In Focus: Transformation

An International Convening of Architecture and Design

The Hammer Museum presents In Focus: Transformation, a free public program curated by The World Around, the global platform for architecture and design, and the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.

This latest edition of The World Around’s acclaimed thematic program series spotlights visionary architects and designers who are shaping a more sustainable future. As landscapes are scorched, coastlines eroded, and communities displaced in a world warming as a result of human activity, the built environment becomes a critical site of response.

This program examines how designers, thinkers, and artists confront a world in flux—ecological, social, and political. Through inspiring talks and conversations, global leaders in architecture and design will share innovative approaches to urgent climate challenges, from urban flooding to nature loss.

In Focus: Transformation positions design as a medium of positive change: a tool to respond to trauma, restore landscapes, resist extraction, serve the vulnerable, and imagine more equitable ways of inhabiting the planet. In a time of compounding uncertainty, the series invites discussion on the landscape of momentous change before us, and how designers can claim agency within it.

This program is free but RSVP is required as seating is limited.

RSVPs will open for this program on Thursday, January 15, at 1:00 PM

Ticketing: This program is free but RSVP required as seating is limited. The box office opens at 1PM. Your seats will be assigned to you when you pick up your tickets. Seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis.
Attendees can choose to be in the Billy Wilder Theater, or in the Bay Nimoy Studio where a live high definition simulcast will stream the event, and food and beverages are allowed. Please note that RSVP does not guarantee entry to the Billy Wilder Theater as seating is limited. 
Member Benefit: Members receive priority ticketing until 15 minutes before the program. Additionally, Hammer Members and The World Around Circles members can choose their preferred seats (subject to availability).  Learn more about membership.
Parking: Self-parking is available under the museum. Rates are $8 for the first three hours with museum validation, and $3 for each additional 20 minutes, with a $22 daily maximum. There is an $8 flat rate after 6 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on weekends.
Press: If you are a member of the press and are interested in attending and covering the program, please email Scott Tennent at stennent@hammer.ucla.edu for accommodations.

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