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BSA & DME Present: Now What?!
Exhibition Design and Social Practice

Join us at BSA Space on May 23 for a design discussion and exhibition tour of Now What?! Advocacy, Activism & Alliances in American Architecture Since 1968 
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Join the Boston Society for Architecture and Design Museum Everywhere at BSA Space on May 23, 2023 from 5:00 – 7:30 pm ET for a tour of Now What?! Advocacy, Activism & Alliances in American Architecture Since 1968 and discussion on exhibition-making, experiential graphic design, and activism in architecture. The design conversation will be led by Jessie Rubenstein, exhibition designer, and the exhibition tour will be led by Ilana Curtis, exhibitions manager and Masters Candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Now What?! blends design practice with academy as a strategy for a socially based practice, and the design development of the exhibition followed suit. The design team, through an independent study with students at Boston University School of Visual Arts conceived of new participatory and engagement strategies within the existing exhibition framework. Ilana led a J-Term course at Harvard GSD to research and add Boston-specific content to Now What?! in a special section called “Boston Changemakers.” Visitors have ample opportunities to add their own voices to the exhibition.

 

This event is free for students, BSA & Design Museum Everywhere members and open to the public with $10 tickets. Registration is required for all attendees.

Now What?! Advocacy, Activism & Alliances in American Architecture Since 1968 is on view at BSA Space through May 31, 2023.

 

Location | The BSA’s front door on Congress Street is locked indefinitely, so please use the double doors to the right to enter Waterfront Square and proceed to the second floor using the stairs or elevator at the back of the lobby. Once on the second floor, follow signs to BSA Space.

Public transportation | BSA Space is only two blocks from Boston’s South Station, on the Red Line, Silver Line, Commuter Rail, and Bus Terminal.

Parking | Garage parking is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the Atlantic Wharf Parking Garage at 280 Congress Street. After 5 PM on weekdays, parking is a flat rate of $12.

MAY 23 • 5:00pm – 7:30pm ET

BSA Space
290 Congress Street
Boston, MA 02210

Join us in person. All times are Eastern.

Free for students, BSA & DME members / $10 public / Registration required

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Jessie Marks Rubenstein
Exhibition Designer | Founder, Creator of Marks + Spaces

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Ilana Curtis
Exhibitions Manager and Masters Candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Design

This event is hosted in partnership with the Boston Society for Architecture. The Boston Society for Architecture’s (BSA) mission is to improve the quality of life for Boston-area residents by championing innovation in the built environment.

 

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