What is the future of design?
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About the video: ‘What is the future of design?’
In the context of climate change and on-going resource depletion, Kiang briefly discusses design solutions like biomimicry. In his words, we need to re-think, re-design and re-engineer. We also need to address the issue of ego-driven greed.
Total views: 1,088
Filmed: Hamburg, Germany on 13 May 2007
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell, Camera and Editor - Marcus Morrell
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About C.S. Kiang
C. S. Kiang is the Founding Dean of the College of Environmental Sciences, Beijing. In this role he has been responsible for bringing to China many of the world’s leading experts on sustainable development to educate the next generation of Chinese leaders. Prior to this he was an Institute Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he led the environment science, engineering and policy program.
He is currently the CEO of Sustainable Development Technologies and Vice Chairman of Global Urban Development. He is a Councillor of the World Future Council, a member of Advisory Board of the Climate Change Capital, a member of International Council of Asia Society and a member of the Global Agenda Council of Climate Change of the World Economic Forum.
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