“Change Makers”

A panel discussion catering to all design enthusiasts as well as professional designers and architects moderated by Susan S. Szenasy, editor-in-chief of Metropolis magazine. Also participating are award-winning architect Cameron Sinclair, co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, and Susan Lyons, a noted textile designer specializing in sustainable technologies and materials. The three-hour discussion will be followed by a catered luncheon.

 

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Susan S. Szenasy is Editor in Chief of METROPOLIS, the award-winning New York City-based magazine of architecture and design. Since 1986 she has led the magazine in landmark design journalism, achieving domestic and international recognition. She is internationally recognized as an authority on sustainability and design.

Susan has been honored with two IIDA Presidential Commendations, and is an honorary member of the ASLA and AIA NYC. Along with METROPOLIS Publisher Horace Havemeyer III, Susan was a 2007 recipient of the Civitas August Heckscher Award for Community Service and Excellence.

 

Cameron Sinclair is the co-founder and ‘eternal optimist’ at Architecture for Humanity, a charitable organization that seeks architectural solutions to humanitarian crisis and brings professional design services to communities in need. Over the past ten years the organization has worked in twenty six countries on projects ranging from school, health clinics, affordable housing and long term sustainable reconstruction.

Sinclair co-authored a compendium on socially conscious design titled “Design Like You Give A Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises” and is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2006 TED prize and the 2005 RISD/Target Emerging Designer of the Year.

 

Susan Lyons is the founding principal of a collaborative studio focusing on sustainable product development, materials research and the design of color systems.

Lyons also works as Creative Consultant for Color & Materials for Herman Miller Inc.. Her work focuses on developing material and color strategies for the Herman Miller portfolio of products.

Lyons is on the board of the GreenBlue Institute and is the recipient of numerous design awards. Her work can be found in museum collections both here and in Europe.