University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning is hosting the Future of Design conference, Oct. 9 & 10, 2009. Thirty designers, critics and provocative thinkers will come together at Rackham Auditorium to brainstorm about how design is evolving across various disciplines including architecture, landscape architecture, interactive, industrial, and interior design. The presentations are free and open to the public. The speakers will present their views in 15-minutes segments. All segments will be available at YouTube starting Oct. 19, 2009.

For more information, visit http://www.taubmancollege.umich.edu/futureofdesign