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We believe good design can change the world and we can prove it.
Our spring Talalay Lecture Series demonstrates how good design can do good work through meeting
social needs, addressing global issues, and creating sustainable practices. Join us as two of the
most sought-after international designers share their insights on how contemporary design is driving social change.
The New Face of Architecture
Carolyn Strauss
slowLab
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
6pm (seating ends at 5:45)
Award-winning designer, curator, and founding director of slowLab Carolyn Strauss
has emerged as an innovator in the concept of slow design as a fertile, holistic
framework to understand and advance sustainable design. For Strauss, slow design describes
a design philosophy guided by elevated awareness of process, quality of outcome, and
enrichment of the community.
The New Face of Architecture
Cameron Sinclair
Architecture for Humanity
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
6pm (seating ends at 5:45)
Winner of the 2006 TED [Technology, Entertainment Design] Prize, the motto of
Sinclair's group, Architecture for Humanity, design like you give a damn sums up his
design vision. With projects ranging from designing mobile health clinics combating
HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa to establishing mine clearance programs and building
playgrounds in the Balkans his mission is to create sustainable and innovative living
standards for the masses.
Programs Held Off-Site
Westfield Insurance™ Studio Theater
Idea Center at Playhouse Square
1375 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
Ticket Pricing
Students $5
MOCA Members $8
Non-Members $10
Patrons $80 one lecture / $150 both lectures (per person)
This very special package includes preferred seating, free parking, and a
light supper following the lecture in an architecturally significant building.
Limited Seating
Please contact Andrea Kormos at 216.421.8671 xt. 21 to reserve your space.
The Talalay Series, which honors MOCA founder Marjorie Talalay, is made possible by a
generous gift from Toby Devan Lewis and Peter Lewis
and is produced in collaboration with ideastream with outreach support from
Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative.
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