EXHIBIT
SEED Award winning projects exhibited at the Carr Center throughout the conference
Lawrence Tech Alumni Public Interest Design Exhibition, UTLC Gallery, Lawrence Tech, throughout the conference.
FRIDAY April 10
Knight Suite Room, Carr Center, downtown Detroit
5:45 pm – 5:50 pm: Welcome by Joongsub Kim, Lawrence Technological University
5:50 pm – 5:55 pm: Welcome by Autodesk Foundation
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Learn All About Detroit Presentations
Description: PechaKucha-style presentations of 20 slides in 5 minutes. The session will feature 5 inspiring Detroit-based public interest design projects.
Moderator: Scott Shall, Lawrence Technological University
Presenters:
• Challenge Detroit, Ann Phillips & Elizabeth Grabowski, Challenge Detroit
• Sustainable Community Development: A Model to Reconnect Neighbors, Ashley Flintoff, Wayne State University
• Teaching PIDP[R]: A Practitioner’s Perspective, Dorian Moore, Archive Design Studio
• Journey to Housing, Daniel Faoro, Lawrence Technological University
• Recursive Tactics, Mike Styczynski, Midwest Design Studio
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Reception, Carr Center Cafeteria
8:00 pm: Small private group tours of Detroit (depart from Carr Center)
SATURDAY April 11
Knight Suite Room, Carr Center, downtown Detroit
6:00 am – 7:30 am: Breakfast on your own, Carr Center Cafeteria
7:30 am – 8:15 am: Registration and Coffee
8:15 am – 8:25 am: Welcome by Glen LeRoy, Dean, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Technological University
8:30 am – 10:15 am: Session 1
Knight Suite Room
Topic: Understanding Why Resilience is a Key to Advancing Public Interest Design (Lessons for Practitioners)
Description: SEED Award winners will discuss their public interest design projects with particular reference to the conference theme—i.e., resilience of mind, body and spirit—and explore ways in which resilience can advance public interest design practices.
Moderator: Jeffrey Ferweda, President, AIA Michigan
Panelists: SEED Award Winners
• Lakota Nation Building at the Keya Wakpala Development, Scott Moore & Jon Red Corn, Blue Star Studio Inc.
• Urban Park and Institute Site, Mauro Quintanilha & Pedro Henrique de Cristo & Caroline Shannon de Cristo, Park and Institute Sitiê/+D Studio
• A jam manufactory for NAXII, Ursula Hartig & Nina Pawlicki & Sofia Ceylan, Cocoon Studio
• Susan Szenasy, Editor-in-Chief, Metropolis Magazine
10:15 am – 11:30 am: Session 2
Knight Suite Room
Topic: Future of Public Interest Design (Conversation about Education)
Description: How do public officials, planners, designers, developers, and educators work together to build a culture in which public interest design thrives? How can social entrepreneurship, technologies, art, architecture, and design, wherever applicable in the city, be brought together in ways that advance public interest design?
Moderator: Glen LeRoy, Dean, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Tech.
Panelists:
• Dr. Virinder Moudgil, President, Lawrence Technological University
• Marcell Todd, Director of City Planning Commission, City of Detroit
• Harvey Hollins III, Director, Governor’s Office of Urban and Metropolitan Initiatives
• El Guadual Early Youth Development Center, Ivan Dario Quinones Sanchez & Daniel Feldman
• Studio H, Thomas Gardner & Rebecca Seward, Project H Design
• Rwinkwavu Operating Rooms and Neonatal ICU, Amelie Ntigulirwa & Patricia Gruits, MASS Design Group
11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Lunch on your own
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Luncha Kucha
Knight Suite Room
Description: This session features lightning presentations of 20 slides in 5 minutes, which will introduce inspiring public interest design projects.
Moderator: Jhana Frederiksen, Lawrence Technological University
Presenters: SEED Award Honorable Mentions + Other Inspiring Public Interest Design Projects
• Tagal Hut, Rory Dickens, Arkitrek
• Project RE_, John Folan & Mike Gable & Steve Shelton, Urban DesignBuild Studio
• Puriflume, John Folan & Ming Ming Lin, Urban DesignBuild Studio
• San Lorenzo Capacity Building Center, Nathan Mahaffey, Peace Corps
• Serve Denton, 2015 SEED Community Organizer Award Recipient
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Session 3
Ford Gallery
Topic: Public Interest Design in Detroit Presentations
Description: The session will feature public interest design projects and programs.
