Many of the Design Miami/ collaborations and satellites have embraced this edition’s curatorial theme of Elements: Water. These include initiatives such as the ROOTS pavilion curated by Ximena Caminos, Swarovski’s Waterschool, and Nao Tamura’s Sunshower installation at Lexus. Elements: Water will also take center stage at the Design Forum, with talks such as Sustainability as the New Business Model presented by Lexus and Whitewall which explores how creative industries and consumers are approaching climate change and the A/D/O presented Designing Water Futures panel with Alexander Groves, artist and founder, Studio Swine; Vincent Lee, associate principal of Arup; and Jane Withers, founder Jane Withers Studio. Swarovski will also host a special screening of the brand’s feature documentary film Waterschool as well as a Waterschool workshop for children of all ages.

#designforall/ Studio Swine, 2019/ Courtesy of Instagram

Design Miami/ Collaborations/Instagram’s @design presents #designforallInstagram’s @design is shining a spotlight on designers whose work reflects the company’s values of simplicity, craft, and putting their community of more than one billion people first. Working with Studio Swine, @design will create a gallery that uses air as the underlying structure of the exhibition. The space references how community, connection, and support can contribute to revolutionary ideas. Four designers who have been featured on @design are exhibited as part of #designforall, dedicated to designers pioneering a more inclusive, accessible, and sustainable world. The designers include: ALLELES Design Studio, Yona Care, Kano in collaboration with Map Project Office, and Deva Pardue.

Perrier-Jouët presents Metamorphosis by Andrea Mancuso of Analogia ProjectMaison Perrier-Jouët and Design Miami/ have collaborated for the past eight years to offer emerging artists and designers an opportunity to interpret the House’s iconic Art Nouveau heritage through the prism of the twenty-first century. This year, they are working with Italian designer Andrea Mancuso of Analogia Project, who has imagined Metamorphosis, a collection of six glasses that unite traditional craftsmanship with modern technology. The collection will be displayed in a singular setting created from thousands of ceramic pieces mimicking the scenography of the House’s renowned vineyard cellars.

FENDI presents Roman Molds by Kueng CaputoFENDI has commissioned the Zurich-based design studio Kueng Caputo to create ten design pieces intended to decorate the exterior colonnade of its iconic Roman headquarters, the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana. The resulting collection, Roman Molds, captures the tension that has historically informed much of the house’s best output—traditional craft disrupted by innovation. The collection of ten pieces are meant to be building blocks that in multiplication would create a series of intimate “rooms” for socializing, escaping, and working on the grand loggias of the Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana. The pieces combine FENDI’s iconic, supple Selleria Roman leather and versatile, unpretentious terracotta brick.

Lexus presents The Sunshower by Nao TamuraThe installation—curated by Design Miami/ Curatorial Director Aric Chen and Milan-based curator Maria Cristina Didero—will evoke the magic of sunshowers and reinforces the brand’s commitment to omotenashi (hospitality), takumi (artisans), and the indoor-outdoor philosophy of engawa. Guests are invited to experience The Sunshower, relax in the space, use its charging stations, and sample Ooho, the innovative new water capsules made of edible seaweed extract. The sunshowers will highlight the same qualities in the Lexus LC Convertible Concept, a vehicle that dazzles in rain, sun—or both.

Delta Air Lines and Sacred Space present ROOTS by Atelier Marko Brajović curated by Ximena Caminos and produced by architect Alberto LatorreAfter witnessing first-hand the fires that ravaged the Amazon in 2019, Brazilian architect Marko Brajović envisioned ROOTS as a cultural and artistic response to alarming changes in nature and the environment. The pavilion takes the shape of a cocoon of mangrove roots surrounding a gathering space where visitors can experience the immersive documentary SACRED COCA.   

Roman Molds/Kueng Caputo, 2019/ Courtesy of FENDI/ Photo: Paola CaputoSwarovski presents WaterWater is fundamental to the Swarovski business, which was founded in 1895 in Wattens, Austria, near the Alpine rivers that provided the energy and fresh water supplies essential to crystal production. In 2000 the company established Swarovski Waterschool, a community investment program that inspires present and future generations to practice sustainable water use. This installation explores Swarovski’s longstanding and extensive work in water stewardship and education.

