Design has Power. It is the ultimate interdisciplinary enabler.
Embark upon a journey of discovery as we share the culmination of five years dedicated pursuit of knowledge, funded through a groundbreaking E3 initiative by in 2019. During this time four centres of design-research excellence across the UK applied their expertise to work at the intersection of design and global challenges:
CFPR is a unique, multidisciplinary research centre that combines knowledge and skills across traditional and digital techniques to reflect, innovate and find creative solutions for the future of print.- (HBBE)
HBBE brings together architects, designers, engineers and bioscientists to work across disciplines and scales to create built environments which are life-sustaining and sustained by life.
Imagination快播视频 provides a uniquely powerful bridge between industry, society and policy. Directly and through collaboration our design-led research contributes to a healthier, more prosperous, and sustainable world.
Design for life and for living. An interdisciplinary community of researchers across design, healthcare and creative practices working together to address real world issues that impact on health and wellbeing.
We invite you to a unique gathering where all four centres unite in one time and place at 快播视频 (UK), where we will explore the complexities of our future world. A forum sharing not only the insights, impact, and transformative implications we have learned, but also why they matter. Welcome to a gathering that demonstrates how design research transcends disciplines, challenges assumptions, and shapes the very fabric of tomorrow.
The future is a work in progress exhibition
Glimpse possible futures of designing for a world in constant flux. An exhibition of cutting-edge interdisciplinary design research from four design-research centres of excellence across the UK. Participants can experience the exhibition as part of this event.
The full programme and speakers are below with speaker bios here.
Registrations for this event are now closed.
The future is a work in progress, Friday 15th March,
LICA Building, 快播视频
Agenda
09:00 – Welcome and refreshments
09:30 – Welcome
Professor Nick Dunn, Executive Director of Imagination快播视频 and Chair of Urban Design.聽
Rachel Cooper, OBE, Distinguished Professor of Design Management and Policy and Director of Imagination快播视频.
Opening talks
Professor Andy Schofield,聽Vice Chancellor of 快播视频
Dr Geoff Hill, Senior Policy Advisor, UK Research and Innovation
09.50 – Designing for health and wellbeing
Discover valuable insights from research centred around the relationship between design and health and wellbeing. Learn of the innovative approaches we have developed around the role of design to promote a healthy, connected, ageing population, and understand what this could mean for our future home and built environment.
Panellists
, Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Fine Print Research, UWE Bristol.
Wearable e-textiles for healthy aging population.
Professor of Design and Creative Practise in Health and Co-Director of Lab4Living, Sheffield Hallam University.
The 100 year life: lessons on the role of designing for wellbeing throughout the life-course.
Emmanuel Tsekleves,聽Professor in Global Health Design Innovation, 快播视频.
The Futures of Human Reproduction: The role of Design.
Responder: , Professor Emeritus at Bradford and Honorary Professor of Health Services Research at the University of Sheffield聽
10.40 – Designing for net zero futures
Explore the use of design-led, interdisciplinary research as a catalyst for accelerating our slow march toward ‘net zero’. Design research transcends and paves the way for more-than-human, equitable solutions to the intricate challenges posed by the climate crisis and biodiversity loss. Move beyond mere ‘sustainability’. Join us in envisioning designs that minimise harm and contribute to positive social and environmental impacts.
Panellists
聽Associate Professor and AHRC Leadership Fellow at the Centre for Print Research, UWE, Bristol.
Digital Toolmaking for Cob Brick Extrusion.
聽Associate Professor for Art and Design, Sheffield Hallam University.
Rethinking multispecies relationships in the Arctic.
Dr Mike Stead,聽Lecturer in Sustainable Design Futures, 快播视频.
Beyond Zero: Sustainable Futures By Design.
聽Professor of Regenerative Architecture at Newcastle University and co-director of the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment.
The future of the built environment: life-sustaining and sustained by life.
Responder: Justin McGuirk, Director of at the Design Museum.
11:30 – Break and refreshments
11.50 – Designing across disciplines
Delve into the transformative power of diverse disciplines collaborating through design-led research, transcending boundaries and fostering innovation. Join us in redefining what is possible as we share the challenges and stories of working at the intersection of ideas, methods, and disciplines, creating space for groundbreaking outcomes to emerge.
Panellists
聽AHRC Research, Development and Engagement Fellow, UWE, Bristol.
The scanner is a work in progress
聽Professor of Design and Co-Director of Lab4Living, Sheffield Hallam University.
A disciplined approach to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary working.
Dr Paul Cureton,聽Senior Lecturer in Design, 快播视频.
Geodesign and Urban Digital Twins
聽Academic Track Fellow in the Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment, Newcastle University.
The Living Textiles Interface: Design at the intersection of biotechnology and the built environment.
Responder: Director of the Centre for Print Research, UWE, Bristol
12:40 – Reflections and wrap up – Professor Sir Christopher Frayling, Distinguished Professor, 快播视频.
13:00 – Lunch and conversation, exhibition viewing
14:30 – Event close.
Registrations for this event are now closed.
Festival of Futures
The is the culmination of the 拢13.2M Beyond Imagination Project funded by Research England and 快播视频 demonstrating how cutting-edge design research can contribute to a healthier, more prosperous and sustainable world.