Design Exhibition Designing Our Spaces Day at NewSchool of Architecture & Design

Designing Our Spaces positions the built environment not simply as structure or décor, but as a form of human-centered design with incredible storytelling power. Our everyday spaces encrypt history, project futures, represent cultural values, influence behavior, impact wellness, and create community. Through installations, exhibits, and interactive programming, visitors will experience how spatial design cultivates identity and atmosphere, revealing the layered human and environmental contexts that give each space meaning.

 

By presenting the built environment as a cohesive narrative rather than isolated professions, this track elevates public understanding of spatial design as an empowering, integrated discipline. It reinforces San Diego’s position as a region where history, innovation, sustainability, and lifestyle converge through thoughtful design.

Schedule for the day:

Designing Our Spaces Program hosted at NewSchool of Architecture & Design, Saturday, September 19th, 2026. Presented by Design Forward Alliance, with support from Coast Recreation Inc.