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EMERGINGFALL 2012 Vol. 7, No. 1

Fall 2012 Events Calendar p. 15

Jack Dangermond p. 3

The School of Architecture in China p. 7

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In a recent Huffington post article, I discussed the role played by mapping software and how “maps have come alive and become pervasive,” as Esri President Jack Dangermond puts it. When Dangermond (M Arch ’68), founder of the mapping software company Esri, visited campus this April, (see “GIS, Mapping Visionary” pg. 3) he described how cloud technology via phones and tablets allows users to democratize information and “become” the data.

This year, Esri made it’s databases and mapping software available online and accessible to the public. We now have the ability to overlay an infinite number of maps comparing political, environmental, socio-economical, and historical data. Mapping data profoundly changes how we pin down and visual these facts. It also lets us combine databases and overlay information in ways that reveal things that belie what we often hear from the media or from those in power who have something to protect.

What would happen if we mapped the creativity and scholarship emerging from the College of Design?

We’d see Natalie Doud’s mobile app that creates an adventure for its users (see “Natalie Doud Wins Mobile App Challenge” pg. 6) alongside Cory Etzkorn’s app that helps students search for talent to support their project ideas (see “Thirsty? Sign up for Lemonaid” pg. 4)—tangential ideas using technology to amplify opportunities for collaboration and spontaneity. We’d also see emerging relationships across expansive boundaries, through a renewed commitment to our architectural partnerships in China (see “Expanding Borders” pg. 7) and our apparel design students working alongside NASA engineers to develop spacesuit prototypes (see “Out of This World” pg. 8).

Our way of thinking about design makes connections among disparate ideas and opens up possibilities for others in ways that are increasingly valuable in our digital and global community. The ability to think, act, and communicate visually and spatially is a core skill that we, among all the colleges at the University, know how to apply and convey.

In the spring of 2011, a group of students in assistant

Mapping the Future of DesignFALL 2012 VOL. 7, NO. 1

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COLLEGE LEADERSHIPThomas Fisher, dean; Lee Anderson, associate dean for academic affairs; Brad Hokanson, associate dean for research and outreach; Kate Maple, assistant dean for student services; Trevor Miller, director of external relations; Kathy Witherow, chief of staff.

DEPARTMENT HEADSRenée Cheng, School of Architecture; Kristine Miller (Interim), Department of Landscape Architecture; Missy Bye, Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel

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On the cover, top: A photograph by Balthazar Korab, featured artist in an exhibit at the HGA Galley, Rapson Hall, October 29—December 15; bottom, wearable technology for NASA developed by apparel design students—see feature on page 8.

professor Barry Kudrowitz’s Toy Product Design course (see “Musical Toy Finds Home” pg. 6) developed a prototype for a musical toy—now fully functional and on permanent display at the Works Museum in Bloomington, MN. The student team relied on their technical skills, creativity, and feedback from their biggest critics—kids—to create a product that was featured on the Discovery Channel earlier this year (watch the video at z.umn.edu/dailyplanet).

One of the students involved in the projectis an undergraduate mechanical engineering major with a design minor. Thanks to funding

from the University this spring, we’ve secured a permanent tenured/tenure-track faculty line in Product Design to help expand our efforts to offer interdisciplinary opportunities and cross-pollinate diverse talents. Thanks to the University’s investments, we’re also adding a permanent tenured faculty line to serve as the director of the Center for Sustainability Building Research and are in the process of hiring a Director of Public Interest Design.

Those investments from the University, combined with your personal investment in our college, enables us to be in a position to continue to help lead the way toward achieving excellence.

Thomas Fisher, Dean

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AROUND THE COLLEGE

Ben VandenWymelenberg (BS Arch ’12) launched WOODCHUCKcase this spring selling unique accessories for iPhones, iPads, and Macbooks: covers with 100 percent real wood, made from start to finish in Minneapolis.

“The Woodchuck team is passionately and energetically changing the way people interact with technology,” said VandenWymelenberg, who came up with the concept during a late night study session in Rapson Hall. “This is the company’s first project and we will continue to find new and innovative ways to develop and sell our product.”

VandenWymelenberg plans to use WOODCHUCKcase to fund programs that send high school students backpacking into state parks, encourage family weekend trips outdoors, and create public awareness of the importance of nature in everyday life.

“As the company grows and we work through contracts with big box retailers, the morals of our launch remain the same: putting nature back into people’s lives.”

WOODCHUCKcases are available at various Twin Cities locations, including the University of Minnesota Bookstore. For more information visit z.umn.edu /woodchuck.

Coming to an iPhone Near You

Jack Dangermond (M Arch ‘68), a landscape architect by training and founder of the mapping software company Esri, met with College of Design students, faculty, and staff in April. He was on campus as the first Distinguished Visiting Fellow of the Institute on the Environment (IonE). In his public lecture at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Dangermond predicted in the future we will see “maps not apps.” Dangermond and his wife, Laura, founded Esri in 1969 as a small research group in Redlands, CA. Today Esri provides research and tools to a diverse network of 350,000 clients worldwide.

Mapping Visionary Jack Dangermond Visits U of M

Apparel Design and Retail Merchandising students in Professor Karen LaBat’s course, Product Development: Softlines, participated in a project to develop new apparel lines for Target Corporation. Working in teams, they developed concepts that addressed Target’s

Target Designers Collaborate with Student Teams

Team Vibrant Life received best project award for their yoga-inspired design. Pictured left to right: Laura VanRiper (BS Apparel ’12), Breanne Ament (Retail), Abby Rogers (BS Retail ’12), Chiyo Thompson (Retail), Erika O’Brien (BS Retail ’12), Lizzie Hillman (Apparel), and Whitney Parmeter (Retail).

design challenge of creating an affordable luxury line. With guidance throughout the semester from Target designers, they conducted in-depth research, developed prototypes and presented their final projects at Target headquarters in April.


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Talent …?What happens when you have a great idea, but no talent? For his senior honors thesis, Cory Etzkorn (Graphic Design ’12) decided to build a virtual lemonade stand that helps students search for talent and assemble teams.

“Imagine you’re eight years old and have just opened your very first lemonade stand,” said Etzkorn. “You have all the materials ready, but one thing is missing. You need talent—a partner in crime.” Anyone who signs up for Lemonaid can start a project or browse other

projects in process. The free application launched this summer.

Etzkorn, whose portfolio includes graphic design work for restaurants and hair stylists, received a $1,500 Minnesota Scholarship during the 2012 American Institute of

Graphic Arts (AIGA) Portfolio 1-on-1 conference in April.

