What's About to Happen in Architecture and Design Book Publishing

Although I'm not sure if the title is a statement or a question, here's a heads up on an event taking place on May 14 at Cooper Union. Details on the free event are below and at Eventbrite.

WHAT’S ABOUT TO HAPPEN IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN BOOK PUBLISHING
Thursday, May 14, 2015 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM (EDT)
Herb Lubalin Study Center
41 Cooper Square
New York, NY

There are many important changes and challenges rippling through the world of architecture and design book publishing. This program will consist of a panel of top editors and executives from leading publishing companies talking about the changes they see coming (or would like to see coming) in how architecture and design books are conceived, created, designed, and sold.

Panelists include:
Will Balliett, President and Publisher of Thames & Hudson Inc.
John Donatich, Director of Yale University Press
Pamela Horn, Head of Cross-Platform Publishing at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian National Design Museum
Kyle May, Editor in Chief, CLOG

The evening begins at 5:00 pm with a Pop-up architecture and design book fair.
The panel discussion goes from 7:00 pm until 8:30 pm.
A reception and the continuation of the Pop-up book fair follows from 8:30 pm until 10:00 pm.

Event Sponsors: Designers & Books and The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography at the Cooper Union.