Why Design Now? is the fourth installation in the National Design Triennial exhibition series launched by Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in 2000. The Triennial provides a sample of contemporary innovation, looking at what progressive designers, engineers, entrepreneurs, and citizens are doing in diverse fields and at different scales around the world. Included are practical solutions already in use as well as experimental ideas designed to inspire further research. A few projects will provoke controversy, answering some questions while raising others.
Past Major Events
Frequent and varied events—such as lectures, colloquia, symposia, and workshops—play an active role in the continuing vitality and momentum of the Media Lab.
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May 14 10 - Jan 09 11
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Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
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May 05 10
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Speakers include: Speaker: Judy Brown (MIT / Wellesley) |
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Mar 29 10 - Mar 30 10
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 Host/Chair:
Ramesh Raskar
The field of Computational Photography seeks to create new photographic functionalities and experiences that go beyond what is possible with traditional cameras and image processing tools. Archived Webcast available (ML login required). |
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Sep 15 09 - Sep 16 09
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On September 15-16, 2009, the MIT Media Laboratory will host a first-of-its-kind workshop to explore how the latest digital technologies can be applied to better understand and preserve our natural environment, locally, regionally, and on a global scale. |
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Sep 03 09 - Sep 08 09
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 Speaker:
Hiroshi Ishii Amanda Parkes
Ars Electronica Festival 2009
The 2009 Ars Electronica Campus Exhibition features current work of the faculty and students from the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge MA. From its inception almost thirty years ago, the Media Lab has taken an unorthodox research approach to envisioning the impact of emerging technologies on everyday life—technologies that promise to fundamentally transform our most basic notions of human capabilities. The lab attracts designers, computer designers, engineers, artists, and scientists, divergent in background and practice. |
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Jun 20 08
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 A symposium celebrating the career of Glorianna Davenport. |
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May 09 07
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 A one-day symposium exploring the innovative research focused on human 2.0—the new science of human adaptability, hosted by John Hockenberry. |
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May 10 04
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 A symposium hosted by the MIT Media Lab and the Consumer Electronics Association, hosted by Walt Mossberg. |
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Nov 11 03
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 On Tuesday, November 11, 2003, the Media Lab held "Benton Vision"—an event to celebrate Stephen A. Benton—Allen Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, and inventor of the white-light transmission, "rainbow" hologram—and the field of holography. |
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Nov 09 01
Tokyo, Japan
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 Recognizing the long-standing support of Japanese business leaders, the Media Laboratory introduced the rebirth of its research agenda in a one-day seminar in Tokyo. 11 members of the MIT Media Laboratory faculty presented their most recent research initiatives to the leaders of over 88 Japanese corporations, universities and members of the international press. |
