Susan S Szenasy, Editor-in-Chief, Metropolis magazine, leads panel discussion on the future of Portland on 23 May, 2008 Pacific Northwest College of Art is pleased to present a PNCA+FIVE Idea Studio, featuring Susan S. Szenasy, Editor-in-Chief of Metropolis magazine. The conversation, Green with Envy: How Innovative is PDX in the Quest for a Sustainable City?,explores internationally recognized sustainable communities, examiningthe capacity to successfully merge art, commerce, higher education andurban planning.Metropolis magazine, known for itscommitment to the coverage and advocacy of sustainable andcollaborative design, examines contemporary life through all aspects ofdesign: architecture, interior design, landscape design, productdesign, graphic design, crafts, planning and preservation.AsEditor-in-Chief since 1986, Ms. Szenasy is internationally recognizedas an authority on sustainability and design. Ms. Szenasy is inPortland as a distinguished guest of PNCA, where she will receive an honorary doctorate and deliver the 2008 commencement address.Green with Envy: How Innovative is PDX in the Quest for a Sustainable City?, will be co-hosted by Ms. Szenasy and PNCAPresident, Tom Manley. Representing a broad spectrum of opinion leadersfrom within the Portland community, invited guest panelists willinclude: Susan Anderson, Director, Portland Office of SustainableDevelopment; Greg Baldwin, partner, Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Architects;Mark Edlen, managing principal, Gerding/Edlen Development; Randy Gragg,Editor-in-Chief, Portland Spaces; and Scott Lewis, founder and principal, Brightworks. The second part of the program will open the discussion to the audience.
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