College of Design 25th Anniversary Keynote Address – The Next 25 Years: Changes in Design and Design Education
Susan Szenasy
Thursday, 09 Oct 2003 at 7:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Susan Szenasy is chief editor of Metropolis, a NYC-based magazine of architecture, culture and design. She also teaches design history and ethics at the Parsons School of Design, and is co-founder of R.Dot (Rebuild Downtown Our Town), a coalition of New Yorkers contributing their expertise to building the 21st century metropolis at the site of the former World Trade Center. Her publications include "The Home" and "Light." A frequent lecturer and panel moderator on broad-ranging design topics, she is the guiding light behind Metropolis's conferences, including Wonderbrands, Wonderbrands West and , Business UnUsual, Teaching Green and Design Entrepreneurs the Next Generation. She has a master's degree in modern European history from Rutgers University and an honorary doctorate of arts from Kendall College of Art and Design.
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