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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            

“The Forum wasn’t just another design
workshop. It was the space we often
wish existed in our institutions [...]
where collective care is prioritized
over competition and where radical
imagination isn’t optional, but essential.”  S M Kaikobad (2025), MIT

I feel so inspired about what my career as a designer looks like... I needed this. I was not expecting this.” Michael Scarboro  (2024) Washington University in  St. Louis

“One of my close friends went to the 2024 Forum and called it the most transformative thing he did while in college, which encouraged me to apply.  I have to agree with him.”   Ruth Player (2025), University of Virginia