Moderator: Keith Marks, Rossetti & Lawrence Technological University
Presenters:
• Detroit Center for Design and Technology, Amy Deines, Lawrence Technological University
• Stop Asking Permission: Activist Architecture Students as Community Catalysts, Edward Orlowski, Lawrence Technological University
• The Digital Vernacular, James Stevens, Lawrence Technological University
• Lean Urbanist Pink Zone: Making the Small Possible, Doug Kelbaugh, University of Michigan
• Leftover Rightunder, Wes Janz, Ball State University
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Session 4A
Knight Suite Room
Topic: The Future of Public Interest Design (Conversation with Students)
Description: This session explores students’ perspectives on public interest design. Students discuss how they see public interest design now and in their future, what obstacles need to be overcome, and where they see opportunities (such as the low hanging fruit and the strategy).
Moderator: Susan Szenasy, Metropolis Magazine
Presenters (educators):
• Sergio Palleroni, Director, Center for Public Interest Design, Portland State University
• Youth Manifest, Chris Harnish, Philadelphia University
• Educational Design Charrettes, Doug Kelbaugh, University of Michigan
• Design+Equity: Building Resilience with Community, James Wheeler, University of Minnesota
• Meaghan Markiewicz (architecture), Dustin Altschul (urban design + architecture), Michael Paciero (architectural engineering), Stephanie Kolpacke (architecture + interior design) & Ranj Ahmad (environmental graphics design), Lawrence Tech. Student Representatives
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Session 4B
Ford Gallery
Topic: Best Public Interest Design Projects and Practices (Focus on Resilience)
Description: This session discusses strategies to advance resilience in public interest design.
Moderator: Leslie Kaye, Leslie Kaye, Ph.D. and Associates & Ed Orlowski, Lawrence Technological University
Presenters:
• Rapid Disaster Recovery Housing Program, Elaine Morales Diaz, bcWORKSHOP
• Seeing, Believing, and Building Pallet Garage, Wes Janz, Ball State University
• From Disaster to Resilience, David Perkes, Gulf Coast Community Design Studio
• Phase 2: Looking Back to Look Forward, Michael Zaretsky, University of Cincinnati
• Design for Community Resilience, Virajita Singh, University of Minnesota College of Design
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm: Session 4C
Colors Room
Topic: Public Interest Design and Professional Practice (Conversation with Practitioners)
Description: Recognized leaders in Public Interest Design Practice will discuss their recent activities and projects with respect to public interest design and resilience.
Moderator: Bob Hoida, Vice President, AIA Detroit
Presenters:
• DesignVoice: Community Engagement Through Design Charrettes and Competitions, Beau Frail & Kristina Olivent, AIA Austin
• Strengthening Community through Urban Design, Kurt Neiswender, Project FORA & AIA Flint
• The Duality of Engaement – Community and Organizational Activation in Public Interest Design, Bryce Gamper & Réna Bradley, Urban Priorities Committee, AIA Detroit
• Equitable Development in East Harlem NY, Ronzard Innocent & Mishelle Oun, Denham Wolf Real Estate Services
• Fostering Love and Forgiveness through Design, Nella Young, Enterprise Community Partners
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Session 5A
Ford Gallery
Topic: Best Public Interest Design Projects and Practices (US Examples)
Description: Best practice examples in public interest design based in the US are presented.
Moderator: Justin Ferguson, University of Michigan
Presenters:
• Activist Architecture, Dan Pitera, Detroit Collaborative Design Center
• Territory, Helen Slade, Territory Urban Design
• The Common Good, Alexander Froehlich, Design Bridge
• playBuilding 101: From Blighted Lots to Outdoor Classrooms, Angela Kyle, PlayBuild NOLA
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Session 5B
Knight Suite Room
Topic: Best Public Interest Design Projects and Practices (International Examples)
Description: This session introduces a few examples of public interest design projects based outside the US.
Moderator: James Stevens, Lawrence Technological University
Presenters:
• Urban Park and Institute Site, Mauro Quintanilha & Pedro Henrique de Cristo & Caroline Shannon de Cristo, Park and Institute Sitiê/+D Studio
• A jam manufactory for NAXII, Ursula Hartig & Nina Pawlicki & Sofia Ceylan, Cocoon Studio
• El Guadual Early Youth Development Center, Ivan Dario Quinones Sanchez & Daniel Feldman
• Rwinkwavu Operating Rooms and Neonatal ICU, Amelie Ntigulirwa & Patricia Gruits, MASS Design Group
• “Reciprocal Publicness” for public facility in Korea, JoonGul Oh, Seoul National University of Science & Technology & Choong-Hun Lee, Space Architectural Design Co., Ltd., Seoul, Korea
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm: Session 5C
Colors Room
Topic: How to broaden the discussion about public interest design beyond architecture /planning alone? How to engage non-architects in the dialog?
