Glen Cummings: Negotiating Urban Nature

Oct 8, 2013; 12:00 am
Proud city residents displaying their pride
Glen Cummings, Newark Riverfront, 2013

MA Design Research, Writing, and Criticism

136 West 21st Street, 2nd floor, New York, NY 10011

Designer Glen Cummings reflects on his collaborative project Safari 7, a self-guided tour of urban wildlife along the 7 subway line, which explores the conflicts and complexities of New York's ecosystems and Newark's newly opened Riverfront Park. Presented by the MFA Design Criticism Department in partnership with Mailchimp.


Cummings is a founding partner and creative director of the graphic design studio MTWTF, current Vice President of AIGA NY, a Design Trust for Public Space fellow and founder of GdNyc. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, the New Museum, the Venice Architecture Biennale, the Van Alen Institute, the Architectural League of New York and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.


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. 


Free and open to the public