Imagining Design After Oil - All Day Event

On Friday, November 6 the UC Santa Barbara Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (IHC) is holding a one day conference on "Imagining Design After Oil." The conference will be held in the McCune Conference Room (6020 HSSB) from 9-5:30.

The day will focus on designing for a post-carbon future, on new materials and technologies that are changing design, and on educating students about sustainable design. Sheila Kennedy of MIT and David Gissen of California College of Arts will be the key note speakers.

A number of Santa Barbara architects will be presenting including: Ken Radtkey, Blackbird Architects, Inc.; Dennis Thompson, Thompson Naylor Architects; and Susan Van Atta, Van Atta Associates.

Imagining Design After Oil is part of a year-long public program at the IHC on Oil + Water. The program commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Santa Barbara oil spill, and provides an opportunity to examine the impact of these two resources on the history, economy, and culture of California and the world.

For more information on Oil + Water and all UCSB programs linked to it go to http://www.ihc.ucsb.edu/.