A few friends and I took an epically long road trip to New York over the May 24 weekend and I was able to catch the much-lauded National Design Triennial- Why Design Now? (which follows the earlier Design for the Other 90% exhibit, equally cool: http://other90.cooperhewitt.org/) at the Cooper Hewitt Museum. Highlights of the exhibit included: spanish tile solar panels, the Viet Village urban farm project in New Orleans, and of course- the One Laptop Per Child project. Design and designers are playing a unique role in addressing the social and environmental issues of today. And this is especially apparent in the green building industry, which is rapidly changing market dynamics through the influence of policy and consumer behavior.
On a more personal note, it's interesting that I find myself back into the design/building world again since I last dabbled as an architecture student years ago in undergrad. When I decided to get an MBA in Sustainability, I wasn't quite sure where, what, and how that would look like. I'm pleasantly surprised that my journey into the socially/environmentally responsible business world has brought me to a place where my personal and professional interests are converging.
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