2019/2020 Fine Arts Speaker Series

A must- have for professionals at the cutting edge of design, Radical Matter: Revolutionary Materials and Design for a Sustainable Future presents the ten "Big Ideas" that will shape and inform the choices of materials, design methods, and manufacturing processes made by designers in the years to come.

The first anthology to address the rise of the "design-art" phenomenon--the breakdown of boundaries between art and architectural, graphic, or product design begun in the Pop and Minimalist eras......

Carme Pinos' architecture is noteworthy for its complicity with the territory in which it is located and its desire to transform it. Pinos here presents a number of projects from the decade since 1991 by means of sketches, small models and ink drawings, which illustrate her work methods and her reflections on the relationship between architecture and its surroundings.

TILT are a London-based design and architecture practice that actively engages communities in designing and making their spaces. Founded by designer Oliver Marlow and social entrepreneur Dermot Egan, TILT has created a unique codesign methodology that transforms the way people interact with each other and the spaces around them.

Peter Zumthor articulates what motivates him to design his buildings, which appeal to the visitor's heart and mind in so many different ways and possess a compelling and unmistakable presence and aura.

In this highly original and much-needed book, Clare Land interrogates the often fraught endeavours of activists from colonial backgrounds seeking to be politically supportive of Indigenous struggles.

A hands-on book design students and designers alike will welcome.Elements of Design is a tribute to an exceptional teacher and a study of the abstract visual relationships that were her lifelong pursuit. Rowena Reed Kiostellow taught industrial design at Pratt Institute for more than fifty years and the designers she trained-and the designers they're training today-have changed the face of American design.