Detroit City of Design Podcast

Olga Stella
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As stewards of Detroit’s UNESCO City of Design Designation, we aim to raise your awareness of how design can create conditions for better quality of life and economic opportunity for all. In season 3, we will hear from thought leaders who view our world through a lens of empathy and apply design thinking to address some of our world’s most pressing issues.

  1. Hanna Harris on How Design Can Help Develop a Functional City

    08/05/2021

    Hanna Harris on How Design Can Help Develop a Functional City

    City of Helsinki, UNESCO Creative Cities Network, The Most Functional City in the World, World Happiness Report

    35 min
  2. Dr. D'Wayne Edwards on Fueling the Future of Footwear

    07/22/2021

    Dr. D'Wayne Edwards on Fueling the Future of Footwear

    Pensole

    45 min
  3. Sandy Fershee on Human-Centered Design and the Automotive Industry

    07/08/2021

    Sandy Fershee on Human-Centered Design and the Automotive Industry

    D-Ford,  F150, Project Apollo

    39 min
  4. LinYee Yuan on The Role of Design in the Food System

    06/24/2021

    LinYee Yuan on The Role of Design in the Food System

    MOLD, United Nations Oncoming Food Crisis, Burton Nitta

    32 min
  5. Dessa Cosma, Jeannette Lee, and Saundra Little on Designing Detroit's Most Accessible Place

    06/10/2021

    Dessa Cosma, Jeannette Lee, and Saundra Little on Designing Detroit's Most Accessible Place

    LOVE Building, Design Guide: Real Estate Development

    34 min
  6. Tanya and Luis Ali on Creating New Talent Pipelines

    05/27/2021

    Tanya and Luis Ali on Creating New Talent Pipelines

    AGI Construction, Detroit Future Ops, 18th Street Design Build Green Hub

    33 min
  7. Chris Cornelius on decolonizing education and design (Part 2)

    05/13/2021

    Chris Cornelius on decolonizing education and design (Part 2)

    studio:indigenous, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Mismatch by Kat Holmes, Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples by Linda Tuhiwai Smith, native-land.ca

    25 min
  8. Chris Cornelius on embedding indigenous thinking into architecture (Part 1)

    04/29/2021

    Chris Cornelius on embedding indigenous thinking into architecture (Part 1)

    studio:indigenous, Antoine Predock, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Indian Community School

    27 min
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As stewards of Detroit’s UNESCO City of Design Designation, we aim to raise your awareness of how design can create conditions for better quality of life and economic opportunity for all. In season 3, we will hear from thought leaders who view our world through a lens of empathy and apply design thinking to address some of our world’s most pressing issues.

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