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2020
​Schedule

Detroit's month of design

Lawrence Technological University's Detroit Center for Design + Technology is thrilled to be a focal point for events during this September’s Detroit Month of Design programming.
 
The Midtown Detroit location will host four major events in celebration of the Month of Design. They range from an interactive experience focused on feeling safe and calm to an exploration of infrastructure in drawings, an expert discussion on design resilience to a student-focused multidisciplinary design exhibition. All events are free and will be available online to the public. Limited opportunities to register for a time to experience some of the events in person will also be available.

amateur hour
Curated by Alessandro Pagura and Claire Bryan, Amateur Hour is a multidisciplinary exhibit of works by design students from Southfield’s Lawrence Technological University. Featured on the first floor, DCDT’s Woodward Gallery, this exhibit will include furniture design, lighting design, product and industrial design, and graphic design works.
 
“This event is meant to showcase our designers exceptional work prior to the beginning their professional careers,” said Bryan. “We have students from a spectrum of disciplines across the LTU’s College of Architecture and Design who use a variety of techniques to create their works. LTU’s culture of Theory and Practice holds true through these design pieces, with students taking principles from the classroom directly into (these) physically completed outcomes.”
 
Designers include Adrian Milling, Alessandro Pagura, Brian Velocci, Claire Bryan, Daisha Abdulnoor, Emilija Vilkaite, Gabrielle Larkin, Gergana Gocheva, Kara Dawkins, Meghan Chapman, and Michael Goowdin.
 
Amateur Hour will open digitally at 7 p.m. Sept. 2, 2020. The show will stream live and be open for in-person viewings for groups of 4 or less who pre-register at a set time. This event is free as part of Detroit’s Month of Design.

Design Core Detroit’s Design in the City
This program is made possible by the Gucci Changemaker’s Fund. Design in the City was developed as a platform for emerging fashion and accessory designers. The works of one of these Design in the City participants, Nabeela Najjar, will be on display at the DCDT.
 
Titled Softly Away, Najjar explores the need for safe and calming spaces amid anxieties caused by health, financial and societal unrest. The installation is meant to be experienced alone or in a small group, making it a perfect fit due to the restrictions posed by concerns of COVID-19 safety.
 
“This installation will give you a moment of embracing something that is truly beautiful and calming,” said Najjar. “As you sit, stand or explore this otherworldly garden, take some time to surround yourself in nature and soft sounds and feel as though you are in your most peaceful dream.”
 
Softly Away will open at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 3, 2020 in Conference Room M, above the Woodward Gallery at the DCDT. Register below to reserve a time to visit through Sept. 30, 2020. This event is free.

THE Architecture of Convenience
Register below to reserve a time to visit Curated by Gina Iacobelli, The Architecture of Convenience is an exhibition of 25 drawings. The works build on the theme of the social impact of infrastructure.
 
“Infrastructure is intended to manage networks of people and commerce seamlessly,” said Iacobelli. “Roads, utility systems, waterways, and transit networks facilitate the transportation of people, goods, and ideas. When infrastructure works, it remains unseen. The Architecture of Convenience highlights the material presence of infrastructure. Using the works of Toby Millman and Bridget Quinn, as well as photographs from the 1960s capturing the construction of Detroit's water and sewer systems, the exhibition illustrates the way infrastructure interfaces with lived human experience”

Millman’s prints place what is usually in the background up front and asks the viewer to become more aware of their surroundings. Quinn’s works will show how access to infrastructure has been uneven. And historical photographs of Detroit infrastructure systems will highlight the human labor necessary in public projects.
 
The Architecture of Convenience opens 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 3, 2020 at the DCDT. Works will be featured just above the Woodward Gallery along the platform. Register to reserve a time to visit. This event is free as part of Detroit’s Month of Design.

Panel Discussion on Design Resilience

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In the wake of COVID-19, the DCDT will also offer a panel discussion titled Design Resilience. Moderated by Karl Daubmann and Christopher Stefani, director and associate director of the DCDT respectively, the panel will focus on the current state of employment/unemployment and operations in the creative fields like design, architecture and architectural education. Experts will discuss the historic marriage between hard economic times and the increase in conceptual design work. They will also talk about the role that emerging technology and software plays in these situations.
 
The Design Resilience Panel Discussion is set for 6-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 14 and will be accessible virtually.
 
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YEAH, WHAT LESTER SAID

AN EXHIBITION AND PANEL ON SUSTAINABILITY IN DESIGN
June 1, 2020 - August 15, 2020
Artists and Designers interested in a solo or group exhibit in our Woodward or Corridor Gallery, please fill in our form to be informed of an opening but do not hesitate to send us a proposal at any time.

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