"Thinking, Learning, Doing: Plural Ways of Design"

Theme 1: Design Education

Theme 2: Design in Society

Theme 3: Designed Objects

Theme 4: Visual Design

Theme 5: Design Management and Professional Practice

Theme 6: Architectonic, Spatial, and Environmental Design

a personal journey for presenters and attendees. With this step-by-step guide, we hope to walk you through the new phases pre-/during/post-conference to ensure you have a productive experience.

*also maintain online channels to keep the conversations alive long after the conference is over.

I am interested in these research topic. From the beginning, they teach you how to be a designer and move to the actual design cases.

I think that if you go to this conference, you will get a lot of unexpected gains, because the design is no longer just discussed on paper, but you will see a lot of real design.

The topic I am most interested in is

“Residues – learning from our historical and contemporary design experiences” and all topics of Theme 2: Design in Society! !

Such as "Design as Business – Markets for design and designing for markets", "Cross-cultural Encounters – working on diverse and global design teams"

Let 's designing the world, from zero to ten.

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Purpose and Goals

Before submitting your proposal, please carefully review each Conference Presentation Type. When submitting your proposal, you will need to select the presentation format most conducive to showcasing your work. Conference presenter registration allows you to present in-person, online, or both in-person and online.

1. Proposal Presentation Types

Select a suitable presentation type:

• Themed Paper Presentations

• Poster Sessions

• Workshops

• Colloquiums

• Innovation Showcase

2. Abstract

A concise description of the purpose, methods, and implications of your scholarly work. This will be used to evaluate and place your work in the appropriate session. See the “Knowledge Focus” section below for drafting guidelines.

• The abstract should be a single paragraph of no less than 50 but no more than 250 words.

• Do not include citations in the abstract. Avoid mentioning other works, but if you must, mention them so the abstract can be read without the need to consult a reference list. E.g. “Ludwig Wittgenstein’s ‘Philosophical Investigations.’”

• Avoid acronyms, but if you must use them, spell them out in full. E.g., “CGRN (Common Ground Research Networks)”

This will appear in the Conference Program and will provide the information other delegates use to choose your session to attend.

3. Keyword Set

Keywords are used to organize presentations into appropriate sessions, so please choose words that clearly describe the main idea of your work. Please submit your keywords in the title case and separated by commas.

4. Knowledge Focus

Choose whether your work has an Research focus, Practice focus, or Theory focus.

Empirical Research Focus (Formerly Research)

• Empirical Research involves careful and systematic observation of the world. It creates distance and relies on detachment between researchers and their subjects, with strategies to ensure fact-based impartiality and objectivity.

• Discipline examples: sociology, psychology, education, arts, design, economics, business, natural sciences etc.

• Methods examples: qualitative methods (e.g. case study, open-ended surveys, and interviews, focus group); quantitative methods (e.g. select response surveys, measurement, statistical analyses); mixed methods (qualitative + quantitative methods).

Loredana Di Lucchio

Architect; Researcher; Professor, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Lorenzo Imbesi

Architect; Professor, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

Conference Chair

Nur Hidayah Bte Abu Bakar

Dean, Faculty of Design, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

Conference Co-Chair

Lidya Chrisfens

Lecturer-in-Charge, School of Fashion, Faculty of Design, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore

Plenary Speakers 2025

Dawn Lim

Executive Director, DesignSingapore Council (Dsg), Singapore

Jeanette Kwek

Head, Centre for Strategic Futures and Director, Singapore

Wendy Chua

Interdisciplinary Designer and Educator, Singapore

Lilian Chee

Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore, Singapore