Savannah College of Art and Design presents the Design ForumSCAD has conceptualized and curated the interior environment of the Design Forum, an immersive landscape for discussion among today’s visionary thought leaders, artists, designers, and media partners. The Design Forum will also incorporate a state-of the-art Media Suite to promote original, social-first content, including podcasts, live-streamed conversations, and interviews, in a celebration of design innovation, contemporary art, and creative education.  In addition to visiting the Design Forum, you can also view new work by talented SCAD alumni artists from around the world at SCAD’s booth in the Design Miami/ fair.

Lonely Whale and Point Break Foundation presents Tick TockLonely Whale has partnered with Point Break Foundation to create twenty-four ‘time-bombs’ made from beach trash collected from twelve countries around the world to reflect the reality of our plastic problem. The Tick Tock team collaborated with an artist to shape each sculpture to represent the coast from which it was collected, and to symbolize the ticking time bomb that explodes on our beaches and marine ecosystem every day, all year long, regardless of the countless beach clean-ups conducted.

evian presents One Drop Can Make a Rainbow by Virgil Ablohevian and visionary designer Virgil Abloh have partnered on a series of limited-edition designs for a collection of stylish, collectible items that expand ways to hydrate sustainably. Abloh’s designs for evian are inspired by one of nature’s most beautiful and simple phenomena, the rainbow. Abloh has said of the project, “The notion that one drop of water can create a rainbow served as the inspiration and metaphor to drive my first project as evian’s Creative Advisor for Sustainable Innovation Design.”

Louis Vuitton presents Objets NomadesLouis Vuitton Objets Nomades is an ever-expanding collection of limited-edition, collectible furniture. Pieces from the collection have been imagined by some of today’s most creative designers: Patricia Urquiola, India Mahdavi, Atelier Oï, Atelier Biagetti, Barber and Osgerby, Fernando and Humberto Campana, Damien Langlois-Meurinne, Raw Edges, Zanellato/Bortotto, Marcel Wanders, Tokujin Yoshioka, Nendo and André Fu.

Gemfields presents GEOCHROM by Sebastien LeonGemfields, a world-leading supplier of Zambian emeralds and Mozambican rubies, partners with Whitewall to present ‘GEOCHROM’ by Sebastien Leon. An immersive installation set to captivate and educate visitors through a multitude of sensorial elements. The result is an artistic experience that brings to life the inimitable beauty of responsibly sourced gems, celebrating the story in every gemstone.

Design Miami/ Satellites/Bas Fisher Invitational and Bridge Initiative present Coral City Camera by Coral MorphologicAfter years of studying the ecosystem of Biscayne Bay, Coral Morphologic has identified populations of highly biodiverse and resilient coral communities that are colonizing human-made infrastructure. Coral Morphologic’s on-site research plan to continuously monitor one of these coral communities utilizes a 360-degree live streaming underwater camera installed at PortMiami. The output of the camera will be broadcast in to public spaces and twenty-one school districts across the state through partnerships with the Everglades Foundation, teaching students to work as citizen scientists.

Les Ateliers Courbet presents Please Be SeatedPlease be Seated offers visitors a glimpse at French filmmaker Jacques Tati’s humorous satire on modern lifestyle, consumerism, and our built environments at large as portrayed in his acclaimed 1958 film Mon Oncle. Esteemed master craftsmen and design publishers Domeau & Pérès pay homage to the cinematographer's visionary and whimsical designs with the sole editions ever produced of his designs. The series includes three visually appealing and completely impractical seats. Presented in collaboration with Jacques Tati Estate 'Les Films de Mon Oncle', the collection belongs to significant collections – both private and public - including that of Le Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris.

Miami Design District presents Pink Beasts by Fernando LaposseThe Miami Design District has chosen the London-based Mexican designer Fernando Laposse for their 2019 Neighborhood Commission, where he will be debuting Pink Beasts: long, pink sisal tassels, hammocks, and sloths suspended through the trees. Laposse explores materials and techniques native to Mexico and has collaborated with like minded textile designer Angela Damman as well as local artisans in Sahcabá, Yucatán. Visitors at Design Miami/ will have a chance to encounter members of the sloth family up-close.

