America is trillions of dollars behind in maintaining its infrastructure, but new technology and services will force us to ask: how much and what kind of infrastructure will we need in the near future? Thomas Fisher, Director of the Minnesota Design Center at the University of Minnesota, will provide brief remarks and lead a conversation about how to rethink our roads in the 21st Century. SPACC President Matt Kramer swears it’s not hyperbole when he says Tom gives one of the best presentations he’s ever heard! Thomas Fisher, a graduate of Cornell University in architecture and Case Western Reserve University in intellectual history, was previously the Editorial Director of Progressive Architecture magazine. Named a top-25 design educator four times by Design Intelligence, he has lectured at 36 universities and over 150 professional and public meetings. He has written extensively about architectural design, practice, and ethics. His newest book, Designing our Way to a Better World (Minnesota) will come out in Spring 2016, and he is working on a book on “On-Demand Cities.” Thank you to our 2016 Public Affairs Series Sponsors:
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