# @michigancentraldetroit on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOepHDyiew0
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/79232150-michigancentraldetroit-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-11T22:30:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Michigan Central (@michigancentraldetroit) — https://gondola.cc/michigancentraldetroit

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Futures in Formation: Designing the Imaginative City
Michigan Central Art x designcoredet

On Friday, September 19, join us in marking the 10th anniversary of Detroit’s UNESCO City of Design designation through a daylong forum at The Station. We’ll explore how design shaped by migration and cultural exchange can reimagine civic engagement and spark bold futures for our communities.

The Station, South Concourse
Friday, September 19 | 12 PM – 5:00 PM
Get tickets at the link in bio

Welcome Kiana Wenzell (kiana_designpro), Peggy Chang (Michigan Central)
Apertura Aaron Robertson, acclaimed Detroit author #TheBlackUtopians
Keynote Dario Calmese (dario.studio)

Designing Detroit: Collaboration as Civic Infrastructure
Moderator: Ben Dreith (ben_dreith) (Dezeen)
Panelists: Dan Kinkead (chaydrayi), Dion Walcott (dionwalcott), Keiba Jacob Mottley (keibajacobmottley)

Open Design Forum
Kelly Kivland (Michigan Central Art)
Presentations: Melissa Dittmer (Michigan Central), Alex Johnston (cities_reimagined), DK Osseo-Asare (yosseo) & Dr. Yasmine Abbas (panurban), Olalekan Jeyifous (kidcadaver)

#FuturesInFormation #DetroitDesign #CityofDesign #MichiganCentral #MichiganCentralArt #DesignCoreDetroit

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futuresinformation, theblackutopians, michigancentral, detroitdesign, cityofdesign, designcoredetroit, michigancentralart

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