“It was truly an honor to receive the scholarship,” said Etzkorn. “Minneapolis has an amazing design community and I‘ve been fortunate enough to work alongside many talented designers over the past four years. I couldn’t be more excited to graduate and see where the pixels take me.”

To sign up for Lemonaid, visit z.umn.edu/lemonaid and follow @lemonaidhq. View Etzkorn’s winning portfolio at z.umn.edu/etzkorn.

Kristine Miller Named Interim Head of Landscape Architecture

Professor Kristine Miller was appointed interim head of landscape architecture

for the 2012–13 fiscal year. Former head Lance Neckar heads to Pitzer College in Claremont, California where he will assume an endowed chair in environmental analysis and will be director of the Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability.

“I appreciate Kristine’s willingness to assume this responsibility,” said Dean Tom Fisher, “I know she looks forward to working with all faculty, students, and administrative personnel in the department and college over the next year.”

Miller’s research addresses public space and its role in public life. Her honors include the University of Minnesota Outstanding Partner in Engagement Award for ongoing research, outreach, and service-learning work with Juxtaposition Arts; the Dumbarton Oaks Fellowship in Landscape Architecture; and the Ralph Rapson Award for Distinguished Teaching.

Spring Showers in Windows at the Weisman Art MuseumStudents in assistant professor Juanjuan Wu’s visual retail merchandising course partnered with the Weisman Art Museum (WAM) to develop designs for the WAM shop windows. “We are thrilled to provide a real world opportunity for students pursuing careers in retail merchandising,” said Weisman shop manager Marissa Onheiber, who helped judge the designs. “It has been a joy to witness the students’ creative process in coming up with designs inspired by the Weisman’s collection and to see how they translate their ideas into a window installation.” Members of the winning team, Olivia Marie Ferraro, Molly Rose Oberstar, Arthur Oxborough, Andrew Robert, and Tera Lyn Peterson (BS Retail ’12) implemented their design, Spring Shower With Yarn, over spring break.

Thirsty? Sign up for Lemonaid

September 29–December 30Opening reception: September 28, 6–8 PM

In a divisive era, when words alone have not been enough, can the power of design help unite citizens on the issues? In an exhibition at the Goldstein Museum of Design this fall, 23 participating contemporary graphic designers including associate professor of graphic design Daniel Jasper and professor of graphic design Steven McCarthy, wield opinion and analysis to inform and persuade about the unique issues facing politics today.

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Kim Johnson Honored with Distinguished Teaching Award

The University of Minnesota Senate Committee on Educational Policy’s

award for Outstanding Contributions to Postbaccalaureate, Graduate, and Professional Education has been given to retail merchandising professor Kim Johnson.

“Advising and mentoring of students is the aspect of my job that brings me the most joy,” said Johnson. “To be a mentor is to provide the support and encouragement that students need to manage their own learning and to gain confidence in their abilities.”

Along with serving as the retail merchandising program chair since 2002, she’s served on the Senate Judicial Committee and College of Design Curriculum Committee since 2010. She received her award during a ceremony April 23 in the McNamara Alumni Center.

Hannah Preble, an interior design major with an architecture minor, took first place in the 2012 International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Northland Chapter Student Scholarship program. She was judged by how well she met design requirements and exhibited a creative and dynamic approach to branding and interior design. Preble spent

the spring 2012 semester abroad studying in New Zealand. She submitted her entry four days before getting on the plane. “I actually hadn’t packed for my trip until after I finished and submitted my design,” she explained, “because I was doing nothing but working on the project!”

View her work at z.umn.edu/preble.

Damon Farber Associates Receives ASLA-MN Award Matt Wilkens (BED ’97), landscape architect with Damon Farber Associates, was project manager for the Woodland Adventure Playground at the Minnesota Zoo, recipient of a 2012 Merit Design Award from ASLA-MN. The approximately 6,000-square-foot playground is an interactive, nature-based play area located off the zoo’s central plaza. It includes animal and natural object sculptures, suspension bridges, nets, tunnels, and slides for children ages 3 to 12. The firm incorporated northern Minnesota elements

including a tree house, a dock with a boat, a fire ranger tower, an eagle’s nest with eggs, a cave, and a lighthouse inspired by the Split Rock Lighthouse on the North Shore of Lake Superior. Wilkens is past president of the Design and Student Alumni Board.

Ann Carlson Birt (BS ’56 Home Economics) will receive the University of Minnesota Alumni Service Award (ASA) at the annual Alumni Awards Celebration on October 11. Ann has served as a leader and advocate for

art and design groups in the region for more than 20 years.

The ASA honors her as a steadfast champion of the University, College of Design, and

Goldstein Museum of Design (GMD), including leadership to establish a permanent museum director position for the GMD and outstanding service on the College of Design Dean’s Advisory Board. Birt received the Friend of the College Award from the College of Human Ecology in 2006. She’s the founder of Ann E. Birt Interiors, Inc.

Past alumni and volunteer recipients of the College of Design ASA include Thomas Meyer (BArch ’74), Janice Linster (BS Interior’83 Design), and Sandra Morris.

U of M Alumni Service Awards October 11 Hannah Preble Places First in IIDA Competition

To learn more about the Design and Student Alumni Board, contact Lori Mollberg, director of alumni relations, [email protected], or visit design.umn.edu /alumni.

The College Welcomes New Development StaffIn June Mark Hintz joined the college as it’s new director of development following stints with Minnesota Philanthropy Partners, Mayo Foundation, and Union Gospel Mission-Twin Cities. He’s impressed by the high quality of research and academics happening in the wide field of design at the college. “I’m extremely excited to connect donors’ passions with the important work happening here,” said Hintz. He joins Sue Danielson Bretheim, senior development officer, and Amanda Underwood, alumni relations and development assistant. For information about giving opportunities contact Hintz at 612-624-7808 or visit z.umn.edu/designgiving.

Left to right: Mark Hintz, director of development; Sue Danielson-Bretheim, senior development officer; and Amanda Underwood, alumni relations and development assistant


leadership, worked on the musical toy with Cosper. He registered for Toy Product Design in 2011 because it fulfilled some of his required credits. Now Purvey is pursuing the design minor because it offers opportunities “outside of the box” from his regular engineering classes. “I’m really impressed by the space and resources [in Rapson],” said Purvey, “I really feel like I’ve gotten a

lot of hands-on experience. It’s cool to see these kinds of interdisciplinary projects happening.”

