Lecture: Terreform ONE at The Bartlett

Terreform ONE: Hackerspace + Bio Design - This lecture will discuss Terreform ONE, a non-profit design group that promotes smart design in cities. Through intensive projects, the group aims to illuminate the environmental possibilities of New York City and inspire solutions in similar areas globally. The group develops solutions for local sustainability in energy, transportation, infrastructure, buildings, waste treatment, food, and water. These solutions are derived from the interface of design, computation and synthetic biology.

Mitchell Joachim is the Co-Founder of Terreform ONE and an Associate Professor at New York University. Previously, he was an architect at the offices of Frank Gehry and I.M. Pei. He is a TED Senior Fellow and has been awarded fellowships with Moshe Safdie and Martin Society for Sustainability. He was chosen by Wired magazine for 'The Smart List' and selected by Rolling Stone for 'The 100 People Who Are Changing America'. He has won many awards including; AIA New York Urban Design Merit Award, 1st Place International Architecture Award, Victor Papanek Social Design Award, Zumtobel Group Award for Sustainability, History Channel Infiniti Award for City of the Future, and Time magazine’s Best Invention with MIT Smart Cities Car. He's featured as 'The NOW 99' in Dwell magazine and '50 Under 50 Innovators of the 21st Century' by Images Publishers. He co-authored the books, Super Cells: Building with Biology and Global Design:Elsewhere Envisioned. He earned a PhD at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a Masters of Architecture in Urban Design at Harvard University, and an MArch at Columbia University.

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The Bartlett International Lecture Series is free and open to members of the public on a first come, first seated basis. Places are limited so early arrival is recommended. 



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