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Author and MFA Design Criticism Department faculty member Akiko Busch explores the notion of fit, or the way a sense of order and belonging can be derived from the physical world. Considering the relationship of human beings to the objects, rooms, buildings and landscapes they encounter, Busch examines how design discourse sheds light on the concept of fit and its significance for excursions into the natural world. Presented by the MFA Design Criticism Department in partnership with Mailchimp.

Busch is the author of Geography of Home: Writings on Where We Live, The Uncommon Life of Common Objects: Essays on Design, Nine Ways to Cross and River and The Incedental Steward, a collection of essays about citizen science and stewardship. Former contributing editor at Metropolis Magazine and a former faculty member at the University of Hartford and Bennington College, her essays on design, culture and nature have appeared in numerous national magazines, newspapers and exhibition catalogs. 

After the lecture, visitors are invited to attend a Q&A with refreshments in the MFA Design Criticism reading room with the department's students and faculty. RSVP to reserve a seat.