March 11, 2010
Baltimore, MD
Location of Airstream exhibition (parking spot): outside the MSE Library
Open exhibition times: 1pm – 3pm
Location of lecture/presentation: n/a
Lecture time: n/a
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Recap: Johns Hopkins University, March 11th
Despite a security guard who “greeted” us when we arrived, telling me to “F#$K off,” we had a lovely afternoon with students from Erica Schoenberger’s sustainability in engineering class at Johns Hopkins. In fact, the students had been using my book, Design Revolution, as a text book, and had split into groups to run case studies on a few of the products: SkySails, sugarcane charcoal, Plumpynut, and two that were in the show- Adaptive Eyecare and the Lifestraw (watch the video below to see some reactions from students).
As we had set up on the grassy knoll in front of the central library, we picked up some passersby as well, and many tried out the Whirlwind Wheelchair down the hill. Students were excited to see the products in person, and many said it was nice to look at the way they were put together, to understand the materials chosen, and to really get a feel for the object as a device with a human function. Thanks so much to Erica for helping to coordinate our brief stop at JHU!
