13 April 2010

Graduates' Council 2010 'Discovery' Lecture - 'Vision and Ambition'

The economic power of design and its role in economic development will be explored at the Graduates’ Council Discovery Lecture at the University of Dundee this Saturday, April 17th.

The power of design to transform economic development has a current focus in Dundee, with plans to establish an international centre of design at the heart of the city’s waterfront, in association with the V&A.

Sebastian Conran, Visiting Professor at Central St Martins College of Art and Design, and Director of his own leading design company Sebastian Conran Associates, will explore the power of design in this year’s Discovery Lecture.

Mike Galloway, Director of City Development at Dundee City Council, will also set out the scope of redevelopment of Dundee’s central waterfront.

The Discovery Lecture takes place at 6 pm on Saturday in the Dalhousie Building at the University of Dundee. The lecture is open to members of the public.

The Graduates’ Council Discovery Lecture is held in association with Dundee City Council and the event is followed by a civic reception, also being held in the Dalhousie Building.

FREE tickets are available from www.dundee.ac.uk/tickets or by phoning 01382 384822.

NOTES TO EDITORS

For more on Sebastian Conran see: www.sebastianconran.com/sebastian_conran_biography.pdf.

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