This fall, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis will present “Design Agendas: Modern Architecture in St. Louis, 1930s–1970s.” With nearly 300 architectural drawings, models, photographs, films, digital maps and artworks, “Design Agendas” is the first major exhibition to examine how interlocking civic, cultural and racial histories, as well as conflicting ideological aims, reshaped the city.
On Oct. 25 and 26, the museum will host a “Design Agendas” symposium. The two-day gathering will feature a keynote address by urban designer Toni L. Griffin, founder of urbanAC in New York and a professor in practice at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Panels will bring together WashU faculty, St. Louis community members and civic leaders to explore different perspectives and engage in dialogue around the impact of past and present design agendas. Topics will include city planning; the role of culture, identity and memory in preservation; civic architecture; and participatory design futures.
As part of the Design Agendas Symposium, join Toni L. Griffin, professor in practice of urban planning at Harvard University Graduate School of Design, for a keynote address on Oct. 25 that explores how transdisciplinary design projects can address spatial and social injustices embedded within US cities.