Onkar G on September 25, 2021 No Comments
The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) has announced its fall 2021 public programs. All programs will take place virtually and require registration. You can visit Harvard GSD’s Events page for more information.
Live captioning will be available. Anyone requiring accessibility accommodations should contact the Public Programs Office at events@gsd.harvard.edu.
Scroll down to see all public programs by Harvard GSD:
September
Thursday, September 23 and Friday, September 24
Harvard GSD Alumni Council Presents
“Design Impact: Following the Sun: Design Futures at the Intersection of Health, Equity and Climate Change”
This summit brings together a roster of global leaders to share their work and vision at the intersection of health, climate change, and equity.
October
Monday, October 4
Spiro Pollalis, “Sustainability and Climate Change: From Science to Design”
Presenting tools for designers and planners to measure the sustainability and resilience of infrastructure, Pollalis discusses case studies in urban infrastructure projects in landscape, water, and transportation, as well as planning for the Allston campus for Harvard and other examples of city planning.
Tuesday, October 5
Loeb Lecture
Reginald Dwayne Betts, “Felon: A play; A discourse.”
Betts presents an excerpt of the solo show that he is developing based on Felon, his latest collection of poetry. The work engages with the contemporary moment, mass incarceration, and the challenges of having a complicated conversation about crime, punishment, and sorrow in contemporary America.
Friday, October 8 through Sunday, October 10
Black in Design 2021
“Black Matter: Celebrating Black Spatial Practices from the Magical to the Mundane,” with keynote addresses by Lesley Lokko and Mpho Matsipa
“Black Matter” celebrates the cultivation of Black design and creativity from the magical to the mundane, aiming to lift up Black spatial practices and experiences that operate below the surface of design discourse, bringing nuance to the trope of Black excellence, and acknowledging the urgent political, spatial, and ecological crises facing Black communities across the diaspora. This year’s conference hosts discussions, exhibitions, and performances at the intersections of technology, history, and design as a form of magic in bringing about equity for Black diasporic communities.
Tuesday, October 12
Rouse Visiting Artist Lecture
Zoe Leonard with José Esparza Chong Cuy
Leonard presents in-progress work Al Rio/To the River—a large-scale photographic project centered on the Rio Grande/Rio Bravo, in particular the 1,200-mile section of the river that is used to demarcate the international boundary between Mexico and the United States—and engages in conversation about the project with curator Esparza Chong Cuy.
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