Moderator: Charles Cross, University of Detroit Mercy
Presenters:
• community+public arts: DETROIT (CPAD), Kalia Keith, College for Creative Studies
• Brownsville Rapid Health Impact Assessment, Sang Cho, Made in Brownsville & Harvard University
• Serve Denton Assistance Center, Greta Buehrle, University of North Texas
• Turning Point Shelter of Macomb County, Carolyn Dwyer, Interior Designers Coalition for Change
• Delivering Nonprofit Missions through the Built Environment, Ronzard Innocent, Denham Wolf Real Estate Services
4:00 pm – 4:15 pm: Coffee
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm: Session 6A
Ford Gallery
Topic: Public Interest Design and Volunteering
Description: Representatives from the Architecture for Humanity Volunteer Chapter Network will discuss their recent activities and projects from their local communities, with respect to public interest design practice and resilience.
Moderator: Ed Orlowski, Lawrence Technological University
Presenters:
• Art on Sedgwick, AFH Chicago
• Resiliency Workshops, AFH Portland/San Francisco
• Red Puna Center/Elephant and Castle Plan, AFH London
• Common Ground Nursery, AFH New Orleans
• Brightmoor Artisan Collective’s Commercial Community Kitchen, AFH Detroit
4:15 pm – 5:15 pm: Session 6B
Knight Suite Room
Topic: Resilience, Repositioning Architecture, Relevance of Architecture, and Public Interest Design
Description: Leading firms and design professionals will share their experience in practicing public interest design and promoting resilience, repositioning architecture, and advancing the relevance of architecture.
Moderator: Amy Deines, Associate Dean, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Tech.
Panelists:
• Deena Fox, Principal, Rossetti
• Dan Kinkead, Director of Projects, Detroit Future City
• Susan Mosey, President, Midtown Detroit, Inc.
• designbuildXchange Platform, Ursula Hartig & Nina Pawlicki, Cocoon Studio/ TU Berlin
• Piet Patsa Community Arts Centre, Chris Harnish, Philadelphia University
UTLC Gallery & S100 Lecture Hall, Lawrence Tech Campus, Southfield
5:30 pm: Bus depart from Carr Center
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Reception, UTLC Gallery, Lawrence Tech
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Keynote by Susan Szenasy, S100 Lecture Hall, Lawrence Tech
8:00 pm: Bus return to Carr Center
SUNDAY April 12
Knight Suite Room, Carr Center, downtown Detroit
6:30 am – 9:00 am: Breakfast on your own; Conversation with SEED Awards Recipients
9:00 am – 9:15 am: Autodesk Foundation Sponsor Announcement
Sunday Sessions:
Description: Sessions will feature leaders in the field of public interest design and a diversity of projects in one of the following tracks:
• Track A: What is the future of public interest design in 2025? – Join emerging and veteran public interest practitioners 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 B: What to do Monday? Tools for public interest design – Learn practical tools from public interest design practitioners that you can use after the conference. Lessons learned from best practice examples? Applicable strategies for innovation?
• Track C: How to educate students about public interest design and resilience?
• Track D: Special interactive session on impact design by Autodesk Foundation
9:30 am – 10:30 am: Session 1
Track 1A: The Future of Public Interest Design in 2025: Philanthropy and the Cities of the Future
Colors Room
Description: What is the future of public interest design in 2025? Detroit’s leading philanthropic and non-profit organizations discuss close partnership between them and the cities of the future, and the important roles that philanthropic and other organizations will play in the development of these cities.
Moderator: Mark Brucki, Lawrence Technological University
Presenters:
• George Jacobsen, Program Officer, Kresge Foundation
• Tom Woiwode, Senior Consultant, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan
• Garlin Gilchrist II, Deputy Technology Director for Civic Community Engagement, City of Detroit
• William Jones, President, Focus: HOPE
Track 1B: Tools / What to do Monday?
Knight Suite Room
Description: What to do Monday? Learn about SEED, its process and awards.
