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Presented by The Joy Experiments, The Gaslight District is a 1-acre public square with a permanent stage, the largest outdoor video screen anywhere and a 12-month calendar full of free community events.
Join ULI for a 2-day event and enjoy a cocktail reception, MAU documentary screening, meet and greets, tour and workshop sessions for a behind the scenes look before the grand opening on July 28th.
Speakers:
- Philip Beesly, Architect, Philip Beesley Studios Inc.
- Bruce Mau, Designer and Founder, Bruce Mau Design
- Ken Greenberg, Principal, Greenberg Consultants Inc
- Daily tous les jours, Montreal design firm
Agenda:
Thursday, July 27th
- 6:45pm: Cocktail Reception
- Opening Evening: An Introduction to Optimism
- A Performance of Meander – The work class sculpture by living architecture
- Documentary film MAU – the unlikely story of design visionary Bruce Mau
- 9:45pm: Last Call
Friday, July 28th
- 8:00am: Coffee, continental breakfast
- 8:45am: Speaker Presentations
- 12:10pm: Lunch
- 1:15pm: Gaslight District Tour
- 2:00pm: Workshop Sessions
- 4:00pm: Closing Remarks – Changing Cities Changes the World
- 4:30pm: An invitation to enjoy the JOY of The Gaslight District