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Built Environment 2012 Utzon Lecture Series

Built Environment’s Utzon Lecture Series was officially launched in 2010 by Jan Utzon, former UNSW student and son of the renowned Danish architect Jørn Utzon.  Held on a regular basis at the UNSW’s Kensington campus, the Utzon Lecture Series focuses on the presentation and discussion of ideas, issues and perspectives in the design, delivery and management of the built environment.  Click here for the 2012 program.

This year Built Environment will host a series of speakers who are leading contributors of national and international significance.  These speakers include: Richard Johnson MBE, Architect, of Johnson Pilton Walker; The Hon Sir Anthony Mason AC KBE, former UNSW Chancellor; Professor Deo Prasad, international authority on sustainable buildings and cities; Hiroshi Sambuchi, Sambuchi Architects Japan; Oliver Kratzer, National President Design Institute/Managing Director Ideal Industrial and Mark Armstrong, Blue Sky Group; Michael Neuman, Professor Faculty of Built Environment UNSW; Greg Deas, Lend Lease; James Weirick, Professor Faculty of Built Environment UNSW; and Marion Weiss & Michael Manfredi of Weiss Manfredi, the NYC-based multi-disciplinary design practice.

The next installment of the 2012 Utzon Lecture Series will be held on Wednesday the 20th June at 7pm. The lecture is titled "The Future of Industrial Design" and will be given by Oliver Kratzer, National President Design Institute of Australia/Managing Director, Ideal Industrial; Mark Armstrong, Blue Sky Creative; Brandon Gien, Good Design Australia, President Elect ICSID; Professor Dr Sam Bucolo, QUT.
 

The Future of Industrial Design

Against the backdrop of recent financial turmoil and seismic shifts in technology and geopolitics, an expert panel will explore the future of Industrial Design around three inter-dependent themes.

Strategic Design - encompasses Design in business, Design-led innovation and ‘Design thinking’. If corporations demand the innovation edge will Industrial Design become part of the business DNA and get a permanent seat at the boardroom table?

Crowdsourcing – Since the advent of crowd-sourcing, think Wikipedia, will crowd-funding become the new venture capital? New crowd-source services are creating disruptive but new opportunities for Designers and entrepreneurs. How will Industrial Design take advantage of these trends? 

Manufacturing 2.0 -  is moving digital prototyping technologies into the mainstream. Consumers can now design, customise and download products before printing them at home, allowing ‘impossible’ designs to be built. What does this mean for supply chains and the Designers role for manufacturing? 

The impact of these trends will be felt in many professions and industries. Is Industrial Design uniquely positioned to take advantage of these trends?

Date: Wednesday 20th June, 2012

Times: Refreshments from 6pm in the Red Centre West Wing Gallery
            Lecture: 7pm - 8:30pm

Venue: Lecture Theatre M17, Chemical Science
            UNSW Kensington Campus
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Cost: Free

Open to: Public

Register your interest by emailing utzonlecture@unsw.edu.au or phone (02) 9385 4800.