Every spring Toy Product Design students share their prototypes with the community during PLAYsentations. You can view photos from this year’s event at z.umn .edu/2012playsentations.

Students in assistant professor Barry Kudrowitz’s Toy Product Design course might be talented, but they’re not experts. To learn what their main customers—kids—really want, students hold multiple play-testing events at the Minnesota Children’s Museum each spring to test their toy prototypes. “Drawings are essential,” said James Cosper (BFA Graphic Design ’12), “but when people can see and feel the prototypes, I think we get a better sense of what is working and if they are really excited about the concept.”

In 2011, Cosper and his classmates developed a musical toy at the W. L. Hall Workshop in Rapson Hall. This spring they expanded the original design to serve as a permanent exhibit at the Works Museum in Bloomington, Minnesota. It was featured on a segment of the Canadian Discovery Channel’s “Daily Planet” in January 2012.

Jesse Purvey, a mechanical engineering undergraduate with minors in design and

Lake, Minnesota, TönöSauna is now making its way around the Twin Cities. Molly Reichert, adjunct professor in the School of Architecture, and Emily Stover, master of landscape architecture student, collaborated on the project with Daniel Dean, John Kim, and John Moore. The mobile sauna is built from a salvaged 1966 Avion travel trailer. It houses parametrically designed interior spaces that form multiple organic and body-friendly surfaces where people can rest, warm themselves, and relax. It also serves as a platform for new media art, music installations, and talks by historians, artists, architects, and more. By making the sauna mobile, the group hopes to provide social spaces to Twin Cities neighborhoods. For more information visit z.umn.edu/tonosauna.

Originally commissioned by Art Shanty Projects 2012, a four-week art event on frozen Medicine

During the summer of 2012, housing studies student Kevin Reza interned with the Housing Assistance Council (HAC) in Washington, D.C. The nonprofit organization helps local organizations build affordable homes in rural America.

“The Housing Studies program has prepared me to consider the housing

Musical Toy Finds Home at the Works Museum

Watch the “Daily Planet” segment on Kudrowitz’s Toy Product Design course at z.umn.edu/dailyplanet.

Natalie Doud Wins Mobile App Challenge Natalie Doud (BFA Graphic Design ’11) received $10,000 to attend Apple’s World Wide Developer’s Conference in San Francisco in June after winning the University’s first Mobile App Challenge. Her app, Wander, asks users six questions about their needs, interests, and location, then creates a spontaneous adventure based on their answers.

“Whether you are a traveler with just a few hours to see the highlights,” explained Doud, “or a local wanting to discover your city’s hidden gems, Wander sets a goal-based itinerary to fill your needs.” She developed the app with help from classmate Nate Martin, a University of Minnesota computer science student.

Their design was inspired by Steve Jobs, who predicted computers would move from the role of servant to that of guide. “After his passing,” said Doud, “it became abundantly clear to me that in low stakes decision making, people prefer not to be burdened

with choice. I have frequently found myself paralyzed by indecision so I sought to make something that would promote spontaneity in otherwise wasted time.”

Since winning the Mobile App Challenge in March, Doud and Martin added two new students to their team and plan to publicly launch Wander in late 2012. You can follow their updates @wanderthecity or z.umn.edu/wander.

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Kevin Reza Interns with Housing Assistance Councilproblems that many people across the globe face with a balance of technicality and broad systems thinking,” said Reza. “Living and working in Washington, DC gave me access to an enormous network of people who make significant decisions about housing on a national level.”

His involvement with HAC ranged from helping produce research documents to attending a Congressional Joint Economic Committee. “I’ve learned how a small nonprofit can not only get by, “ explained

Reza, “but make meaningful contributions to the livelihoods of Americans.”

A Sauna…on Wheels?

Housing Studies alumni, staff, and faculty are invited to a department reception on Thursday, November 8 at 6:00 PM in McNeal 274. For more information contact [email protected]


In 1981, former School of Architecture head Ralph Rapson sent the first group of architecture students to China. It offered them the unique opportunity to observe, understand, and record challenges faced by the newly industrialized country.

Burton Visnick (MArch ’85) was a participant in the 1984 program to Quinghua University in Beijing. Visnick, founding partner of Visnick and Caulfield Architecture and Design, recalls starting out in Hong Kong on a self-tour before heading to the mainland and entering China through the village of Shenzhen. “I recall sitting on sacks of rice as we waited for our guides from Quinghua to find us. On a subsequent trip to Shenzhen in 2004, I was amazed that the village was gone and a Megametropolis had taken its place.” He describes the China of 1984 as a country on the verge of awakening. “Professors wanted to know how our instructors taught design. Students pressed us on social issues like health care, food distribution, and actions of our government.”

In the decades since his initial visit, and the subsequent study programs that followed, China experienced one of the largest rural-to-urban shifts in modern history. A recent New York Times article estimates some 300 million Chinese became city dwellers over the past two decades, and the global management

Expanding Borders: the School of Architecture in China

In 2013, the School of Architecture will celebrate its centennial. To learn about opportunities to participate visit arch100.design.umn.edu.

consulting firm McKinsey & Company predicts they will build 50,000 skyscrapers in China over the next two decades—the equivalent of 10 New York Cities.

Expanding career opportunities for international architects is one of the main reasons for a recent trip to China by current School of Architecture head Renée Cheng. In April, she toured a handful of Chinese architecture schools, including Dongnan University in Nanjing, Tsinghua University in Beijing, and Tianjin University in Tianjin. “It’s unusual to do a trip of this nature,” said Cheng, who pointed out that visiting a total of eight schools in two weeks was ambitious, but it allowed her to compare what was happening at different locations. “The benefit is having the perspective of seeing so many of the top Chinese architecture schools at one time.”

At Tianjin University, she met with Dr. Tongtong Liu, dean of the School of Architecture at Tianjin University, who remembers sharing a studio space with visiting students from the School of Architecture in the early ‘80s.

Another goal of her visit was exploring the establishment of a dual-degree program

for Chinese and American students. “There aren’t many American schools with dual-degree agreements with China,” said Cheng. “It would allow our students a clear path to gaining a license to practice architecture in China.”

She’s confident that regardless of the dual-degree option and the radically different global conditions from early trips to China, many of the goals for substantive exchange remain the same. The School of Architecture is well positioned to expose its students to a global education with long-term professional benefits and world views.