Institute of Contemporary Arts x Artek presents Untitled (Kiss) Stool 60 by Barbara KrugerThe Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, presents newly commissioned multiple works by conceptual artist Barbara Kruger, produced in collaboration with the Finnish furniture company Artek. Kruger’s Untitled (Kiss) forms the starting point of a new collaboration between the ICA and Artek, which will result in a series of artists’ customizations of Stool 60, Alvar Aalto’s iconic piece of modern furniture design. Untitled (Kiss) offers a humorous, feminist perspective on commerce and identity.

Untitled/ Federico de Vera, ca. 2009/ Courtesy of de Vera/ Photo: Ngoc Minh Ngo

Panerai presents The SubmersiblesPanerai’s Submersible collection—survival instruments for modern heroes—inspires the theme of its exhibition and the exhilarating underwater playground where the brand was born. The submersible assortment is the only stand-alone collection focused on professional diver watches, high-tech materials, and patented pioneering innovations. The collection has three distinct traits: professional diving specialization, precise survival instruments, and conscientious material innovation, all targeting the world’s adventurers.

Stephen Webster presents VertigoVertigo is Stephen Webster’s concept borne of illusory deception, the perils of quick judgement, and constant uncertainties. A fine jewelry collection for our times, Vertigo is a playful material response to the dizziness that many of us are currently feeling. Inspired by radical architecture, Vertigo combines technology with tradition and the mixed materials of titanium and ceramic enamel, precious metals, diamonds, and exotic baguette-cut spinels.

Sevan Bıçakçı presents the Inspiration RoomThis installation is Sevan Bıçakçı’s attempt to deconstruct his soul and share it through art. The Craftsman designated Interiors Designer Yesim Dilaver to curate a space that takes visitors through visual vignettes which bring his homeland to life. Nestled within are Bıçakçı’s one-of-a-kind jewels and timepieces, which are infused with the nostalgia surrounding both modern day and ancient Istanbul and the stories they tell. The “Inspiration Room” includes photographs and illustrations, rare Ottoman toys, tiles, collections of locks and keys, calligraphic art, antique textiles and shoes, furniture, and jewelry boxes.

ONE, ALL, EVERY presents See A Clean Future with Ugo Rondinone and RVS EyewearONE, ALL, EVERY is an art and environment initiative born out of the belief that art can and will move mountains. OAE at Design Miami presents See A Clean Future - a line of sustainable eyewear designed by Vidal Erkohen of RVSSustain and internationally renowned visual artist Ugo Rondinone. Three frame shapes have different color lenses representing the four elements: Earth (green), Fire (red), Air (grey), and Water (blue) and each is inspired by the work of an environmental pioneer, including Jane Goodall, E.O. Wilson, Sylvia Earle, and Wangari Maathai.

USM Modular Furniture presents On Display with De VeraUSM Modular Furniture celebrates the North American launch of On Display, its Haller E line of lighted furniture. The show, presented in collaboration with de Vera, unfolds over the course of six days as USM’s modular Haller E system is reconfigured to illuminate curiosities from Federico de Vera’s storied collection of antique Venetian glass, eighteenth-century figures, and unique jewelry creations.

Joseph Walsh Studio presents ElementsJoseph Walsh Studio will present functional and sculptural works made in response to Design Miami/’s yearlong theme of Elements. The installation includes works from the Enignum series in ash, the Lumenoria series in ash and cast resin, and the Eximon series in green marble from Connemara, Ireland, all representing an ambition to advance material science through an innovative pursuit of research and development that enables new forms and compositions.

Additional Design Miami Partners/Books & BooksMiami’s own Books & Books, a cultural mainstay for more than thirty years, is known for its vast collection of books on art, design, architecture, and photography. Books & Books is the fair’s official book purveyor, and has curated a selection of titles designed especially for fairgoers. The booth will also host book signings with authors, designers, and architects throughout the fair.

Creative EdgeCreative Edge is the exclusive food and beverage partner of Design Miami/,  Creative Edge has designed a café for fairgoers that will feature a wide variety of food and beverages perfect for grabbing a bite between fair-hopping. Creative Edge Parties has been the industry leader of culinary design and innovation for over 30 years.  The Creative EdgeTeam immerses themselves in collaboration by cooking with influential chefs, studying with restaurants around the world, consulting with international leaders in the food industry and constantly exploring up and coming talent and trends that span the field between cuisine and design.

Entrance Plaza by HAYDanish design company HAY will be providing the outdoor furniture at the entrance of Design Miami/. The Palissade outdoor furniture collection was designed for HAY by French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec specifically for outdoor use, and is made of powder-coated steel and curving slatted surfaces.

