EAD 2023
In the 25 years since its first international conference on doctoral education, the discipline of design research has developed into a maturing but still emerging discipline. EAD has taken this milestone as inspiration to focus on Doctoral Education in Design and the next 25 years. EAD 2023 reflects how we lead with imagination and inclusivity in our practices, policies, methods, systems, and values. The intention is to expose how agencies, communities, organizations, institutions, and societies have adapted, collaborated, and grown. What has become clear is that the kinds of research which brought us to this point will not be enough to meet future demands. Such work, which got us here, arguably, will not get us there to meaningful participation and impactful measures in design in all its forms.
This conference explores doctoral design research and education over five themes, hosted by five higher education institutions:
- The Discipline of Design – transdisciplinary practices (Bilbao, Spain) Monday 16th
- Living in the Pluriverse (São Paulo, Brazil). Tuesday 17th
- Beyond Human-Centred Design Research (Sonipat, India). Wednesday 18th
- Exploring the Social Impact of Design Research (Espoo, Finland). Thursday 19th
- Extreme Making (Glasgow, Scotland). Friday 20th
Join our biennial conference to connect with your values, grow your research leadership, and reflect on what is needed to fuel the future of design education. The conference will be delivered over five one-day events in five cities over four time zones. There will be in-person events through advance registration, and some selected content (talks, key-note speakers etc) to be streamed online.
Timeline
19 July 2022: Call for EAD15 Conference Hub Hosts
Open Call to Host EAD16 and EAD17 Conferences
26 September: Call for Conference Hub Hosts Closes
31 October: Hub Hosts Announced
09 December: Open Call for Participation
24 March 2023: Final Submission Due
31 March 2023: Double-Blind Peer Review Process Begins
26 May 2023: Results of the Double-Blind Peer Review Process Shared
30 June 2023: Submission of Final Print-ready copy
July 2023: Keynotes Announced
July 2023: Registration Opens
16-20 October: 2023 Conference
Conference Venues
Monday 16th
The Discipline of Design – transdisciplinary practices (Bilbao, Spain)
Faculty of Architecture at the University of the Basque Country in partnership with the University of Deusto, (Spain).
Tuesday 17th
Living in the Pluriverse (São Paulo, Brazil)
School of Archítecture and Urbanism, University of Sao Paulo, (Brazil)
Wednesday 18th
Beyond Human-Centred Design Research (Sonipat, India)
World University of Design in partnership with RIMT University, School of Art & Design.
Thursday 19th
Exploring the Social Impact of Design Research (Espoo, Finland)
Aalto University, Department of Design (Finland) in partnership with the department of design at the Politecnico di Milano (Italy), the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology (Netherlands), the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology (USA), and the School of Design at Carnegie Mellon University (USA).
Friday 20th
Extreme Making (Glasgow, Scotland)
The Glasgow School of Art, in partnership with the School of Design at Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh University.