Green is Cool: Design For Sustainable Living
Green is Cool: Design For Sustainable Living
To find out how going green saves you money time and make you stylish and healthy; To keep abreast of the international design trends and market developments in sustainable living; To co-create a greener Hong Kong.
Forum
for business executives and professionals, university/tertiary students, as well as members of the public who are into the latest thinking of sustainable living.
Speaker:
Patrick Bruce, Director, Oval Partnership
Arthur Huang, Founder, MINIWIZ*
Ezio Manzini, Professor, Milan Polytechnic*
Fumikazu Masuda, Professor, Tokyo Zokei University*
Sophie Thomas, Founding Director, thomas.matthews*
* also the speakers of the master classes
Date, Time & Venue: 2 Sep 2011 (Fri) / 2:30pm – 5:45pm / HKDI
Language: English
Fee: $400 ($300 for registration before 15 August)
Master Classes
for Tertiary & University Students to learn the latest sustainable design practices from world renowned experts.
Topic 1: Multi-disciplinary Collaboration in Design Eco Solutions - by Arthur Huang
Topic 2: Say No to Waste: Green Design Practice – by Sophie Thomas
Date, Time & Venue: 3 Sep 2011 (Sat) / 10am – 5pm / HKDI
Topic 3: Strategic Design for Sustainability – by Ezio Manzini
Topic 4: Sustainable Materials – by Fumikazu Masuda
Date, Time & Venue: 4 Sep 2011 (Sun) / 10:30 am – 12:30pm / HKDI
Language English
Fee: Free Admission
Professional Caucus (by invitation only)
Part 1: Overview and examples of international good practices with Q&A session
Part 2: Discussion on the implications and relevance to the Hong Kong context
Date, Time & Venue: 2 Sep 2011 (Fri) / 10am – 1pm / HKDI
Language: English