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A grant from the Minnesota Space Grant Consortium provided students in assistant professor Lucy Dunne’s Studio IV apparel design course the opportunity to design something out of this world—space suits. Twelve students spent the spring semester working on prototypes for wearable technology in space. They tackled everything from comfortable boots to liquid-cooled garments. In April they traveled to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and shared their prototypes with scientists and engineers.

“It’s the field trip of a lifetime,” said Dunne. “We had some wonderful hosts who took us behind the scenes to see what happens at Johnson.” In previous years her students designed functional and protective clothing for companies like Nike and 3M. This time they worked with Cory Simon, a NASA human interfaces engineer, and Amy Ross, an advanced space suit designer at NASA.

“The highlight of my experience was having the opportunity to talk with NASA engineers who were working on similar projects,” said apparel junior Lucie Mulligan. “Seeing what they have been working on and how our projects will help

them move forward was a great experience.” Mulligan’s team designed an electronic textiles (e-textiles) garment with reconfigurable swatches. The swatches can attach to the body at the arm, upper or lower chest, or legs and be used for various needs, like supporting a light sensor that brightens based on the amount of available light.

“Having the knowledge after working with them and the opportunity to collaborate with NASA was an incredible eye-opening experience,” said Mulligan.

Apparel design junior Kaila Bibeau extended her classroom experience and spent last summer at NASA’s Johnson Space Center working with Simon. Bibeau used the work she did in Dunne’s class—exploring placement of different removable swatches on the space suit—to help Simon develop

a garment that provides wearable displays, controls, and sensors inside future space habitats.

“The staff at NASA all think that it is impressive that an apparel design major gets to work with them, and they trust that I have earned it,” said Bibeau, who is also minoring in retail merchandising. “My expertise in sewing gadgets, fabric composition,

and soft-good attachment techniques are unique within the Human Interface Branch of NASA.”

The students’ liquid-cooled garment prototypes were tested and expanded by NASA researchers over the summer. Dunne pointed out that some of the concepts that emerged from the e-textiles group have already led to one scholarly paper. “All in all,” said Dunne, “a very successful collaboration!” She hopes to continue the project with Simon next year by building a consortium of universities working

on e-textiles and wearable technology for space.

You can find more photos and video featuring the

project on our blog at z.umn .edu/nasa2012.

OUT OF THIS WORLD: Wearable Technology in Space

Apparel design students at NASA’S Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas

The students’ liquid-cooled garment prototypes were tested and expanded by NASA researchers over the summer.


STUDENTSClaire Antelman, Sangyong Hahn, Jessica Horstkotte, and Daniel Aversa (all M Arch) and their adviser associate professor John Comazzi (Architecture) traveled to Arusha, Tanzania, in June, to help the Tuamken School for AIDS Orphans design a new primary school.

Sandra Arciniega (Housing) received a scholarship from the Community Development Society (CDS) Scholarship Fund to attend their annual conference in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Tony Carton (MFA Graphic Design) received an award for Most Innovative Concept at the International Symposium on Wearable Computing in Newcastle, England, for his context-aware signal glove for bicycle and motorcycle riders. Also at the conference were Jessica Loomis, Grace Lorig, and Mai Yang (all Apparel Design), who exhibited a garment that delivers warning signals in three modalities for astronauts (sponsored by NASA); and Kaila Bibeau, Lucie Mulligan, and Ashton Frith (all

Apparel Design), who exhibited a modular garment that provides interface flexibility for astronauts (sponsored by NASA),

Misty Karges (Apparel Design), Amanda Marcott (Architecture), Brenna Hoisington (Architecture), and Sebastian Marques (Architecture) traveled to Ogden, Utah, to present at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) at Weber State University.

Patrick Mathews-Halmrast (Landscape Architecture) received Undergraduate Research Opportunities (UROP) funding for his project Landscape Design and Music.

Katlyn Myrvold’s (Graphic Design) design was chosen by the University of Minnesota Foundation for a direct mailing piece sent to over 9,000 households in June.

Khampasith Davison, Kaila Bibeau, Melissa Mello, Jennifer Voth, Rika Snyder, Misty Karges, and Mai Yang (all Apparel Design) participated in Boston Scientific Hearts for Fashion Show at the Best Buy Rotunda in the Mall of America on February 4.

Danica Kane, John Greene, Niko Kubota, Kristen Salkas, Jessica Andrejasich, and Angela Bateson (all M Arch) spent eight weeks in Haiti volunteering with Architecture for Humanity. You can read their blog at z.umn.edu/haitiblog.

Sara Lopez and Lizzie Hillmann (both Apparel Design) had their work featured during ENVISON: Artopia 2012.

Ashley Ochiagha (Interior Design), Carlie Owens (Retail Merchandising), and Patrick Puckett (Graphic Design) were recognized with an Outstanding Student Employee Award through the Student Employment Leadership Program (SELP). They were employed by the College of Design Student Services office during the 2011–12 school year.

Beau Sinchai (Architecture) received the 2012–13 A. I. Johnson Scholarship.

Students for Design Activism won the University’s 2012 Tony Diggs award for Outstanding Graduate Student Group.

Giselle Yuer Wei (Apparel Design) placed first in the Weisman Art Museum’s “No White” runway show for her conceptual shift of a vengeful Snow White. All 16 finalists in the competition were apparel design students, including second place Jessa Manthe, third place Jordyn Reich, and honorable mention Stayce Petraborg and Kayna Hobbs.

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ALUMNIThe American Institute of Architects elevated four College of Design alumni from the School of Architecture to its prestigious College of Fellows: Ross Alan Chapin (B Arch/BED ’79), Ross Chapin Architects; Charles Mears (B Arch ’91), Radius Track Corporation; David E. Rogers (M Arch ’71), the Jerde Partnership; and Fredric Sherman (M Arch ’80), HGA Architects and Engineers. Two alumni served on the 2012 AIA Jury of Fellows for the selection process: Craig Rafferty (BA Arch ’68, B Arch ’70), Rafferty Rafferty Tollefson Lindeke Architects; and Raymond Yeh (M Arch ’69), former dean of the University of Hawaii School of Architecture and principal of Yeh Studio.

Heba Amin (MFA Interactive Design ’09) was interviewed in Rhizome magazine about her work, which addresses themes of urban planning, mapping, migration, immigration, and language.

Gary Anderson’s (B Arch ’78) firm, Ai Architecture, received

School children in Arusha, Tanzania, playing near the future site of a primary school designed by current M Arch students

Giselle Yuer Wei on the runway with her “No White” design

Recipients of the 2012 Outstanding Student Employee Awards. Left to right: Ashley Ochiagha, Carlie Owens, and Patrick Puckett

Interior design students held their senior show on May 11, 2012. View more photos from the event at z.umn.edu/interiorshow.

