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On the 9th of October 2024, the PURL Global Engagement Series scored high with over 100 people attending an event hosting international and national presenters from multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary backgrounds who discussed their understanding and vision for Perth. A big thank you to Ingeborg M. Rocker, PhD. Damien Pericles and Paul Jones for their presentations. The panel discussion which followed the presentation offered the opportunity to the City of Perth City architect Craig Smith to interact with our guests and the audience. Thanks to all the participants who were there and contributed to a robust debate about Perth’s next direction: Geoff Warn, Aaron Betsky, Caroline Marshall, Robert Morley amongst many others. Also, a heartfelt thanks to the Curtin School of Design and the Built Environment for its support and City of Perth main sponsor of this program. In the end thanks to Committee for Perth Vicki Lummer RPIA (Fellow) Planning Institute of Australia the Australian Institute of Architects Belinda Foster and the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) for their contribution.

I2CE Lab Founder and Chair Ingeborg Rocker lends her voice to the latest issue of Harvard Design Magazine, “Instruments of Service” —
Ingeborg M. Rocker, PhD. led a round table discussion in which Tyler Mincey, Co-Founder and General Partner of the VC Baukunst, alongside Andrew Heumann, Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia GSAPP. As an architectural designer, generative artist, software developer, and educator, and Martha Tsigkari, head of the Applied R+D at Foster & Partners, participated dissecting the interplay between “Tools, Technology, and Design Value.”

The Creative Futures Conference brings together design-minded leaders across business, non-profit, academia and the arts to explore the ways design can drive radical transformation in business, climate, culture and community. You will walk away with new experiences and ideas that will challenge the status quo, provoke conversations, and create inclusive culture.

This year’s theme, “Now That You Know, What Will You Do?” will challenge attendees to harness the power of human-centered design in addressing global issues.

Beyond Concrete: 
Building a Path for the Future of Atlanta’s Westside

Tabea Fahr, Taylor Coles, Ingeborg M. Rocker, PhD. and Rusty Smith explore the challenges and opportunities of redeveloping Atlanta’s Westside.