A Better World by Design 09 is brought to you by Better x Design. © 2009.
A Better World by Design creates connections to make our world a better place.
A Better World by Design brings a global community of innovators to Providence, Rhode Island, to reach across disciplines and unite under a common goal. Presenters share engaging stories, workshops teach creative skills, and discussions reframe perspectives. A Better World by Design is an immersive experience that deepens our understanding of the power of design, technology, and enterprise to reshape our communities and sustain our environment.
A Better World by Design will inspire you, connect you with incredible people, and impel you to make tangible change locally and globally. The conference will expose you to different perspectives—both theoretical and practical—on many issues. How does an architect build for the poor? In 2008, we heard from Architecture for Humanity Founder Cameron Sinclair and learned to build with bamboo from RISD Professor of Architecture Miya Buxton. How can an enterprise be both green and profitable? Last year, we heard from Better Place Vice President Aliza Peleg and discussed pragmatic steps for implementing a triple bottom line approach with Ecolect Founder Matt Grigsby. Dozens of pertinent questions like these are addressed in presentations, panels, workshops, tours, and projects. And you'll meet hundreds of inspiring professionals and students at social events. Any casual conversation could spark opportunities for collaboration.
For 2009, A Better World by Design has grown to 500 attendees. Be prepared to step outside the convention center because sessions take place around the Brown University and RISD campuses, which share space and minds on College Hill. We'll also give you a peek at the creative practices that could only happen in Providence, Rhode Island, that is until you take our secrets back home with you.
A Better World by Design was founded and is organized annually by an interdisciplinary group of students from Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design. The excitement that the students put into the conference each year spreads through the community of presenters and attendees, teaching the world that passion can be contagious too.
2009 Committee
Andrea Jones, Brown '10Frieda Kay, Brown '12
Andrea Krukowski, Brown '11
Seungkyun Lee, RISD '10
Eugene Nelson, Brown '11
Ambika Roos, Brown '11
Matt Severson, Brown '11
Joyce Tu, RISD Grad '10
Willem Van Lancker, RISD '10
Advisory Committee
Tino Chow, RISD '09Steve Daniels, Brown '10
Sharon Langevin, Brown '09
Homepage photos courtesy of Jori Ketten, Tino Chow, Erik Hersman, Richard Benjamin, Newley Purnell, blandgrey, Core77, Hippo Roller, Gestalten, KVA, IDE, and RISD.
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