A/D/O, a new space for design in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, will host a three-day festival of talks, films and experiential programming on January 27-29. The event will mark the kickoff to the first season of A/D/O's Design Academy, and will feature conversations with some of the world's foremost voices in the field of design.
The Design Academy at A/D/O considers critical issues of design, and fosters dialogue through its programming, exhibitions and collaborations. Its first season, titled "Utopia vs. Dystopia: Designing Our Imagined Futures," will explore the role of design in navigating a world of profound change. Examining major cultural disruptions and scientific advances such as robotics, artificial intelligence, automation and new production technologies, it will ask whether designers will be the ones to tip the scales toward utopia or dystopia.
What is the role of people in our techno-fueled future? How can design accommodate our limitations and preserve our virtues? Will we know Utopia when we see it?
Keynote speakers inclue Alice Rawsthorn, Yves Béhar, John Maeda, Stephen Burks, Rory Hyde and Marcus Fairs.
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