Live from San Francisco: BBW Design 2013

9.35am – LOT-EK’s Policy of Containment

Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano, founders of architecture firm LOT-EK, are showing a residential project, Carroll House in Brooklyn, NY, constructed out of shipping containers. The containers are stacked and cut on a diagonal, creating a single-family home. The design is awesome: check it out here.

9.28am – Expanding Infrastructure

Jeanne Gang wants to “expand our definition if infrastructure to go beyond bridges and roads and incorporate ecological diversity, compact vertical cities, and strong, just communities.”

9.12am  - Opening Remarks

Bloomberg Businessweek editor Josh Tyrangiel on why this conference is taking place, and why it’s coming to you from a magazine that covers the world of business. “Design used to be the icing on the cake. But many companies are now realizing that design is the cake.” Cellphones have been muted, and the event is underway with the first presentation from architect Jeanne Gang.

9.00am – Microphone Check

We’re here at the deYoung Museum in San Francisco, where our first Design Conference is about to start. Luminaries from the worlds of architecture, engineering, science, and graphic and industrial design have gathered here for a day’s worth of conversation, enlightenment and free food.

The first panel—on cities and how to make them more resilient, more liveable, and more sustainable—will begin in minutes. Please check back here over the course of the day for updates and highlights.