Learn more about Carton’s innovative bike glove and Myrvold’s tattoo design on our blog at z.umn.edu/damn.


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first and third prizes in an international urban design competition organized by Guangdong Urban and Rural Planning and Design Institute for Fengshun, China.

Anna Lawrence Bierbrauer and Emily Lowery (MLA ’12) won the Women in Landscape Architecture Student Leadership Award from ASLA-MN.

Kim Bretheim (M Arch ’83) received the Housing and Community Development Achievement Award from the Minnesota Chapter of the

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials.

John Cary (B Arch ’99) was the 2012 College of Design commencement speaker. You can watch his speech at http://z.umn.edu/7rr.

William D. Chilton’s (M Arch ’80) firm, Pickard Chilton, was named Innovator of the Year by Connecticut Business News Journal.

Darin Duch (BS Arch ’06, M Arch ’10) and Ali Heshmati (B Arch ‘92) of LEAD Inc. completed

work on Ambiente Gallerie, a new artist-style chiropractic office located in a northeast Minneapolis warehouse.

Robert Feyereisen (B Arch ’99) developed QuickScale, an iPhone App to help architects determine the size and scale of their models.

Joel H. Goodman (B Arch ’66) hosted a break-out session at the Solar Thermal 2011 National Solar Heating and Cooling Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Roald Gundersen’s (B Arch, BED ’89) company, Whole Trees, received a third place award from Feeney Architectural Product for the Myrick Hixon EcoPark Nature Center in LaCrosse Wisconsin. Whole Trees was also named a finalist in the 2012 Clean Energy Challenge in Chicago Green Building category.

Recipients of the 2012 Department of Landscape Architecture Capstone Award are Ryan Herm (MLA ‘12), Sarah Ash (MLA’ 12, BED ’10), Erica Shearer (MLA ‘12), and Brit Salmela (MLA ‘12).

James Howarth (BS Arch ’02, M Arch ’05) was a top five finalist for the Ralph Rapson 2012 Traveling Fellowship.

Aki Ishida (B Arch ’95) was hired as a tenure-track assistant professor at the School of Architecture and Design at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. Ishida and Renée Cheng (architecture head) will both be presenting at the Health Care Design Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, this November.

Katie Kirk (BS Design Communication ’01) and Nathan Strandberg (BS Design Communication ’99) were included on Graphic Design USA magazine’s People to Watch list for 2012. They operate a design boutique called Eight Hour Day.

Jenna Koller (BS Retail Merchandising ‘02) accepted a position as national account manager for L’Oreal Paris Skin and Sun Care.

Four recent apparel design graduates attended the 2012 International Symposium on Wearable Computing in Newcastle, England. Helen Koo (PhD Apparel Studies

’12), exhibited a dress that uses a servo motor to create moving embellishments; Silvia Guttmann, Sara Lopez, and Dziyana Zhyhar (all Apparel Design ’12), exhibited a collection of three solar-powered garments; Guttmann and Zhyhar also exhibited a child’s interactive hoodie that helps a hearing-impaired child communicate with a hearing child.

Thomas Meyer’s (B Arch ’74) firm Meyer Scherer & Rockcastle Ltd received two RAVE awards from AIA Minnesota and Mpls. St. Paul Magazine in recognition of excellence in local residential design for Mount Curve Modern and Crane Island Cabin. The firm also received Best Overall Design from ALA/IIDA Interior Design Awards for reusing an abandoned Wal-Mart for a new main library in McAllen, Texas.

Linda Mona (BS Home Economics Education ’67) was recognized by the Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys as a community champion.

Mary Mortenson (MA ’84 Home Economics) received a Jerome Fiber Artist Project Grant to work with artist Jean Cacicedo to refine her techniques and create a cohesive series of new work.

Christopher Ochs (MLA and MURP ’06) was appointed to the Transportation Committee of St. Paul’s City Planning Commission.

The American Institute of Architects awarded George Rafferty (B Arch ’42) the Edward S. Frey Award.

Brit Salmela (MLA ‘12) and Tiffani Navratil (MLA ‘12) received American Society

of Landscape Architecture (ASLA) 2012 Merit Awards. Anna Lawrence Bierbrauer and Kristen Murray received the 2012 ASLA Honor Awards.

Amber Sausen (B Arch ’05, M Arch ’10) participated in the 2011 Urban Sketchers Symposium in Lisbon, Portugal.

Kira Schlepp (BS Clothing Design ’08), owner of Kira Elizabeth Designs, was named one of the Top 20 Boutique Wedding Dress Designers to Watch by Weddingdresses.com.

Peter Smith (B Arch ’90) was named president and CEO of BWBR.

Shannon Smith (BS ’11 Clothing Design) accepted an apparel quality assurance specialist position with Cabela’s in Sidney, Nebraska.

Susan Sokolowski (PhD DHA ’99), Nike innovation director, visited the college with members of her innovation team. They toured the Human Dimensioning and Wearable Technology labs. Designs by Sokolowski’s team were worn by members of the USA Track and Field team during the 2012 London Olympics.

Sustainable Rail International president Davidson Ward’s (BS Arch ‘10) company is collaborating with the Institute on the Environment to develop the world’s first carbon-neutral high-speed train.

Aaron Westre (M Arch ‘08) participated in the Soap Factory’s 2011–12 exhibition Art(ists) on the Verge (AOV3). The exhibition featured new work from five Minnesota-based artists selected for AVO3’s intensive year-long mentorship.

Read more about Roald Gundersen’s (B Arch, BED ’89) work on our blog at z.umn.edu/wholetrees

Anna Bierbrauer (left) and Emily Lowery (MLA ’12), recipients of the Women in Landscape Architecture Student Leadership award

William Chilton (left). An exhibition of Pickard Chilton’s work will be on display in the HGA Gallery, September 24–October 21, 2012. Learn more at z.umn.edu/rendezvous


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FACULTYBlaine Brownell (Architecture) lectured on sustainable materials in architecture at Green Nation Fest in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

James Boyd Brent (Graphic Design) had an intaglio (etching, dry point, engraving, and aquatint) titled “Boats, Laocoon, and Animals” selected for the national juried show Stand Out Prints at the Highpoint Center for Printmaking in Minneapolis.

Elizabeth Bye (Apparel Design, DHA head), Kim Johnson (Retail Merchandising), and Karen LaBat (Apparel Design) attended the Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology and International Textile and Apparel Association Joint Symposium in March.

