This panel discussion, moderated by Ariel Genadt of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design, is a conversation with architects Casey Mack and Ivan Rupnik. The conversation will center around Mack's book, “Digesting Metabolism: Artificial Land in Japan 1954–2202,” which explores the concept of artificial land and the post-war Japanese architectural movement of Metabolism. A book signing will be held with the author after the panel discussion.