RISD Welcomes Design Thinker Susan Szenasy

Longtime Metropolis editor-in-chief Susan Szenasy will join President Rosanne Somerson 76 ID and Provost Pradeep Sharma on Monday, October 27, for a Shared Voices panel discussion on ethical, sustainable design practices.

A writer, teacher, filmmaker and lecturer, Szenasy has led the charge on issues ranging from universal design to consumer excess to the social and environmental impacts of modern-day buildings and products. At RISD she will sign copies of her new book, Szenasy, Design Advocate, which offers a collection of her writing and talks from the past 30 years.

Now in its fourth season, RISD’s Shared Voices presidential speaker series welcomes top designers, scholars and thinkers to campus for an open exchange of ideas. The conversation with Szenasy – which is free and open to the public – will take place at 6 pm at the Fleet Library at RISD and be live-streamed for those unable to attend in person.