John Comazzi (Architecture) published Balthazar Korab: Architect of Photography, an illustrated biography of Korab’s life and work. Read about it on our blog at z.umn.edu/comazzi.

Jeff Crump (Housing Studies) presented “The Scandalous Alleys of Capitalism: Engels and the U.S. Housing Crisis” at the Association of American Geographers meeting in New York City.

Greg Donofrio (Architecture) received a second year of funding for the Research and Creative Collaborative “Teaching Heritage” from the University’s Institute for Advanced Study.

Lucy Dunne (Apparel Design) received the International Textile and Apparel Association Rising Star award.

Joanne Eicher (DHA Emerita) received an outstanding Alumni Award from Michigan State

College. The award is presented annually to a Michigan State graduate whose combination of credentials, experience, and achievements distinguishes them in their chosen field. She presented “Creating an Encyclopedia in the Digital Age” at the University of Minnesota Retirees Association on February 28, 2012.

Joseph Favour (Landscape Architecture) received Greening and Public Realm Awards from the Minneapolis Downtown Improvement District for his work with Tom Oslund Associates. The awards included Best Parking Lot Greening, Best Streetscape Greening, and Best Restoration.

Tom Fisher (dean) published “The Contingent Workforce and Public Decision Making” in Public Sector Digest. You can download a complete PDF of the article at http://z.umn.edu/8co.

Rebecca Krinke (Landscape Architecture) is among a team of University colleagues involved with Mapping Spectral Traces (MST) who received funding from the Institute for Advanced Study. MST will host a free symposium in 100 Rapson Hall on October 19, 2012. For more information visit z.umn.edu/spectral.

Rebecca Krinke (Landscape Architecture), along with Anna Bierbrauer, Erin Garnaas-Holmes, Derek Schilling, and Emily Stover (all MLA students), co-taught Redesigning the Kitchen: A Mobile Hearth for Collectivist Action (The Kitchen Lab) during Walker Art Center’s Open Field program in June.

Barry Kudrowitz (Product Design) presented at the BMW Guggenheim Lab in Berlin, Germany, on idea generation through improvisation in June. He also presented a workshop on play and innovation at the Henry Ford Innovation Institute in Detroit in May.

Steven McCarthy (Graphic Design) was invited to give a lecture to typography students at the Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy, and was selected to present his paper “Designer as Author Activist: A Model for Engagement,” in Bangkok, Thailand, during the Design Research Society’s biennial conference.

Laura Musacchio (Landscape Architecture) was a keynote speaker at the Helsinki University Centre for Environment Science Days 2012 at the University of Helsinki in April.

Angela Wang (Graphic Design) presented “Teaching UX Design: A Peek into a University of Minnesota Graphic Design Class,” at the Usability Professionals’ Association of Minnesota Chapter’s May event. The presentation also featured students Naseem Rafiei, Leah Honsey, Sean Mateer, and Matt McVeigh (all Graphic Design).

GRANTSLee Anderson and Renée Cheng (both Architecture) received $10,000 from Hammel Green and Abrahamson Inc. for the project Pilot Program Immersive Virtual Reality (IVR) for Health Care.

DAVID PITT NAMED AICP FELLOWProfessor of landscape architecture David Pitt was inducted into the 2012 College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) during the organization’s annual conference in Los Angeles on April 15, 2012. Pitt has published over 100 journal articles, book chapters, and symposium proceeding papers on landscape perception and decision support systems for land-use planning. He’s the recipient of the 2003 Outstanding Educator Award from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA), and he received two Merit Awards for his research from the American Society of Landscape Architects. He is currently a co-editor for Landscape Journal, published by the University of Wisconsin Press.

Read more about the Kitchen Lab collaboration with the Walker Art Center on our blog at z.umn.edu/kitchenlab.

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Sauman Chu (Graphic Design) received a Grant-in-Aid for the project Rhetorical Appeals in Visual Communication Design for Diabetes Prevention.

Lucy Dunne (Apparel Design) received $15,000 from 3M for the project Highly Functional Apparel: Textile-Integrated Sensing for Body and Environment Monitoring, and a $19,052 grant-in-aid for the project Evaluating the Comfort of Clothing and Wearable Devices through Visual Vigilance Assessment.

Mary Guzowski (Architecture) received a $3,000 minigrant from the Institute on the Environment for the project Students Engaged in Systemwide Sustainability.

Brad Hokanson (Graphic Design) received $61,600 from the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs for the project Creativity and Achievement: Running Backwards.

Barry Kudrowitz (Product Design) received a $20,000 contract from the Manhattan Toy Company for support of his Toy Product Design course.

Caren Martin (Interior Design) received $5,000 from the American Society of Interior Design for the project Examining Supportive Educational Environments for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Through Grade 6.

Andrzej Piotrowski (Architecture) received a Grant-in-aid for the project Architecture and Dualist Religions.

Ozayr Saloojee (Architecture) received a $10,000 grant from the Imagine Fund—Special Events Awards for an exhibition at the Katherine E. Nash Gallery and related academic and symposium programming titled “Sacred Space, Contested Terrain.”

Virajita Singh (Architecture) received $25,000 from Xcel Energy for the project Sustainable Energy Corridor, $12,000 from Hennepin County for the project Homeless Shelter System Redesign, a $10,000 award from the Center for Integrative Leadership for the project Integrative Leadership Meets Design Thinking: A Whole New Approach for Our Times, and a $37,099 grant from the University’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute for the project Children in Nature.

Mary Vogel (Center for Changing Landscapes) received $20,000 from the Fillmore Soil and Water Conservation District for the project Root River Watershed Demonstration Sites, $10,000 from the Minnesota Valley ATV Riders for work on an off-highway vehicles park, $10,750 from Renville County for the project Beaver Falls Design Work, and a $30,000 contract from the Red Wing Area Foundation for continued work at Sorin’s Bluff in Red Wing.

Juanjuan Wu (Retail Merchandising) received a grant-in-aid for the project Co-Design Visual Displays in a Virtual Store: An Investigation of Consumer Preference.

The following faculty received $5,000 Imagine Fund Annual Faculty Awards: Abimbola Asojo, Blaine Brownell, Renée Cheng, Sauman Chu, John Comazzi, Marilyn DeLong, Lucy Dunne, Thomas Fisher, Benjamin Ibarra-Sevilla, Rebecca Krinke, Steven McCarthy, Kristine Miller, Andrzej Piotrowski, Sharon Roe, Ozayr Saloojee, Marc Swackhamer, Matthew Tucker, Juanjuan Wu, and Stephanie Zollinger.

