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Design Events

September 11, 2026

The Generative Playground: Designing with Systems, Data, and Emergence: A Fall Design Intensive for a World in Motion

9:30AM Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall Room 203

September 14, 2026

IDeATe - Tools, Intentions, and What Comes Next

5:30PM - 6:30PM Hunt Library Studio A (106B)

September 16, 2026

Design Nexus Summit 2026

4:30PM Various Locations on Carnegie Mellon University's Campus

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The Generative Playground: Designing with Systems, Data, and Emergence: A Fall Design Intensive for a World in Motion

IDeATe - Tools, Intentions, and What Comes Next

Design Nexus Summit 2026