Architecture, Design and Engineering

Our world, and everything in it, has been designed by nature, by man, and perhaps by higher spirits. Cities, communities, and buildings require thoughtful, functional and aesthetic design. As do services, experiences, and products: the smart phones, a prosthetic, and a hospital emergency room. Digital design, 3-D printing, and robotics, as well as traditional elements of design, are here explored. Meet the professionals in this vast field of work — the architects, engineers, urban planners, environmental and sustainability design planners, the digital, graphic and textile designers, and more. Apply your own design acumen in a class project!

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Current Workshops

  • Sustainable DesignEverything within us and around us is by design. Nature may be the ultimate designer, as gauged by function and form. Consider the human being as merely one example of nature’s design ingenuity. But Man is a formidable competitor: Consider…
  • The Power of DesignThe iPhone. The Empire State Building. A prosthetic hand. Lady Gaga’s platform shoes. Welcome to the Wild World of Design. From our favorite products … to our favorite cities — The world as we know it is all a result…
  • Design WorkshopDesigning our World, and Everything in it. From products and ideas … to cities and beyond. Everything, every experience, every idea — is designed. Some well; some not. Tonight we explore the design process. Discover how design shaped three people…
  • DesignThis workshop focuses on the many aspects of design and its importance in everything around us, especially things we might not realize require a specific design.
  • Design and SustainabilityEverything within us and around us is by design. Nature may be the ultimate designer, as gauged by function and form. Consider the human being as merely one example of nature’s design ingenuity. But Man is a formidable competitor: Consider…