Design Week ‘09

Design Week ‘09 has been running this week in Saskatoon. 

What is Design Week you say?

Design Week is an open invitation to the public to learn about the different areas of design through a series of free lectures and other educational events such as tours, open houses and symposiums, all open to the general public.

The Design Council of Saskatchewan hosted this event, and by all accounts the week was a great success.  The DCS is a collection of six organizations that represent design professionals from a wide range of disciplines, including: engineering, architecture, community planning, landscape architecture, interior design, and graphic design.  The council was established to: promote public awareness and understanding of applied design, and Design Week is a major initiative of the council.

The week provided an an opportunity to take in a wide variety of speakers discussing topics ranging from: renewable energy resources, urban planning, sustainable design practices, and more.

The Design Week ‘09 wrap up was held last night with the Premier’s Awards of Excellence in Design Gala.  These awards recognize applied design being done right here in Saskatchewan.  The evening included a Pecha Kucha style presentation, which included some fantastic presentations, and then the presentation of the awards.

IMAGINiT was a sponsor of this event, and I was attending the gala to present the role of Autodesk geospatial products such as AutoCAD Map 3D and AutoCAD Civil 3D in verifying and documenting LEED certification points for Neighborhood Development.  Those in attendance were very attentive, and the presentation was very well received.  However, I cannot take the full credit for this…   A huge thanks goes out to Mike Schlosser for providing guidance and content for this presentation.  Thanks Mike!!!

Until next time,
Take care

Warren M

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You are welcome! It was a pleasure to help. Glad to hear that your presentation on LEED for Neighborhood Development (LEED ND) was well received by the Saskatoon crowd. Note that videos demonstrating how geospatial analysis can be applied in LEED ND are also available via my blog.