The Future of Design Education    | BODW 2022

The new generation of designers are going to be tasked to respond to social, technical, and environmental problems, and find solutions that transcend boundaries and involve actors from various sectors. How should design education cope with these new challenges? What changes to the system and infrastructure can be made? More importantly, how do we expand future designers’ capabilities and encourage innovation? 

03 Dec 2022

The studio is where ideas are generated, collaborators come together, and working methods take shape. More than a space, the studio represents a mindset and a vantage point. Two influential design teams, based in Amsterdam and Hong Kong, respectively, discuss the importance of studio practice to their work, highlighting how the process of creating is intertwined with conceptual aims. 

 

 

 

Speakers: 

 

Prof. Rossana Hu

Founding Partner

Neri&Hu Design and Research Office · Mainland China

 

Dr Paul Thompson

Vice-Chancellor

Royal College of Art · UK

 

 

Moderator:

 

Dr Eric Schuldenfrei

Founding Partner | Head of the Department of Architecture

ESKYIU | The University of Hong Kong · Hong Kong