Impact Design Night hosted by SXSW Eco
Join SXSW Eco and Gensler for an evening of drinks, networking and celebration of creative impact design.
SXSW Eco’s Place by Design competition spotlights emerging architects, artists and designers who are transforming the way we view and interact with place and in turn, transforming our cities. SXSW Eco will host lightning talks from PXD participants and other creatives who are driving social change through design.
All are welcome for networking, drinks and views of downtown Austin from the beautiful Gensler offices.
Lightning Talks
Oliver Blank: Oliver's work focuses on the prevention of suffering particularly in humanitarian crisis scenarios. In 2012, during Hurricane Isaac, as some residents evacuated New Orleans Oliver chose to stay in the city. In this talk Oliver reveals how this experience led to him designing and coding an innovative new service in just eight hours created to help his fellow ...
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Cezanne Charles
Dir of Creative Industries
Creative Many Michigan
Cézanne Charles, Director of Creative Industries, is responsible for co-leading the design and implementation of Creative Many’s creative industries research, reporting and supporting efforts to de...
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Exec Dir
Open Architecture Collaborative
Garrett is the Executive Director of an international network of volunteer chapters of designers and architects serving their local marginalized communities. He brings experience in community organ...
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Sr Designer
Oliver Blank is an English artist, designer, and composer. His artwork brings a sense of wonder to our public spaces, and his design projects focus on the prevention of suffering.
Connecting audie...
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