how design\, culture\, and identity intersect under conditions of displacement with her book “The making of a refugee – Children adopting refugee identity in Cyprus” (Praeger\, 2002). She later founded Culturally Enriched Communities and Design Against Trafficking to advocate for built environments where everyone can thrive through exhibits\, films\, blogs\, a TEDx presentation\, and social media. Dr. Hadjiyanni’s latest book “The right to home – Exploring how space\, culture\, and identity intersect with disparities” (Palgrave Macmillan\, 2019) features stories of Hmong\, Somalis\, Mexicans\, Ojibwe\, and African Americans in Minnesota to explore how elements of interiors support or suppress meaning-making processes\, delineating the production of disparities. Dr. Hadjiyanni’s award-winning teaching pedagogies have been used to decolonize design education and nurture global citizens.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/design-x-technology-series-tasoulla-hadjiyanni-2
LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:LTU CoAD’s Distinguished Architecture Alumni Award
DESCRIPTION:Join us in congratulating Tiffany Brown as she becomes part of an elite group of LTU’s Architecture + Design Alumni.\n\n\nLTU CoAD’s Distinguished Architecture Alumni Award\n \nLTU CoAD is thrilled to announce that the DAAA committee has chosen Tiffany Brown as the recipient of the 28th annual LTU Distinguished Architecture Alumni Award! Join us in congratulating Tiffany as she becomes part of an elite group of LTU’s College of Architecture Alumni. \nTiffany Brown: The Architecture of Change \nTiffany Brown’s accomplishments lie not only in her architectural projects but also in her transformative leadership\, advocacy for inclusive practice\, and commitment to uplifting the next generation while transforming the built environment. \nA presentation on her career journey is more than a personal story—it’s a catalyst for change. It highlights personal experiences and provides practical solutions to remove barriers in design. It inspires both individuals and organizations to build a more inclusive and dynamic future for architecture. Tiffany will share real-world examples of successful programs and initiatives (like 400 Forward) and offer a blueprint for other firms and organizations to do the same. She will discuss how adopting these strategies can help remove barriers to entry and advancement\, ensuring more equitable opportunities and a stronger\, more diverse profession. \nThe Lawrence Technological University DAA Award is given annually in recognition of the recipient’s professional\, academic\, and personal achievements including: \n\nLocal\, national\, and international professional accomplishments\nSupport of the College of Architecture and Design\nCharitable\, volunteer\, and community service\n\nIn addition to our professional DAA Award\, the CoAD DAA Scholarship winner is James Hoppe. \nThis public Lecture and Award Presentation Reception / Exhibit will be held at Lawrence Technological University’s College of Architecture and Design Campus. Tiffany’s talk will also be livestreamed. \nCoAD Freshman\, this event counts towards your Experience Passport. \nCEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit towards licensure requirements. ​​ \nPlease note that LTU is not a registered AIA CE provider. By virtue of having a NAAB-accredited architecture program\, the State of Michigan authorizes LTU to offer continuing education credit. A list of state-approved HSW subjects can be found on their licensing website by searching the page for ‘HSW subjects for continuing education’. \nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series\, this lecture is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. \n \n\n\n\nABOUT: Tiffany Brown\, MBA\, NOMA\, Assoc. AIA\, brings nearly 20 years of experience in architecture and leadership to her role as Executive Director of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA)\, where she drives the organization’s strategic vision and operations. With two degrees in architecture and an MBA from Lawrence Technological University\, Tiffany combines design expertise with business acumen—skills that have helped her secure funding\, negotiate partnerships\, and advocate for equity in the profession. Her extensive experience in the industry bridges design and implementation\, managing complex projects with a focus on community impact. \nShe is the founder of 400 Forward\, an initiative empowering the next generation of women architects\, and has been recognized by Architizer’s 100 Women to Watch and the American Institute of Architects for her leadership expertise and visionary approach\, Tiffany aims to inspire and empower the next generation of leaders\, architects\, and designers\, ensuring the industry reflects the voices and needs of all communities. In recognition of her influence\, Tiffany has received numerous awards and honors\, including the President’s Medal for Distinguished Service from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. These accolades reflect her standing as a respected leader and a source of inspiration for her peers. \nTiffany has gained valuable professional experience with Hamilton Anderson Associates and SmithGroup\, two nationally recognized design firms that shaped her perspective and position in architecture. A passionate leader in the profession\, Tiffany has spearheaded raising awareness on how representation makes a significant social impact on firm practice\, culture\, education\, and design thinking. She is a sought-after expert frequently speaking at national events including South by Southwest\, and is featured in ESSENCE Magazine\, AIA+Architect Magazine and Architectural Record.
