Structures for Inclusion 8

April 4-6, 2008 Harvard Graduate School of Design

Shigeru Ban Teddy Cruz Urban Think Tank Dan Adams John Fetterman Amy Balkin Carin Smuts David Perkes Liz Ogbu Simon Trace Jim Diers KDI: Chelina Ogbert and Jen Toy Call for papers and media

Each year, Design Corps, in association with a local nonprofit organization or school, hosts its Structures for Inclusion (SFI) conference. Each SFI uniquely exposes attendees to both pathways to pursue alternative community-based work as well as evidence of the impact or influence of such work. From its inception in 2000, the dual mission of SFI has consistently been 1) to showcase design efforts that reach out to and serve a diverse clientele, and 2) to provide information on alternative career paths available to students and young designers.

Proceeding the conference the GSD is hosting "Our Communities: FuturePresent." Symposium: Underrepresented minorities in the design professions face a staggering dilemma of scarceness within academia and licensed practice. It is our role then as young designers, to reshape perceptions of the field in our communities. Can we make design relevant through advocacy and activism? The symposium will be an opportunity to explore interdisciplinary approaches to the issues of marginalized communities, and to begin to collectively formulate action plans for present and future possibilities.

SFI 8 Contacts

Bryan Bell, bryan@designcorps.org, 919.828.0048
Ryan Bollom, ryanbollom@gmail.com
DK Osseo-Asare, dankwa@gmail.com

SFI8 PAGE LINKS

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