Design for a Living World Speaker Series
Journeys of Design and Conservation
Now - January 25, 2012
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6:30 p.m.
- Free | Desert Botanical Garden
- Call 480 481.8188 for reservations
M. Sanjayan, lead scientist for The Nature Conservancy, will discuss how conservation and the use of natural resources can affect our lives. Sanjayan’s current work focuses on how conservation might be achieved in the poorest places on earth and how the services natures provides, when properly managed, can benefit both human and wildlife communities. His work has received extensive media coverage, from the New York Times to National Public Radio. Sanjayan’s lecture includes a tour of the Design for a Living World exhibit.
Coming up next in the Design for a Living World Speaker Series:
Design from the Desert
- Wednesday | February 8 | 7 p.m.
- Free (Museum is open and free from 3 to 9 p.m.)
- Phoenix Art Museum | Whiteman Hall
Renowned Phoenix-based architect Will Bruder will discuss how the desert has been a source of inspiration for his building projects. The lecture will be held at the Phoenix Art Museum and coincides with the exhibitions Frank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture for the 21st Century and Iconic Arizona: Celebrating the Arizona Centennial. Bruder’s interest in the creative use of materials and light have resulted in 450 commissions over 40 years, including cultural landmarks such as the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Burton Barr/Phoenix Central Library, Deer Valley Rock Art Center and Nevada Museum of Art.
Design for the New Sustainable Revolution
- Tuesday | February 21 | 7 p.m.
- Free | ASU Tempe Campus | Neeb Hall
- 920 S. Forest Mall
- No reservations required
William McDonough is an internationally renowned designer and shaper of what he calls “the next industrial revolution.” Time Magazine named him a “hero of the planet” for his philosophy that re-invention of human industry is our best hope for a sustainable future. In a talk at ASU’s Tempe campus, McDonough will discuss his co-authored book Cradle to Cradle, which offers practical steps for innovating within today’s economic environment. Part social history, part green-business primer, part design manual, the book argues that an industrial system that “takes, makes and wastes” can become a creator of goods and services that generate ecological, social and economic value. Presented in collaboration with ASU’s Global Institute of Sustainability.
Presented by The Dorrance Family Foundation