W Hotel South BeachW South Beach, host to this year’s Design Miami Welcome Cocktail, is a cutting-edge hospitality oasis where iconic design, elevated cuisine and art meet contemporary luxury.

COLLECTORS LOUNGECosentino presents The Liquid Collection by London-based pattern design duo PATTERNITY at Design Miami/. Launching three new colours of Dekton®, the ultra-compact, large format surface, Cosentino and PATTERNITY will be showcasing the collection throughout the Collectors Lounge.

Cosentino’s design team collaborated with pattern experts and designers, Anna Murray and Grace Winteringham of PATTERNITY, to create a collection for Dekton® that reflects the state-of-the-art material. Inspired by Liquid, each of the individual colours are aesthetically innovative and as a collection, touch on the future of global trends. True to the PATTERNITY ethos, the collection’s concept centres around the beauty of nature, environmental awareness and celebrating sustainable design practice. The new collection will be displayed throughout the public gallery and Collectors Lounge designed by JPO Global.

DESIGN FORUM/PRESENTED BY SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3/2–3PM/Designing Spaces for Art/On the eve of the opening of the Selldorf Architects–designed Rubell Museum, Annabelle Selldorf, in conversation with Architectural Record Features Editor Josephine Minutillo,discusses the new home for one of Miami’s largest contemporary art institutions, along with past and current projects, including the Frick Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Clark Art Institute, Luma Arles, David Zwirner Gallery, Hauser & Wirth, and Neue Galerie.

Annabelle Selldorf/ Principal,  Selldorf ArchitectsJosephine Minutillo/ Features Editor, Architectural Record

3:30–4:30PM/Artist as Disrupter: Creating for the Next Generation/Presented by Lexus and WhitewallThe image of the artist creating in isolation in his or her studio, and presenting work solely through a gallery, is now a fantasy. Artists—working across mediums, tangibly and digitally—can now connect to wider audiences through a variety of avenues, opening up possibilities for how art is shown, experienced, and perceived.

Moderator: Isolde Brielmaier/ Executive Director and Curator of Arts, Culture, and Community, Westfield World Trade CenterDerrick Adams/ ArtistClaudia Paetzold/ Curator and advisor Troy Simmons/ ArtistAllison Tinati/ Artist

4:30–5:30PM/Designing the City of Our Future/Presented by Lexus and WhitewallThis talk tackles the following questions: What will our urban environments look like in ten, twenty-five, fifty years? How does an increasingly global culture navigate across increasingly blurred borders? And how do we design for populations that are growing exponentially, living more and more in cities?

Eduardo Castillo/ DJ and Founder, Maxa CampMayan Warrior/ Collaborative project uniting artists, musicians, photographers, and technologists worldwideAdditional panelists to be announced

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4/11AM–12PM/The Transformative Power of Design/Presented by Lexus and WhitewallDesign is more than form and function. Good design, however it’s defined, has the ability to change the way we experience the world around us. This panel discusses how beauty in design can transform our outlook, influence our perceptions, and alter our reality.

Moderator: Aric Chen/ Curatorial Director, Design Miami/ Kevin Hunter/ President, Calty Design ResearchTadao Mori/ DesignerRoth Sterkel/ CEO and Founder, AZULIK, and President, Enchanting TransformationNao Tamura/ Designer

12–1PM/Sustainability as the New Business Model/Presented by Lexus and WhitewallThe world’s ecological crisis can no longer be ignored. Combating climate change is now a front-and-center issue for creative industries and consumers alike. This talk explores how sustainability has moved from an afterthought to be the driving force behind brands in the twenty-first century.

Oskar Metsavaht/ Amazonian preservation activist and Founder, OsklenMarina Testino/ Environmental activistOoho / NotPla/ Sustainable packaging company

1:30–2:30PM/Water at Work: Sustainability, Craft, and Community/Presented by SwarovskiReflecting the breadth of Swarovski’s water initiatives, this talk elaborates on how the interconnectedness of water hygiene, conservation, and education supports the environment necessary for the development of healthy people, communities, and craft. The talk illustrates a resulting water-initiative ecosystem.