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LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Series: Roy Decker and Anne Marie Duvall Decker
DESCRIPTION:They will explore how the constructed environment can be critical\, healthy\, educational\, and therapeutic for its inhabitants.\n\n\nJoin LTU CoAD for our next exciting Design x Technology Series talk featuring Roy Decker and Anne Marie Duvall Decker\, Co-Founders of Duvall Decker. Their talk titled\, Foundations will explore how the constructed environment can be critical\, healthy\, educational\, and perhaps\, therapeutic for a place and its inhabitants. \nThis conversational discussion with Assistant Professor Masataka Yoshikawa will provide our guests with a thoughtfully guided interview. \nTITLE: Foundations \nABSTRACT: Design encompasses life in all its complexities and contingencies. Planning and design are the only activities that can improve the social and environmental health of our communities. Any professional can engage planning and design thinking in their work\, but designers are trained for this challenge. Design methodologies include imagining a future and defining the systematic steps to achieve that future. Architectural projects are local and sited in a specific place and community. To have meaningful impact\, architecture must be grounded in the place of practice\, in its soil\, weather\, economy\, history\, and social context. To be productive\, a studio must be aware of the cultural history and limitations of architecture and search for critiques and improvements that can help make a socially and environmentally healthy condition. \nThe work of Duvall Decker Architects is hopeful speculation through an expanded practice that includes architectural design\, community planning\, real estate development\, and building care. In over twenty-seven years of doing this work\, they have recorded what are called our foundations. They are our assumptions\, principles\, propositions\, lessons\, inspirations\, and aspirations for both the how and the why of a practice. This lecture explores the work through the lenses of several of Duvall Decker’s foundations. \nBENEFITS: Each new or renovated building and each new landscape changes its community. These interventions have consequences in the lives of all the people who encounter them over the years they exist. Architects face the challenges of program\, budget\, and schedule in every project\, but the most important challenge is to find the public value for each project. Architecture can contribute to cultural growth\, public safety\, and environmental and social health. Architecture form is not simply a thing\, but a transaction between us and our environment over time. \nWe believe the opportunity to design the built environment is a privilege that comes with public responsibility. For Duvall Decker\, architecture is both a radical act of service and a hopeful artistic speculation. Architectural projects are local and come to be within a specific place and a unique community. As architects\, we sometimes do not realize the public consequences that every building or landscape intervention carries. To expand our focus from the project-specific requirements\, we ask questions that reframe our perspective. This presentation will explore how the constructed environment can be critical\, healthy\, educational\, and perhaps\, therapeutic for a place and its inhabitants. \n \n\n\n\n🛂 CoAD Freshman\, this event counts towards your Experience Passport.  \nCEU: This lecture equals 1 professional architecture credit towards licensure requirements. ​​ \nPlease note that LTU is not a registered AIA CE provider. By virtue of having a NAAB-accredited architecture program\, the State of Michigan authorizes LTU to offer continuing education credit. A list of state-approved HSW subjects can be found on their licensing website by searching the page for ‘ HSW subjects for continuing education’. \nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Lecture Series\, this lecture is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. \n*Image:  Duvall Decker. US Courthouse Greenville MS. Timothy Hursley – Katherine Flannigan.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/design-x-technology-series-roy-decker-and-anne-marie-decker
LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Series: Eric Zimmerman
DESCRIPTION:Playing With Systems\n\n\nJoin CoAD for our next innovative Design x Technology Series featuring game designer & Arts Professor\, NYU Game Center Eric Zimmerman. His talk titled\, Playing with Systems will explore important fundamental design questions relevant to most design fields. This hands-on interactive activity will be moderated by LTU Director of Game Design and Assistant Professor Ahu Yolaç. \nGames have a special relationship to systems thinking. Every game is an opportunity to push and pull at the affordances of a system\, exploring how the system works and how it can be played. While every form of culture (every image\, every story\, every song) is a system\, games – as dynamic participatory experiences – are particularly systemic. And they have been engaging our species for thousands of years. \nThis session builds connections between game design and other forms of systems design through an interactive workshop where we will play with each other. Specifically\, we will explore the simple game of Rock-Paper-Scissors to understand how it works as a system of signification and play. Through a series of modifications\, we will look at how small design changes in the rules of a game can ramify into large changes on the level of player experience. \nSpecifically we will look at what it means to be playful – the ways that play are about transgressing\, bending\, and breaking structures\, in creative ways. Please come to the session ready to play and participate. The focus of the session is designing meaningful experiences for audiences. How does a choice become interesting for a participant? What makes something engaging – on emotional\, social\, or cognitive levels? How do we balance structured and organized systems with wild and chaotic experiences? \nThrough the modification and play of a simple game\, we will be exploring these important fundamental design questions\, which are relevant to just about any field of art or design. The format of the session itself – a way of teaching design through games and play – itself serves as a model for how to integrate ideas and pedagogy into interactive experiences. And it will be fun too!  See you there. \n\n\n🛂 CoAD Freshman\, this event counts towards your Experience Passport. \nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Series\, this event is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. A pizza lunch will be provided to all on-site registered guests. \nThis event has limited space. Register early!\n\n\n\nEric is a veteran game designer who makes award-winning games on and off the computer. Along with Peter Lee\, he was the co-founder of Gamelab\, a New York City-based studio that created original games like Diner Dash and worked with companies like Lego to create dozens of online titles. Other digital games include SiSSYFiGHT (with word.com)\, an online game about little girls in social conflict on a playground\, Leela (with Curious Pictures)\, an X-Box Kinect launch title about play and meditation\, and Dear Reader (with Local No.12)\, an Apple Arcade launch title that uses public domain literature as the basis for word puzzles. He was a co-founder of the nonprofit The Institute of Play\, which designed entire schools where the curriculum was based on play and games as the model for learning. Tabletop titles include Quantum (with FunForge) and The Metagame (with Local No.12). With architect Nathalie Pozzi\, he has designed installations that have been shown in the Museum of Modern Art\, the Smithsonian American Art Museum\, and other festivals and museums around the world. He is the co-founder of the top-ranked NYU Game Center\, where he teaches as an Arts Professor. Eric’s books include Rules of Play (co-authored with Katie Salen) a textbook that helped establish game design as a discipline\, and The Rules We Break\, a compendium of his game design exercises. He teaches and lectures extensively about game design and is always ready to play.
