Focus Day: Design & Architecture
Design, centered on the way we interact with our environments, is more than beauty – it has the potential to improve our individual lives and our communities.

9:30 Presidents’ Hall

Learning to See: Design and Design Thinking
Speaker: Brad Hokanson, Associate Dean, Research and Outreach, College of Design and Professor of Graphic Design, University of Minnesota

The first skill of a designer is the ability to see, not merely in the visual sense, but rather in the perceptive sense. Designers seek to see the true essence of a problem, and subsequently they seek to visualize possible solutions and to see the future. This presentation will address the broader area of design thinking and center on “learning to see,” the core of education of all designers. The presentation will present a broad view of design and design thinking, building a foundation for a broader understanding of the field. -Karen Rowley

10:45-11:45 Presidents’ Hall

Design for Public Spaces
Speaker: Thomas Oslund, Principal, Landscape Architect, Oslund Associates

Oslund is one of the leading landscape designers in the country. His elegant and powerful designs of Gold Medal Park, the Target Plaza at Target Field, and the I-35 Bridge and Memorial are well known to Minnesotans. Each public space demonstrates his concern for functional, practical, and aesthetic elements that lift the spirit. -Shirley S. Olson

11:45-Noon

Announcements

Noon-1:15

Luncheon
Luncheon Hostess: Beth McCabe
Guest Hostess: Karen Landro

Nominating Committee – Porch

1:15-2:15 Presidents’ Hall

Architectural Performance Through Multiple Measures of Design Success
Speaker: Julie Snow, FAIA, Julie Snow Architects, Inc. (JSA on Facebook)

Architecture is evolving beyond ideological debates into a moment of great freedom and exploration. We regularly engage issues such as architectural use and function, spaces that enhance social interaction, energy and sustainable design performance, durability and robust construction, and architecture performance with its physical, social and cultural context. Snow will present work demonstrating architectural performance through multiple measures of design success. -Mary DeBruin