Structures for Inclusion 14 was hosted in New York City at the Parsons New School for Design on March 22 + 23. See below for an overview of the events that took place.
CONFERENCE PROGRAM: here
SCHEDULE
Broadcast: Sharing progress and critical ideas that are moving Public Interest Design forward
Forecast: Projecting your actions forward and asking: “What is the future of Public Interest Design?”
SATURDAY, MARCH 22 – Broadcast
Tishman Auditorium
8:30 am to 9:00 am – Registration and Coffee
9:00 am to 9:15 am: Welcome: Joel Towers, Executive Dean Parsons the New School, and Alison Mears, Dean School of Design Strategies
9:15 to 9:35 am: Presentation of SEED Awards
SEED Award Jurors: Bill Morrish (Chair), Esther Yang, and Chris London
9:35 to 9:45am: Remarks by Conference Sponsor
Jason Schupbach, Director of Design Programs, National Endowment for the Arts
9:45 to 10:45 am: Panel 1: Political Ecology
Understanding why this emerging field coming from social sciences is key to advancing SFI
Keynote: Professor Chris London (Julian Studley Graduate Program of International Affairs, TNS)
Panel: SEED Awardees: The Potty Project and Manica Football for Hope Centre
11:00 to 12:00: Panel 2: Planning to Stay: Roots of Urban Alchemy
Examining the effects of environmental processes such as violence, rebuilding, segregation, urban renewal, and mismanaged toxins on individual and community health
Keynote: Professor Mindy T. Fullilove. MD ( Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University and Parsons the New school fro Design)
Panel: SEED Awardees: Community How-to-Guides and Can City
12:00-1:15pm – LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
12:30 to 1:15: Luncha Kucha
Location: TBD
Bring your lunch and watch lightning presentations of 20 slides in 20 seconds. Session will feature five inspiring Public Interest Design projects.
1:15-1:30pm: Special announcement of new PID funding opportunities
1:30 to 2:30: Panel 3 | Co-Habitation Strategies
Exploring interventions and strategies in uneven urbanization and areas of social urban conflict
Keynote: Professors David Harvey (NYU) and Miguel Robles-Duran (SDS, Parsons TNS)
Panel: SEED Awardees: Comunidad Ecologica Saludable and TAEQ Green Building Headquarters
2:45 to 3:45pm: Workshop Session #1
Topics:
- Best PID Projects and Practices
- Political Ecology
- Planning to Stay
- CoHabitation Strategies
4:00 to 5:00pm: Workshop Session #2
Topics:
- Best PID Projects and Practices
- Political Ecology
- Planning to Stay
- CoHabitation Strategies
SUNDAY, MARCH 23 – Forecast
Tishman Auditorium
9:00am to 9:30am – Coffee + Registration
9:30 to 10:30
SEEDfunds Announcement
Autodesk Announcement
Open Forum
Breakout Session #1: 10:40 to 11:30, Tracks 1 and 2
Breakout Session #2: 11:40 to 12:30, Tracks 1 and 2
Sunday Breakout Session Full Descriptions here.
Breakouts will feature leaders in the field of Public Interest Design and a diversity of projects presenting in one of the following tracks:
- Track 1: What is the future of PID? – Join emerging and veteran Public Interest Designers to explore and discuss the future of Public Interest Design. Where are we going as a field? What is your personal vision for Public Interest Design? How will we use design to tackle critical issues?
- Track 2: What to do Monday? Tools for PID – Learn practical tools to use after the conference from PID designers
Breakout Sessions #1: 10:40-11:30am
Track 1: What is the future of Public Interest Design
- Community Interface Committee: A Prototype for a New AIA Knowledge Community about Public Interest Design / session led by AIA Chicago Community Interface Committee
- Engaged Process: What makes public interest design different / session led by Iowa State University Community Design Lab
- “Public Interest Design:” Reality Check: Who You Are – What You’re After – Points of Entry / session led by Ellen B. Rudolph
- “Glocalization” in Public Interest Design: Global Resources and Local Solutions / session led by Neighborhood Design Center
- Social Impact Design and Social Justice / session includes the Surdna Foundation, Hester Street Collaborative and Asian Americans for Equality
Track 2: Tools / What to do Monday?
- Effective Communication between Architects and Clients Community / session led by University of Michigan
- Panel: The Business of Doing Good / session led by LS3P Associates
- It’s Monday, Now Get To Work / session led by Inscape Publico
- Evaluating Projects, Measuring Success: The SEED Tool, Awards and Funds / session led by Bryan Bell, Design Corps and SEED Network
Breakout Session #2: 11:40-12:30pm
Track 1: What is the future of Public Interest Design
- Engaging women and communities in developing / session led by Anita Shankar, Johns Hopkins University
- Future of the Social Impact Job Market / session led by John Peterson, Public Architecture
- Emerging Models of Public Interest Design: Strategies, Methods and Tactics / session led by Mia Scharphie, Nick McClintock and Gilad Meron Proactive Practices
- Strengthening the Sustainability-Resilience Paradigm: Design Considerations for Enduring Organizations / session led by Chris Harnish, Philadelphia University
- Pencils + Post-its / session led by Farana Gandhi, Principal, FG Design Studio + Professor, New York Institute of Technology
Track 2: Tools / What to do Monday?
- “Scoping” a Successful Pro Bono Project / session led by Neighborhood Design Center
- Beyond Design-Build / session led by Center for Public Interest Design at Portland State University
- Diverse Tools for Broad Engagement / session led by Dan Pitera, Detroit Collaborative Design Center
- Respecting Cultural Diversity / session led by Jamie Blosser, Sustainable Native Community Collaborative
