Exhibitions and Events

The New Haiti, A Panel Discussion on Material Intelligence and the Future of Humanitarian Design

6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Using the recent earthquake in Haiti as a point of departure, this series of speakers will integrate research and documentation of the cultural history, social and political confluence, and ecological tensions that are systemic in regions where disaster, poverty, and crisis prevail. They will also visit the vast potential of how materials and the design collective can change the face of a nation.

Speakers include:

Dan Smith, Founder and CEO Smith & Fong Co.
Sabine Malebranche of SODADE, and the State University of Haiti Chair Urban planning department.
Patrick McDonald of Onion Flats, and GRASS, Philadelphia
Laura Briggs, EmpowerHouse / Solar Deacthlon Lead Faculty, Parsons Chair of Environmental Sustainability
Mathan Ratinam, director Humanitarian Design Lab at Parsons.

Moderated by Alice Min Soo Chun, assistant professor of Design Material Culture

Location:

Parsons East Building, 25 East 13th Street, 2nd floor

Admission:
Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served

Contact Information:

Alan Bruton brutona@newschool.edu