Design the Future

Gail Brager on meaningful mentorship and the power of collaboration

September 03, 2020 Season 1 Episode 17
Design the Future
Gail Brager on meaningful mentorship and the power of collaboration
Show Notes

Gail Brager is a professor of architecture at UC Berkeley and associate director of the Center for the Built Environment, a model for collaborative research dedicated to transformational change in the building industry. She describes her research into thermal adaptive comfort and points to ASHRAE as the first organization where she found her leadership footing -- and how her work changed the standard. Gail reminds us that feminine leadership skills can be a role model for men and women. We get a sneak peek at the book she is working on about how design for experiential delight can support human wellbeing, with an emphasis on enhancing the positive, rather than reducing the negative.