Technology for a Sustainable Tomorrow

This presentation is part of the College of Environmental Design’s interdisciplinary fall lecture series, Technology for a Sustainable Tomorrow, which explores the role of technology in shaping our landscapes and cities, past and present. Technological innovations of the past 150 years - especially “advances” in transportation, construction, and energy - powered rapid urban growth, economic expansion, and new forms of convenience but also accelerated the climate crisis, degraded our landscapes, and compromised our health and well-being. We’ve invited speakers to critically assess the compelling opportunities, as well as the potential downsides, of generative AI and other new technologies that are increasingly becoming part of our design and research practices. Can the technologies of the 21st century help repair the damage and put us on a path to a healthier, more sustainable future - can technology fix what technology broke?

Speaker: Iryna Dronova

Speaker: Maria Paz Gutierrez

Speaker: Karen Trapenberg Frick