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/design-x-technology-series-eric-zimmerman
LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
CATEGORIES:Design
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SUMMARY:Design x Technology Series: Scott Shall
DESCRIPTION:Our first Spring 2026 Design x Technology Series features Scott Shall\, LTU professor.\n\n\nCome to CoAD for our first Spring 2026 Design x Technology Series talk featuring Professor\, LTU\, Co-Founder and CEO\, houm\, Founding Director\, International Design Clinic\, Scott Shall. \nScott’s presentation on Thursday\, January 22\, titled ‘Pressure Points\,’ will explore his houm work as well as his affiliation with a community-led strategy created by the International Design Clinic (IDC)\, in partnership with Shalom Ministries\, Fielding International and a variety of local activists. \nThis informative presentation and discussion will be led by Architecture Department Chair and Associate Professor Gretchen Wilkins and will provide our guests with a thoughtfully guided interview. \nIn the spring and summer of 2025\, the International Design Clinic (IDC)\, in partnership with Shalom Ministries\, Fielding International and a variety of local activists\, created a community-led strategy and phased approach to design and construct a new community space for the Jefferson-Chalmers neighborhood of Detroit. The final proposal utilized donated\, undervalued\, or reclaimed resources to transform the previously unfinished\, 2000-sf space into a community hub that will offer free therapy services\, nutritional justice programming\, and other community-centered supports. The work utilized a mix of low- and high-tech approaches\, including 3d scanning\, digital simulation and AI in order to give community partners greater voice in the project. \nThe Cochrane Home reimagines how high-quality\, cost-conscious housing can take root on vacant urban land. Built on a narrow site in Detroit\, it unites generative design\, digital fabrication\, and a thoughtful blend of on- and off-site construction to reduce waste\, accelerate delivery\, and enhance performance. A compact massing strategy and digitally-fabricated service core create open\, flexible living spaces filled with daylight and natural ventilation. Cedar cladding\, reclaimed tile\, and bamboo flooring headline a warm\, durable\, and sustainable material palette. The project offers a replicable model for owner-occupied infill housing that strengthens community\, advances environmental stewardship\, and balances comfort with cost. \n🛂 CoAD Freshman\, this event counts towards your Experience Passport. \nCEU: This event equals 1 professional architecture credit towards licensure requirements. ​​ \nPlease note that LTU is not a registered AIA CE provider. By virtue of having a NAAB-accredited architecture program\, the State of Michigan authorizes LTU to offer continuing education credit. A list of state-approved HSW subjects can be found on their licensing website by searching the page for ‘HSW subjects for continuing education’. \nAs part of CoAD’s Design x Technology Series\, this event is free and open to the public. Guests may watch online or on campus. Register for the location/viewing details. A pizza lunch will be provided to all on-site registered guests. \n \nBIO: \nScott Gerald Shall\, RA\, is a Professor Architecture in the College of Architecture and Design at Lawrence Technological University (LTU) and the founding principal of the award-winning architectural practice houm (ourhoum.com). Prior to joining LTU\, Shall was an Assistant Professor of Architecture in the Tyler School of Art at Temple University and the School of Art and Design at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Shall is also the founding director of the International Design Clinic (IDC\, www.internationaldesignclinic.org)\, a registered non-profit that realizes crowd-sourced architecture and virally-propagated creative action with communities in need around the world. Since founding the IDC in 2006\, Shall has worked through this organization to complete over two dozen projects on five continents\, including an urban tent for the homeless made of reclaimed water bottles\, a vision for education based upon borrowed resources for the migrant communities of India\, educational devices based upon the vending architectures of Bolivia for kids working the streets of La Paz\, and a two-dollar water filtration system. \nShall’s research and creative work in this arena has been disseminated widely\, including presentation at the World Congress of Architects (2023)\, the Third\, Fifth\, Seventh and Eighth International Symposia On Service Learning In Higher Education (2013\, 2017\, 2022\, 2024)\, the 2nd Valencia Biennial of Research in Architecture (2020)\, and Structures for Inclusion (2007) as well as invited lectures hosted by the AIA (2017)\, Polis University (2016)\, the University of Maryland (2009)\, the New School for Design at Parsons (2008)\, and the Pratt Institute (2008). Shall’s writing on socially-responsive design has been featured in a range of publications\, including works by Springer (2023)\, Palgrave-MacMillan (2018)\, the University of Indianapolis Press (2015) and the AIA Press (2010). In 2008 Interior Design magazine published the work of the IDC along with projects by Kengo Kuma & Associates\, OMA\, and Buckminister Fuller in an article highlighting practitioners who are challenging the edge of design practice. Shall has exhibited his creative work in venues around the world\, including solo shows at the Zeitz Museum for Contemporary African Art (2022)\, the San Francisco Museum of Art in La Paz\, Bolivia (2015)\, and the AIA Center for Architecture in Philadelphia (2009) as well as inclusion within group shows at the Sheldon Swope Museum of Art (2010)\, the Goldstein Museum of Design (2010)\, the Venice Architecture Biennale (2013) and MoMA (2015).
URL:https://detroitartdao.com/event/design-x-technology-series-scott-shall
LOCATION:Lawrence Technological University\, 21000 West 10 Mile Road\, Southfield\, MI\, 48075\, United States
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