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A Watch To SeeThe ubiquitous Swatch watch is manufactured by the Swatch Group, a Swiss conglomerate whose name is a contraction of the words second and watch. The company introduced its first watches in 1983, at a time when digital timepieces were enjoying wide popularity. wristwatch, Swatch, United Nations, watch, analog, Swiss |
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Design Exchange PanelAs residents of informal settlements collaborate more and more with designers, governments, and organizations, truly innovative solutions and ideas are emerging. This panel featuring exhibition participants will discuss what they are doing to meet the demands of growing urban populations and new economies. Panelists include representatives from: - Shack/Slum Dwellers International - Design With Africa initiative - University of Buenos Aires - WASSUP (Water, Amenities and Sanitation Services Upgrade Project) Design with the Other 90% Cities, Exhibition, UN, United Nations, collaboration, panel discussion, Shack/Slum Dwellers International, Design With Africa initiative, University of Buenos Aires, WASSUP, Water Amenities and Sanitation Services Upgrade Project, panelists, panel, talk, long, public program |
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Sustainable and Inclusive CitiesCities all over the world are rapidly expanding and facing issues such as climate change, rapid urban migration and overburdened public services. This panel discussion focuses on initiatives that seek to include those who have been marginalized by established cities, especially the poor, women, youth and entire communities. Panelists include representatives from: - Kounkey Design Initiative Cities with the other 90%, Exhibition, UN, United Nations, sustainable, sustainability, inclusivity, Kounkey Design Initiative, panelist, panel discussion, Cynthia Smith, panel, talk, long, public program |
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Case Study: Community Upgrading in Bangkok, ThailandThis discussion is centered on Thailand's Baan Mankong Community Upgrading Project, a particularly successful example of housing improvement, land-tenure security, and infrastructure development that places slum communities at the center of the upgrading process. Cities with the other 90%, Exhibition, UN, United Nations, Bangkok Thailand, Baan Mankong Community Upgrading Project, housing, infrastructure, Cynthia Smith, talk, long, public program |
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Design with the Other 90%: CITIESThe groundbreaking 2007 Design for the Other 90% exhibition has been developed into an ongoing series that will continue to focus on design solutions that address the 90 percent of the world's population not traditionally serviced by the professional design community. Design with the Other 90%: CITIES, the second exhibition in the series, examines the complex issues arising from the unprecedented rate of urban growth projected to take place over the next twenty years, primarily in the informal settlements of the global south. Design with the Other 90%: Cities, exhibitions, United Nations, global south, Cynthia Smith, Other 90 Network, urban planning, Social Entrepreneurship |
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Teens Create Socially Responsible CampaignsOne of the exciting aspects of Design with the Other 90%: Cities is the ability to connect the international themes of the exhibition to a New York setting. In our second DesignPrep workshop held at the United Nations, teens examined key issues highlighted in the exhibition. designprep, program, Teens, youth, Workshop, United Nations, New York City, NYC, social, responsibility, issues, international, campaigns, iPad, teamwork, proposals, John Emerson |
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Design ExchangesDesign with the Other 90%: CITIES exhibition opened last week at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to large crowds and international press. The exhibition’s location provides a unique opportunity to connect numerous stakeholders, including design professionals, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, academics, those in the public and private sector, and the general public. Design with the Other 90%: Cities, Exhibition, United Nations, global, south, stakeholders, reciprocal, informal, settlements, exchange, population, cities, urban, urbanization |
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Claudy Jongstra at the U.N.Dutch designer Claudy Jongstra recently showcased her tapestries of raw wool and silk here in New York at the United Nations. Claudy Jongstra, felt, Fashioning Felt, Exhibition, tapestries, wool, silk, United Nations, sustainability, Preservation, biodiversity |
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BarCamps to BooksFrom citizen journalists to user generated conferences the dialogue keeps expanding. Those of us who could not make it to BarCamp Africa this past October in California the organizers posted video clips of the panels. dialogue, user generated, content, BarCamp, Africa, California, video posts, panels, conference, silicon valley, Bryan Bell, book, Katie Wakeford, Expanding Architecture: Design as Activism, social justice, communities, improvement, Greener Gadgets, Green, Business, online, resources, EXPOSED, Arizona State University, ASU, Tempe, Arizona, AZ, workshops, discussions, Web4Dev, Innovation for Access, strategic partnerships, technology, United Nations, UNICEF, Millenium Development Goals |
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Straw and EarthAn energy-efficient straw bale house is being built on the Mall, across the street from the US Capitol. Natural builders from around the country converged on Washington DC to construct the straw shelter and a bamboo shade structure. straw, bale, house, Mall, Washington, DC, natural, Green, builders, Rose Morin, Builders Without Borders, strength, simplicity, buildings, eco-house, US Botanic Garden, One Planet- Ours, sustainability, displays, Exhibition, United Nations, Environment Program, Department of Energy, DOE, construction, climate, Finland, Mexico, insulation, waste, energy, reduction, materials, cost, housing, shortage, solution, appropriate |
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