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July 29-30, 2013: Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Executive Education

June 24, 2013

Public Interest Design Training Program: A two-day course for design professionals interested in pursuing community-centered issue-based practice. The Public Interest Design Training Program is formed around the SEED (Social Economic Environmental Design) metric.

“Designing for the Public and You” Article

June 24, 2013

MSU Denver Communication Design student Rachael Stamps featured in Architect Magazine.

Denver Public Interest Design Institute

February 8, 2013

April 11 + 12, 2013: The Public Interest Design Institute comes to Denver and will be hosted on Auraria Campus by Metropolitan State University of Denver. Keynote address by Michael Murphy of MASS Design Group on Thursday, April 11 (sponsored by University of Colorado Denver, College of Architecture and Planning).

2013 SEED Awards for Excellence in Public Interest Design

November 13, 2012

The 2013 SEED Awards for Excellence in Public Interest Design have been announced.

Call for Projects: SEED Field Guide

August 16, 2012

The Social Economic Environmental Design® (SEED) Network has issued a request for projects for possible inclusion in the new SEED Field Manual.

July 24-25, 2012: Harvard School of Design, Public Interest Design Institute

July 26, 2012

A two-day workshop for architects and designers interested in pursuing public interest design or for those wanting to enhance their understanding of this area of practice.

December 2011: Blind Spot Campaign: Advocate for Access

January 11, 2012

The Blind Spot campaign combines efforts of Communication Design students at Metro State and participants from Colorado Center for the Blind. Photo (above): Jessica Kanzenbach.
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October 9-11, 2011: Design in Action Conference

October 9, 2011

Direct dialogue on community, collaboration and design! A celebration of ingenious partnerships and emergent approaches in public engagement, youth education, and community design.

September 29-October 2, 2011: Cumulus Denver Conference

October 8, 2011

From Understanding to Design and Back Again—this international design conference featured some of the best thinkers and doers in the field today. A global perspective brought all the more relevance to the event. Read more about my own paper presentation…

July 20-22, 2011: Harvard School of Design, Public Interest Design Institute

June 29, 2011

A three-day workshop for architects and designers interested in pursuing community-centered design or for those wanting to enhance their understanding of this area of practice.

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"Thanks to you and your students for your involvement in the Woody Guthrie Festival exhibition design. I hope the subject matter opened up new horizons for your students and that they continue to be involved in music and issues of social change."
-- Tom Scharf, Executive Director, Swallow Hill Music Association
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Lisa M. Abendroth is a Professor in the Communication Design program at the Metropolitan State University of Denver. Seeking a balance between design research and classroom pedagogy, Lisa works across disciplines in order to embrace a public interest design practice focused on issues of social equity towards marginalized audiences and communities. Lisa promotes projects for culture and collaboration through her design firm culture language dialogue.

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