Collaborating for Change: The Open Architecture Network April 9, 2008

Collaborating for Change: The Open Architecture Network

How can well-designed Web access to open-source architectural plans support sustainable development, help communities rebuild after disaster, and create safer and more innovative structures with partners around the world?

Learn how a diverse team of engineers, designers and social activists worked together to create a collaborative design community to help raise living standards around the globe - and allowed a worldwide team to respond to the immediate needs of disaster victims, including the victims of Hurricane Katrina and the recent fires in Southern California.

Panelists:

Maria Giudice, CEO and Founder, Hot Studio; Co-author, Web Design Essentials

Scott Mattoon, Chief Architect, Western U.S. Region, Sun Microsystems

Amy Novogratz, Director, TED Prize

Kate Stohr, Co-founder, Architecture for Humanity; Editor, Design Like You Give a Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises

Time: 5:30 p.m. reception, 6 p.m. program

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