Ezio Manzini: Design & Sustainability

Ezio Manzini, professor of design at the Politecnico di Milanogive, lectures design and sustainability tonight at 6pm, in Columbus Auditorium at the School of the Art Institute, 280 S. Columbus Dr. Following the lecture will be a panel discussion moderated by Victor Margolin, professsor emeritus of design history at UIC, featuring Manzini; George Aye, assistant professor of design at SAIC; Gabe Klein, commissioner of the Chicago Department of Transportation; Marisa Novara, project manager for the Metropolitan Planning Council; Dan X. O’Neil, executive director of Smart Chicago; John Tolva, chief technology officer of the City of Chicago; and Karen Weigert, chief sustainability officer of the City of Chicago. The event is hosted by the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects as part of the the William H. Bronson & Grayce Slovet Mitchell Lecture Series. Doors open at 5:45pm. Free.