Moderator: Caroline Roux/ Journalist Tord Boontje/ DesignerAric Chen/ Curatorial Director, Design Miami/Aurelia Reinhardt/ President, Friends of Barefoot College Nadja Swarovski/ Member of the Executive Board and Chair,Swarovski Foundation and Swarovski Waterschool

3–4PM/SCAD AT MIAMI: On Creativity with Paula Wallace and Thom Filicia/Presented by SCADWhat kindles the creative mind? Visionary arts educator Paula Wallace, President and Founder of SCAD, joins renowned interior designer, entrepreneur, and television personality Thom Filicia in conversation. Listen in as Wallace and Filicia discuss their singular career trajectories and the creative spark.

5–6PM/Odd and Beautiful: Unorthodox Takes on the Met’s New British Galleries/A highlight of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 150th anniversary in 2020 will be the March 2nd opening of the newly renovated British Galleries, featuring nearly 700 works of decorative arts and design created between 1500 and 1900. To create a narrative-rich setting that befits the Met’s impressive collection, the museum is collaborating with design studio Roman and Williams, marking the firm’s first museum project. Hear from the curator, designers, and other prominent voices about how the new space will offer a fresh perspective on the period—focusing on its bold, entrepreneurial spirit and complex history.

Wolf Burchard/ Associate Curator, Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Metropolitan Museum of ArtRoberto Lugo/ ArtistStephen Alesch and Robin Standefer/ Founders and Principals, Roman and WilliamsAdditional panelists to be announced

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5/12–1PM/Atlas of Furniture Design/To celebrate the US premiere of Atlas of Furniture Design, published by the Vitra Design Museum, this panel gives insights into the research and the protagonists of the most comprehensive book on furniture design ever published. Mateo Kries, editor of Atlas of Furniture Design and director of the Vitra Design Museum, speaks with leading voices in design about the evolution of modern and contemporary furniture, the research that was needed torealize this encyclopedia, and the interest in sharing serious design knowledge with a wide audience. Realized with more than seventy authors, Atlas of Furniture Design features more than 1,700 objects and 2,500 images from the past 200 years on more than 1,000 pages. Book signing to follow.

Moderator: Aric Chen/ Curatorial Director, Design Miami/Humberto Campana/ Designer and Cofounder, Estudio CampanaEames Demetrios/ Director, Eames OfficeMateo Kries/ Director, Vitra Design Museum

2–3PM/Curator Speed Round: 10 Objects/Through their collections, museums preserve, communicate, revise, and expand the narratives that give meaning to design and objects. In this lively new format, six leading curators from internationally renowned museums present, in rapid-fire succession, ten objects in thirty seconds each, representing both recent and hoped-for acquisitions. This will be followed by adiscussion about the evolving nature of museum collecting, new perspectives on design and design history, and the opportunities and challenges facing museums today.

Moderator: Rodman Primack, Global Ambassador, Design Miami/Silvia Barisione/ Senior Curator, The Wolfsonian–FIUJoseph Becker/ Associate Curator of Architecture and Design, San Francisco Museum of Modern ArtChristina De León/ Associate Curator of Latino Design, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumMateo Kries/ Director, Vitra Design MuseumSimone LeAmon/ Hugh Williamson Curator of Contemporary Design and Architecture, National Gallery of VictoriaZoë Ryan/ John H. Bryan Chair and Curator of Architecture and Design, Art Institute of Chicago

3:30–4:30PM/SCAD AT MIAMI/Presented by SCADSCAD, the official university partner of Design Miami/, presents a panel of leading women designers and curators who will illuminate their creative processes, discuss new and upcoming projects, and speak to innovations in the industry.

Moderator: Kari Herrin/ Executive Director of Museums and Exhibitions, Savannah College of Art and DesignClaudia Moreira Salles/ Designer Additional panelists to be announced

5–6PM/A/D/O: Designing Water Futures/Presented by A/D/OThis discussion focuses on the urgent need to reimagine water culture for the twenty-first century and the role of designers in responding imaginatively to the challenges of the global water crisis. Topics include the need for interdisciplinary collaborations as well as renewed interest in alternative practices such as harvesting rain and other nature-based systems that address water challenges and can improve quality of life in Miami. In addition to addressing the pressing Miami context, the panel discusses projects emerging from A/D/O’s Water Futures program, including Water Tower by Studio Swine, while touching on relevant work by Tei Carpenter and Chris Woebken, Bio-Integrated Design Lab, Jane Withers, and Arabeschi di Latte. Book signing to follow.

