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DESIGN FUTURES 2026


Design Futures is a 5-day convening to reimagine the role of the designer in transforming human and ecological exploitation in the built environment.






















University of Detroit Mercy 
Detroit, Michigan / Waawiyatanong
June 1-5, 2026 SPATIAL JUSTICE         COMMUNITY POWER        DESIGN            SPATIAL JUSTICE           COMMUNITY POWER         DESIGN            

Our University Network has included over 30 institutions:
Arizona State University
Art Center College of Design
California College of the Arts
Carnagie Mellon University
Cornell University
Kansas State University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mississippi State University
Morgan State University
Pennsylvania State University
Portland State University
Southern Methodist University
Tulane University
University of California, Berkeley
University of Cincinnati 
University of Detroit Mercy 
University of Georgia
University of Illinois
University of Kentucky 
University of Massachusetts Amherst 
University of Michigan 
University of Minnesota 
University of New Mexico 
University of Oregon
University of Southern California 
University of Texas Arlington 
University of Texas Austin 
University of Utah
University of Virginia
Washington University in St. Louis