Each year the M Arch Graduate Urban Design Studio selects a complex, and often controversial, urban site in the Twin Cities area as an urban design topic to be analyzed and redesigned. Students in the fall 2011 section of the course chose to analyze and redesign an area in the Marcy-Holmes Neighborhood—the birthplace of Minneapolis. The site borders the Mississippi River and combines issues pertaining to development, preservation of historic buildings, linking the community to the waterfront, and approaches for infill development. The students’ work was compiled in a report published by the Metropolitan Design Center (MDC) in March, 2012.

“This kind of districtwide project entails coordination between many groups and invites community members into the planning process through open meetings where citizens can get information and voice their concerns and ideas,” explained Ignacio San Martin, director of MDC, “These educational and outreach activities of the MDC reinforce each other and help to raise awareness of how urban design can positively impact the everyday lives of the whole community.”

Download a copy of the report at z.umn.edu/mdcstanthony.

Architecture Students Develop Urban Design Framework for St. Anthony Main District

Follow ongoing news about alumni, faculty, and students posted at z.umn.edu/damn.

Contact Jolene Brink, communications coordinator, at [email protected] with inquires for College of Design print or online publications.

Image from Sacred Space, Contested Terrain exhibit. Info at z.umn.edu/sacredspace


ALUMNI

The Mentor Program: Q & A with Kelly Martinez and Bob Vanney

Kelly Martinez (BS Arch ’09, M Arch ’12) and Bob Vanney (B Arch ’83) were first matched through the College of Design Mentor Program in 2008. They started their mentorship during Kelly’s senior year as an undergraduate architecture student and continued throughout her three years as a graduate student. Martinez is a 2012 AIA Education Research Scholar. She spent the summer of 2012 conducting research on Committee on Architecture for Education case study projects. Vanney is an architect and owner of the architectural firm Vanney Associates in St. Paul.

Why did you choose to participate in the mentor program?

BV: I wanted to contribute to the future of the architectural profession and the University’s architecture program by sharing my experiences, knowledge, and mistakes. The best way for me to contribute was to mentor an architecture student. I also felt a need to stay connected to new and emerging architectural ideology.

KM: I originally participated because I wanted the opportunity to learn from the professionals in the Twin Cities and build networks and resources that would help me in my education and future profession. I had such wonderful experiences that I wanted to continue the inspiring conversations from year to year.

What have you learned from the experience?

BV: The experience re-energized my passion for design by being around the youthful idealism and enthusiasm of the students.

KM: The value of what I have learned is immeasurable. From design and portfolio critiques, to conversations about lectures, to the support

and guidance shown by my mentor, I have learned not only about architecture and design, but also about the value of having a mentor to guide you and learn from.

Can you recall any memorable conversations or activities together?

BV: One memorable event occurred when Kelly and I were reviewing her progress on her thesis project in her studio. She shared the research and programming information she had compiled for a Performing Arts and Therapy Center for Autism. I was very impressed with how much information she had gathered on the subject and the depth of knowledge and insight she developed. Her enthusiasm for the project was energizing.

To what do you attribute the success of your mentorship?

BV: Kelly and I have an open, two-way dialogue. We have great mutual respect for the other’s knowledge and points of view. We were both teachers and students.

KM: The ability to communicate, be flexible, and a strong commitment to the program.

What advice do you have for new mentors and mentees?

BV: Develop mutual goals at the first meeting and create a schedule for meeting times and activities. Stay flexible with the meeting topics, so you can adapt as your needs change.

KM: Definitely do everything you can to take advantage of this opportunity to learn from someone in your profession. Ask questions and listen closely to the knowledge being shared.

What about design inspires you?

BV: Design gives us, as architects, an

opportunity to look at a set of conditions and environmental requirements and create meaningful built solutions from our imagination.

Design allows us to dream about what could be. It expresses our social, spiritual, and personal values while satisfying the need for sound building systems.

KM: The ability to create and transform objects and places to affect the lives of others.

You can see photos from the 2011 Mentor Program kick-off event at z.umn.edu/2011mentorkickoff.

The College of Design Mentor Program provides an opportunity for a student to work one-on-one with a professional in their field of interest. Mentors help students with professional and career advice and serve as knowledgeable resources to students who will soon be joining the design industry as professionals. On average, the program matches over 230 students with mentors each year. This year’s kick-off event will take place on October 29, giving participants an opportunity to introduce themselves and discuss their goals for the next five months.

For more information about the Mentor Program, please contact Lucy Reile at [email protected] or 612-624-1245. To see a list of 2011–12 mentors, or to apply, visit design.umn.edu/mentor.

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PRIVATE SUPPORT

A Passion for Giving: Q&A with Mark Swenson, President of ESG Architects

SDB: You have a neat story about how scholarships helped you pursue an architectural education at a time when there weren’t many—if any—scholarships aimed at U of M architecture students.

MS: My favorite day every year is in February when I am invited to interview potential recipients of the Evans Scholarship [not a College of Design Scholarship]. This is a program that pays 100 percent of tuition and board for kids who caddied [at golf courses], have high academic achievement, and great financial need. Many years ago I was one of those poor scared kids who got interviewed. That same scholarship paid for my entire college education.

SDB: How did that impact your own giving?

MS: It taught me that small contributions by many people may change lives and impact entire families.

SDB: You’ve encouraged your firm and others, including AIA-Minnepolis, to give to the college. What inspires your generous support?

MS: I give because I am so thankful for those people who paid for my college education, because I want to pay forward the kindness that made a huge

difference in my life, and because it just feels good.

SDB: Have you stayed in touch with any recipients of the ESG Fellowship?

MS: Yes. I’ve had a chance to meet recipients at each fall’s donor scholar lunch. And it just so happens that two of those recipients now work at ESG. [sidebar]

SDB: What inspires you most about the architecture profession?

MS: Architects shape the built environment and improve the lives of people. They can also remain relevant, peak performers well into their 70s!

Mark Swenson (BED ’71, M Arch ’73) has served as president of Elness Swenson Graham Architects, Inc., (ESG) in Minneapolis since 1990. He was president of AIA Minneapolis (2002) and AIA Minnesota (2006), and was elected to serve on the AIA National Board of Directors in 2010. Of the 28 Best in Real Estate Awards earned by ESG in the past decade, Swenson was principal-in-charge for 11 projects, including the Milwaukee Road Depot, Midtown Exchange, and W Minneapolis–The Foshay, which earned him a Career Achievement Award for Historic Preservation from the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota in 2009.

