Twentieth Annual Lake Superior Design Retreat
February 29 – March 1, 2008
Fitgers Inn, Duluth, Minnesota
View the 2008 LSDR brochure for details and registration information (PDF)
Register now!
Our Speaker Line-up for 2008 Includes:
Bill Holm teaches at Southwest State University in Marshall and is the author of nine books, both poetry and essays. He lives in Minnesota, Minnesota and summers on a Northern Iceland Fjord. Bill presented at an earlier Design Retreat and by popular demand, has been invited back to speak to us again. Bill will provide entertaining interludes throughout the weekend Retreat.
Lance Brockman is a Professor of scenic design in the Department of Theatre Arts and Dance at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. His presentation “Creating the Theatrical Space" will demonstrate his process of design and describe the historic context that is based on his research that shapes much of his design aesthetics and teaching philosophy.
Marcy Wheeler holds a PhD in comparative literature and has, in her career, provided a variety of documentation consulting to Fortune 100 businesses. Marcy put both of those experiences to use in her political blogging starting in 2003, fjrst at Blogging of the President, The Next Hurrah, and now at emptywheel. She is best known for her blogging on the CIA Leak case, about which she wrote a book entitled Anatomy of Deceit.
Heinz Brummel is an internationally recognized Minneapolis jewelry artist who creates contemporary, sculptural jewelry using precious metals, enameling, stones and other organic and synthetic materials. He joins precious and non-precious matter into objects that define jewelry as an art.
Mark Thomas is President and Chief Executive Officer of Independent Natural Resources, Inc. (INRI). INRI created and patented the SEADOG™ Pump which converts wave energy to mechanical energy by moving large volumes of water.
Eddie Jones, AIA, and his brother Neal began Jones Studio Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona in 1979. Since then, Jones Studio has received over 158 design awards with a project list including museums, research facilities, a performing arts center, golf club house, NFL training facility, town halls, softball-soccer stadium, an entire college campus and the new United States Port of Entry in Nogales, Arizona. His presentation is titled, “Tired of Pointy Metal Buildings?”
Becky Weis is a Scandinavian fiddler by heritage and study. After a few years as a professional classical violinist, she went on to learn fiddling in Sweden and Norway. Becky plays the Nyckelharp, Hardingfele, Swedish Keyfiddle and Norwegian fiddle and will provide a unique discussion and performance to conclude the Retreat on Saturday.
Photos from Previous Retreats
The 19th Annual Lake Superior Design Retreat was held February 23-24, 2007, in Duluth, Minnesota. View the 2007 LSDR Brochure.
LSDR Committee
Join the LSDR committee to "shape" a weekend retreat that addresses your interests in design. Committee members search for and meet the talented, motivated, and often obscure leaders in design; whether it be fog nets, rickshaws, virtual anthropomorphic spaces, and yes, even architecture. This committee will broaden your perspective, help you gain insight on your own design process, allow you to plan dream tours, challenge you to stump your colleagues with puzzlers, and leave you with valuable information to astonish your fellow professionals and advance your career. Did we mention LSDR convenes in Duluth in February? We require one thing of our committee members--curiosity.
Chair: Bill Baxley, AIA
Staff Liaison: Deanna Christiansen christiansen@aia-mn.org
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