Acceleration & Deceleration: the 2020 IABSE Future of Design Symposium

Written by: Amy Stinchcombe
Published: Wednesday, September 9, 2020
International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineering

This International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering symposium is for architects, engineers, urban planners and future focused students no matter your discipline. The line of inquiry is relevant to all; are changes in practice moving faster than changes in industry and how do we adapt? 

The theme of Future of Design NYC 2020 is Acceleration & Deceleration. Designers and related built environment professionals are often caught between the fast-paced flexibility that a project demands and the slow pace of change of industry practices. This year’s program will evaluate the effects of acceleration on the built environment and on designing with social responsibility; it will also explore ideas and innovative practices that developed as a result of - or in an attempt to better harness - those shifts. It will approach these issues from perspectives of both engineering and architecture, in order to contextualize designers’ voices in transformative built environment initiatives.

Andy Bruno, Hillier College adjunct architecture faculty is helping to organize the symposium. With a focus on architects, urbanists, engineers, and other built environment professionals, discussion will be on the future of the design professions and the constituencies served. 

The International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) presents Future of Design NYC for the fourth time in September 2020.  FoDNYC 2020 will occur as a series of 5 events hosted online, from September 15th - 29th. Join us for a series of events dedicated to synthesizing new ideas and discussing active issues in the engineering and architecture community! 

Check the website and social media (Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn) as IABSE provide updates on program sessions and speakers. Tickets are available now!

To ensure the webinar link gets emailed to you, we strongly recommend registering for the events at least 24 hours before they take place.

In order to make FoDNYC more accessible for our audience this year, we have adopted a Pay-What-You-Wish ticket price. Net proceeds from our ticket sales will be donated to charities supporting architecture and engineering education initiatives.