Mark has been a generous donor, and has also encouraged others to give to support the college. In his role as a volunteer leader with AIA chapters in Minnesota, he encouraged AIA Minnesota to establish a named studio in Rapson Hall and AIA Minneapolis to create the permanent endowed fund AIA Minneapolis Fellowship. He and his partners at ESG also funded a permanent fellowship and a named studio.

Senior development officer Sue Danielson Bretheim spoke with Swenson about his passion for giving.

ESG Fellowship RecipientsLaurie McGinley Degrees: B Arch ’00, M Arch ’11, MS Architecture-Sustainable Design ’12

Hometown: Mauston, Wisconsin

Honors: Richard Morrill Thesis Award, 2011 ACARA Challenge winner

Current position: designer, ESG Architects

“With the financial pressure of pursuing a master of architecture program, receiving the ESG Fellowship was a huge relief and a confidence builder. There are so many demands in the program—it’s a huge vote of confidence that [donors] put money forward because [they] believe in education.”

Mike GordonDegrees: M Arch ’10

Hometown: Scandia, Minnesota

Honors: Richard Morrill Thesis Award, Elness Swenson Graham Fellowship

Current position: designer, ESG Architects

“Sometimes as a graduate student you are unsure of your academic progress. Receiving a fellowship motivates you, propels you forward, and causes you to demand more from yourself. After receiving the ESG Fellowship I was fortunate to meet with my donor, Mark Swenson. Since that introduction I continued to have conversations with Mr. Swenson and am now employed as a designer at ESG. The ESG Fellowship helped lead to incredibly rewarding academic and professional experiences.”

For information about giving opportunities contact Mark Hintz, director of development, at 612-624-7808 or visit z.umn.edu/designgiving.


COLLEGE OF DESIGN LECTURES & EXHIBITIONSAll lectures are free unless otherwise notedAll exhibitions, lectures, and events info at design.umn.edu/calendar

GLOBAL PRACTICES IN ARCHITECTURE LECTURE SERIES Expert educators and practitioners from around the world share their unique perspective and insights into the architecture profession.

Lola Elisabeth SheppardPartner, Lateral Office, Toronto

Wednesday, September 5, 6:00 PM100 Rapson Hall

Rahul MehrotraPrincipal, RMA Architects, Boston/India

Wednesday, September 19, 6:00 PM100 Rapson Hall

Eyal WeizmanProfessor of Spatial and Visual Cultures, University of London

Wednesday, October 3, 7:00 PMWalker Art Center CinemaTickets $10, $5 for Walker members and students

Makram el-Kadi and Ziad Jamaleddine Principals, L.E.F.T, New York

Monday, October 22, 6:00 PM100 Rapson Hall

Lindsey BremnerDirector of Architectural Research, University of Westminister

Monday, November 5, 6:00 PM100 Rapson Hall

Hitoshi AbePrincipal, Atelier Hitoshi Abe, Los Angeles

Monday, November 26, 6:00 PM100 Rapson Hall

For more information visit z.umn.edu/globalarch

Friday, September 28, 6:00 PM 100 Rapson Hall William D. Chilton, (M Arch ’80) Principal of Pickard Chilton, and Dean Tom Fisher discuss how the relationships the firm builds with people are translated into the form of its buildings and offers insights gleaned from working with a global and culturally diverse clientele. The discussion will address the firm’s Modernist roots, studio culture, and recent projects which strive to create architecture and public spaces that contribute to a vibrant urban life.Reception with exhibition of Pickard Chilton’s work and book signing to follow discussion. Registration requested by September 21.Complete details at z.umn.edu/rendezvous

Pickard Chilton: Designing RelationshipsSeptember 24–October 21Goldstein Museum of Design’s HGA Gallery, Rapson HallOpening reception: September 28, 6:00 PM during Rendezvous with the U

LECTURES/EVENTSLandscape Architecture Alumni ReunionFriday, September 28, 8–10 PMASLA Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ

Sweet & Salt: Water and the DutchMonday, October 1, 6:00 PM100 Rapson HallTracy Metz discusses what we can learn from the Dutch and how changing climate is challenging traditional methods of water management in the Netherlands.

Mapping Spectral Traces Symposium Friday, October 19, 1–5 PM100 Rapson HallFor information about exhibition locations and hours visit z.umn.edu/spectral.

Retail Connect: Who’s Minding the Store?Tuesday, October 30, 6:30 PMMcNamara Alumni Center$25 general, $20 UMAA Members and U Faculty/Staff, $10 StudentsCaitlin Kelly author of Malled: My Unintentional Career in Retail, offers stories, and advice about engagement in retail.Register at z.umn.edu/retailconnect.

EXHIBITIONSSacred Space, Contested Terrain September 4–October 6Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library, Rapson Hall For related events and exhibition information visit z.umn.edu/sacredspace.

We the DesignersSeptember 29–December 30Goldstein Museum of Design, McNeal HallOpening reception: September 28, 6:00–8:00 PM

Sense of Place in Artists Books October 12–December 12 Architecture and Landscape Architecture Library, Rapson HallOpening reception: October 19, 6:30–8:30 PM

Circumstantial Evidence—Italy through the Lens of Balthazar KorabOctober 29–December 15 Goldstein Museum of Design’s HGA Gallery, Rapson HallOpening reception: November 2, 6:00–8:00 PM

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Goldstein Museum of Design: Mad About Design Garden PartyFriday, September 14, 6:00–9:00 PMWinton/Davis/Nelson House, MinnetonkaTickets $100Proceeds to benefit GMD’s photography project and collection preservation. Register by contacting Barbara Lutz, [email protected] or 612-624-7434.

On Equal TermsThursday, November 8, 7:00 PM274 McNeal HallHousing Studies reception at 6:00 PMSusan Eisenberg discusses the civil rights effort to open construction industry careers to women.

This Place is Your Place; This Place is My PlaceMonday, November 12, 6:00 PM100 Rapson HallJay Walljasper, author of All That We Share: A Field Guide to the Commons, discusses how the commons will profoundly influence design in the 21st century.Lecture supported by Hammel, Green, and Abrahamson, Inc.

Dirty Laundry—Delivering the Dirt on DesignThursday, November 29, 6:30–8:30 PMWeisman Art MuseumDesign professionals reveal their best and worst experiences working in the world of design.Register at design.umn.edu/dirtylaundry.

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