On Monday, February 22, 2016, from 5:00 – 9:00 PM on the Penn campus, Bruce Mau, will work with an invited group of Penn faculty and students, and others from Philadelphia’s design community, to apply new ways of thinking to some of Philadelphia’s long-standing urban problems which have led to inequities in areas such as health, education, safety, natural environment, arts and culture, housing, economic development, and public space. Throughout the exhibition, graphics, books, objects, videos, and interactive digital displays highlight the story of each project and its guiding design principle. In addition, the exhibition highlights nine of these concepts, beginning with the eponymous “Work on What You Love,” and a display of more than two hundred books that Mau has designed for artists, architects, and clients such as Gagosian Gallery and the Getty Research Institute. The exhibit offers examples the designer’s innovative solutions for clients like Coca-Cola, the country of Guatemala, and Biomuseo in Panama City, presenting a portrait of a tireless designer at the vanguard of the field’s search for solutions to global concerns. Mau’s current design consultancy, Massive Change Network, founded in 2010 together with partner Bisi Williams, is based on twenty-four principles that individuals or a global brand can use to set goals and achieve solutions. His most recent work applies design tools and concepts to environmental, social, economic, and political problems. The exhibit, “ Work on What You Love: Bruce Mau Rethinking Design,” will be on view at the PMA from NovemApril 3, 2016.īruce Mau is internationally recognized for his achievements in design, including visual identities, brand systems, books, packaging, and exhibition graphics. PennPraxis and the Penn Institute for Urban Research are partnering with the Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) to work in conjunction with their exhibition highlighting the career of world-renowned designer and co-founder of the Massive Change Network, Bruce Mau. Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites.The Center for Architectural Conservation.Center for Environmental Building & Design.
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