Moderator: Dan Howarth/ Editorial Director, A/D/OAlexander Groves/ Artist and Founder, Studio SwineVincent Lee/ Associate Principal, ArupJane Withers/ Founder, Jane Withers Studio

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6/2:30–3:30PM/Donald Judd Interviews Book Release with Flavin Judd, Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, and Lucas Zwirner/Donald Judd Interviews is a compilation of sixty interviews with the artist over the course of four decades and is the companion volume to the critically acclaimed and bestselling book Donald Judd Writings. On the occasion of the release of the new volume, Flavin Judd, Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, and Lucas Zwirner discuss Judd’s critical engagement with architecture and design. Book signing to follow.

Moderator: Lucas Zwirner/ Head of Content, David ZwirnerAlexandra Cunningham Cameron/ Curator of Contemporary Design and Edward and Helen Hintz Secretarial Scholar, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design MuseumFlavin Judd/ Artistic Director, Judd Foundation

5–6PM/Creative Processes Inspired by Nature/Presented by Delta and Sacred Space MiamiNature is a 3.8-billion-year-old designer. From ancient times, humans have been inspired by nature, connecting with her wisdom in different dimensions in order to coevolve and coexist with all species. This discussion asks how can we learn from nature, where all forms are generated by the flows of energy, materials, and information. How can we apply that knowledge in art, design, and architecture, and raise our consciousness for a new ecological and regenerative era? This talk aims to inspire thought while exploring the creative process behind Atelier Marko Brajovic’s ROOTS installation at Design Miami/.

Marko Brajovic/ Architect and Creative Director, Atelier Marko BrajovicXimena Caminos/ Cultural entrepreneur and Founder, HONEYLABAlberto Latorre/ Architect

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7/12:30–2PM/Lonely Whale and Point Break Foundation present Tick Tock/Lonely Whale has partnered with Point Break Foundation to create twenty-four “time bombs” made from beach trash collected from twelve countries around the world. The Tick Tock team collaborated with an artist to shape each sculpture to represent the coast from which it was collected and to symbolize the ticking time bomb that explodes on our beaches and marine ecosystems every day. This panel discusses the state of our global coastlines and what the intersection between conservation and creativity can do to further the universal narrative on ocean conservation and single-use plastic pollution.

2:30–4:30PM/Natural Fibers and Dyes in Contemporary Design: Workshop and Conversation with Fernando Laposse, Angela Damman, and Jacobo Mendoza/Designers Fernando Laposse and Angela Damman initiate this session with a discussion about their experiences using natural fibers and dyes in their contemporary design practices. Oaxaca- based master dyer Jacobo Mendoza will then lead a workshop focusing on cochineal dye and its incredible properties, during which participants dye a small sisal object they have made with Laposse’s direction.Angela Damman/ Founder and Creative Director, Angela DammanFernando Laposse/ DesignerJacobo Mendoza/ Master dyer

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8/1–3:30PM/Swarovski Waterschool Documentary Screening and Workshop/Presented by SwarovskiSwarovski Waterschool holds a workshop for children of all ages, including a screening of the feature documentary film Waterschool and a hands-on activity. Attendees will be awarded Swarovski Waterschool Student Ambassador Certificates and a small gift. Swarovski Waterschool empowers children around the world with the knowledge and resources they need to lead change and become water stewards in their communities.

4–5:30PM/Rising Tide: University of Miami’s Interdisciplinary Approach to Coastal Resilience/How do you translate scientific research into design innovation? This panel probes this question with designers whose research teams tackle sea-level rise and related challenges at the University of Miami. The teams are part of UM’s U-LINK initiative, a program that promotes interdisciplinary research for practical applications and problem-solving. Projects include, among other things, innovative solutions for the next generation of coastal design and proposals for the reduction of wave energy through the restoration of green infrastructure.

Moderator: Paul Keskeys/ Content Director, ArchitizerSonia Chao/ Research Associate Professor, School of Architecture, University of Miami, and Director, Center for Urban and Community DesignJoanna Lombard/ Professor, School of Architecture, University of MiamiJoel Lamere/ Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, University of Miami, and Director, Future Objects Laboratory at U-SoALandolf Rhode-Barbarigos, Assistant Professor, College of Engineering/School of Architecture, University of Miami