Join the Center for Expressive Technologies, the CSU Entertainment Industry Initiative, ConsciousBuild, Inc and Journeyman International for a reception, screening and open discussion.
As part of the 20th Annual SLO International Film Festival, Cal Poly is hosting a reception, screening and open discussion centered on the 2013 documentary, If You Build It. The open discussion will focus on two local organizations, Journeyman International and ConsciousBuild, Inc., and their efforts surrounding humanitarian and public interest design. The event takes place from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, March 7 in Building 3, Room 213 on the Cal Poly campus.
If You Build It provides a window into the intersection of public education and socially responsible design. The movie follows designer-activists Emily Pilloton and Matthew Miller as they lead their high school students in Bertie County, NC, through a year-long set of design and build projects that show the power of re-thinking public education, the role of design, and the importance of community.
A reception for the event begins at 6 p.m. on O’Neill Green; screening to start at 6:30. The evening concludes with an open discussion featuring Journeyman International and ConsciousBuild about the practice of responsible design.
The event is free to members of the Cal Poly Community with an active Cal Poly ID. Registration by 3/1/2014 is required (http://www.eventbrite.com/preview?eid=10596375043). Members of the general community can purchase tickets for $10 each online at http://slofilmfest.org/tickets-passes/ and are available at the door.
ConsciousBuild, Inc. is a company dedicated to bringing environmentally, economically, and socially responsible design and construction services to private and public clients around the world. We stand firm in our commitment to the end user; humanity and nature. ConsciousBuild specializes in innovative, and environmentally responsible design-build services for residential, commercial, and institutional projects. We use the collaborative project delivery models as a strategy to significantly reduce design-build costs. We pay particular attention to the materiality specified for our projects, insisting that it be an integral part of the solution addressing the long-term performance of our buildings. Our clients range from government organizations to non-profits and private investors to homeowners.
By partnering student designers with local and global humanitarian organizations, Journeyman International provides sustainable design and construction methods to communities who need it most. We invest in the next generation of socially minded architects, engineers, and construction managers by addressing and anticipating the ecological, economic and social issues shaping the built environment today and tomorrow.
As a premiere 5-day annual event, the SLOIFF showcases contemporary and classic film screenings in a wide variety of venues, from the city’s classic art deco Fremont Theater, to the popular independent Palm Theatre, with a variety of unexpected venues from the wine country of Paso Robles to the seaside towns of Avila Beach and Pismo Beach. Variety is the spice of life, and the SLOIFF is proud to embrace that philosophy in its programming. From cutting edge documentaries to tried and true cinema classics, the SLOIFF celebrates film on the ‘big screen’ by offering something for everyone.