Moderator: Bryan Bell, Design Corps
Presenters:
• Lisa Abendroth, Editor, Public Interest Design Practice Guidebook
• Susan Szenasy, Editor-in-Chief, Metropolis Magazine
• Sergio Palleroni, Director, Center for Public Interest Design, Portland State University
• Creating A Public Interest Design/Build Program, Michael Zaretsky , University of Cincinnati/MetroLAB
• SEED into LEED: Creating Sustainability After Rating, Bradley Guy, 2014 USGBC Social Equity Committee/The Catholic University of America
Track 1C: Education / How to Educate the Public and Designers About Public Interest Design and How to Work Together?
Ford Gallery
Description: Detroit has a long standing history of grassroots or community-based developments, often involving public interest design strategies and various partners, including architects, designers, artists, and business entrepreneurs. Leading community organizations will share their experience, partnerships, and the lessons they learned from their projects, as well as the pitfalls they face and practical tips for successful public interest developments.
Moderator: Jill Ferrari, CEO, Michigan Community Resources
Presenters:
• Community Planning and Placemaking projects, Sarida Scott, Executive Director, Community Development Advocates of Detroit
• Tom Goddeeris, Executive Director, Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation
• Leslie Kaye, Leslie Kaye, Ph.D. and Associates
Track 1D: Impact Design: Exploring the Future
DTE Room
Description: This interactive session will explore gaps in the field of ‘impact design’ and help identify real opportunities to advance this field. Representatives of the Autodesk Foundation will share current research on challenges to education, practice and funding in impact design, and provide insights on what might be done to address them. Participants will then work together in groups to develop strategic approaches to addressing these real-world challenges faced by students, practitioners, and funders. Through sharing and group discussion, participants will gain a deeper understanding of what can be done to grow the field, and how we can work towards that change. The Autodesk Foundation is committed to supporting designers who are working to create a better world. Come help us better understand how we can develop grant programs, resources, and opportunities to help you build a career in impact design.
10:40 am – 11:40 am: Session 2
Track 2A: What is the Future of Public Interest Design in 2025? The Future of Public Interest Design and the Future of Cities
Colors Room
Description: What role can public interest design play in the design of the cities of tomorrow, and what strategies or principles of public interest design would be useful to practitioners in terms of urban design and planning in the future? This session explores the impact of public interest design on the future of urban design.
Moderator: Khalil Mogassabi, City of Detroit Planning and Development Department
Presenters:
• [sw]LAB NZE Prototype Detroit: Transdisciplinary Co-Production, Constance Bodurow, Lawrence Technological University
• Maria Arquero De Alarcon, University of Michigan
• AIA Initiatives that Inform Public Interest Design, Stephen Vogel, University of Detroit Mercy
• Decoding Doxiadis’ Detroit: The Inexact Science of Ekistics, Vaughn Horn, Harvard University
• Mobilizing Participatory and Emergent Design Pedagogies: 1.99 REAL Housing, Drea Howenstein, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Track 2B: Tools / What to do Monday?
Ford Gallery
Description: What to do Monday? Tools for Public Interest Design – Learn practical tools from public interest design-based organizations that can be used after the conference. These organizations will share lessons they have learned from best practice examples and useful strategies for innovation.
Moderator: Charlie O’Geen, Lawrence Technological University
Presenters:
• Gina Reichert, Design 99
• Phillip Cooley, Ponyride
• Connecting the dots in Detroit, Matt Chung, Detroit Experience Factory
• Create Your Own Community How-To Guide, Ceara O’Leary, Detroit Collaborative Design Center
• Design Listening, Shalini Agrawal , Center for Art and Public Life at California College of Arts
Track 2C: Education / How to Educate Students About Public Interest Design and Resilience?
Knight Suite Room
Description: How should students be educated about public interest design and resilience? This session discusses strategies for educating students about public interest design and resilience and their impact on social entrepreneurship, equity, and social and environmental justice.
Moderator: Lisa Abendroth, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Presenters:
• James Wheeler, University of Minnesota
• Engaging the School of Social Life, Thomas A. Dutton, Miami University, Oxford, OH
• Students as stakeholders: Teaching public interest design, Susan Verba, University of California, Davis
• Connecting the Dottes, Shannon Criss, University of Kansas
• The El Alto Mobile Makerspace, Scott Shall, Lawrence Technological University
11:50 am – 12:30 pm: Closing Reflection Forum
Knight Suite Room
Description: What are the lessons that have been learned from the conference? What are some of the highlights of the conference? Where do we go from here? What are some ideas about the next conference?
Moderator: Glen LeRoy, Dean, College of Architecture and Design, Lawrence Tech.
Participants: Audience