Designer City: How Innovative Solutions Transform Urban Life
Fri, May 16, 2014
How has design innovated solutions to specifically address urban issues, and how will it continue to enhance life in New York? From more readable fonts on street signs, reimagined work spaces, and expanded bike lanes to improved educational tools and helping the city’s infrastructure withstand the next super storm, this discussion will explore the intersection of design and public service, demonstrating the social value of good design and innovative design thinking.
Featuring Julie Lasky (moderator), Deputy Editor of the Home section of the New York Times; David Burney, former Commissioner of the NYC Department of Design and Construction and Professor of Planning and Placemaking, Pratt Institute; Christine Gaspar, Executive Director of the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP); Jason Schupbach, Director of Design, the National Endowment for the Arts; and Wendy E. Brawer, Founder and Director, the Green Map System.
