Symposium
The International Symposium, organized by the Centre for creativity / MAO in cooperation with numerous international partners and organizers of the fifth edition of the Design+Science Summer School, will address the different ways in which design and architecture tackle the uncertainties of the modern world and shape a more just, resilient and imaginative future – primarily in response to local and regional challenges.
The programme of the two-day international symposium consists of presentations with two keynote speakers, invited lectures and panel discussions. In addition to lectures, the symposium establishes morning coffee meetings and workshops, which open up space for in-depth reflection and speculation on the role of design and architecture in shaping common urban networks, processes and beliefs.
The symposium is curated by Dr. Ivica Mitriovi <url>, associate professor at the Department of Visual Communication Design at the Academy of Arts (University of Split), who wrote on the topic of the symposium: “we live in a time of polycrysis, when we can expect the realization of extreme and catastrophic scenarios in the near future. The future, apparently, was just not as bright as the Western world imagined in the second half of the 20s. century. Such futures bring drastic changes not only to the natural environment, but also to our social, cultural, economic and political relations, reshaping power relations and increasing social inequalities. These global threats are present in the local community every day and on many levels, from social, economic, technological and environmental, to psychological. This complex context requires reflection on how communities can work together to address specific, local challenges. Historically, design and architecture, as factors of World formation, had the agility to explore the different possibilities of the world through the use of speculation and imagination. Today's challenge is to revisit how design and architectural thinking and action can contribute to rekindling the imagination and shaping potential new, brighter paths for the future. This is especially important in an educational context where universities, research centers, and design and art institutions should be the most dynamic speculative spaces.”
Symposium, part of the European capital of culture GO! 2025 Nova Gorica, will be held on the 18th. and 19. September at EPIC Center Nova Gorica.
Participation in the symposium is free, prior registration is required.
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SUMMER SCHOOL
Multidisciplinary Summer School Design+Science, encourages research and experimentation in the fields of design and science. These disciplines, which are based on imagination and the creation of the world, have long offered tools for exploring alternative realities. Today, their speculative power is more important than ever. What happens in a world that insists that "there is no alternative" if we dare to imagine it anyway? What if utopia is not naive, but necessary?
The summer school, led by renowned experts, will bring together participants from a wide range of fields – Design, Architecture, Art, Computer Science, Social Sciences and Natural Sciences, and others. The Program, which is open to both master's and doctoral students and young professionals, focuses on group work. The summer school does not follow a fixed methodology, but promotes open and flexible processes that allow each group to define their approach and direction throughout the course.
The participation costs 50 euros and includes accommodation, lectures, all materials, excursions and lunch for the duration of the summer school. The participants organize the route themselves.
All students (including from partner institutions) must apply through the design+Science Application Form .
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SIMPOZIJ
Mednarodni simpozij, ki ga organizira Center za kreativnost / MAO v sodelovanju s številnimi mednarodnimi partnerji in organizatorji pete izvedbe poletne šole Design+Science bo naslovil različne načine, kako se oblikovanje in arhitektura spopadata z negotovostjo sodobnega sveta in oblikujeta bolj pravično, odporno in domiselno prihodnost – predvsem kot odgovor na lokalne in regionalne izzive.
Program dvodnevnega mednarodnega simpozija sestavljajo predstavitve z dvema osrednjima govorcema, vabljenimi predavanji in panelnimi razpravami. Poleg predavanj simpozij vzpostavlja jutranja srečanja ob kavi in delavnice, s katerimi odpira prostor za poglobljen razmislek in spekulacijo o vlogi oblikovanja in arhitekture pri snovanju skupnih urbanih omrežij, procesov in prepričanj.
Simpozij kurira dr. Ivica Mitrović, izredni profesor na Oddelku za oblikovanje vizualnih komunikacij na Akademiji za umetnost (Univerza v Splitu), ki je o temi simpozija zapisal: “Živimo v času polikrize, ko lahko v bližnji prihodnosti pričakujemo uresničitev ekstremnih in katastrofalnih scenarijev. Prihodnost očitno le ni bila tako svetla, kot si jo je zamišljal zahodni svet v drugi polovici 20. stoletja. Takšne prihodnosti prinašajo drastične spremembe ne le v naravno okolje, temveč tudi v naše družbene, kulturne, gospodarske in politične odnose, preoblikujejo razmerja moči in povečujejo družbene neenakosti. Te globalne grožnje so prisotne v lokalni skupnosti vsak dan in na več ravneh, od družbene, gospodarske, tehnološke in okoljske, do psihološke. Omenjen kompleksen kontekst zahteva razmislek o tem, kako lahko skupnosti sodelujejo pri reševanju specifičnih, lokalnih izzivov. Zgodovinsko gledano sta imela oblikovanje in arhitektura kot dejavnika oblikovanja sveta to agilnost, da sta z uporabo špekulacij in domišljije raziskovala različne možnosti sveta. Današnji izziv je, da ponovno preučimo, kako lahko oblikovalsko in arhitekturno razmišljanje ter delovanje prispevajo k ponovnemu obujanju domišljije in oblikujejo potencialne nove, bolj svetle poti za prihodnost. To je še posebej pomembno v izobraževalnem kontekstu, kjer bi morale biti univerze, raziskovalni centri ter oblikovalske in umetniške institucije najbolj dinamični spekulativni prostori.”
Simpozij, ki je del programa Evropske prestolnice kulture GO! 2025 Nova Gorica, bo potekal 18. in 19. septembra v EPIC centru Nova Gorica.
Udeležba na simpoziju je brezplačna, potrebna je predhodna prijava.
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POLETNA ŠOLA
Multidisciplinarna poletna šola Design+Science , spodbuja raziskovanje in eksperimentiranje na področjih oblikovanja in znanosti. Ti disciplini, ki temeljita na domišljiji in ustvarjanju sveta, že dolgo ponujata orodja za raziskovanje alternativnih realnosti. Danes je njuna spekulativna moč pomembnejša kot kdaj koli prej. Kaj se zgodi v svetu, ki vztraja, da »ni alternative«, če si jo vseeno drznemo predstavljati? Kaj če utopija ni naivna, ampak nujna?
Poletna šola, ki jo vodijo priznani strokovnjaki, bo združila udeležence s širokega spektra področij – oblikovanja, arhitekture, umetnosti, računalništva, družboslovja in naravoslovja ter drugih. Program, ki je odprt tako za magistrske, kot doktorske študente ter mlade strokovnjake, se osredotoča na skupinsko delo. Poletna šola ne sledi fiksni metodologiji, temveč spodbuja odprte in prilagodljive procese, ki vsaki skupini omogočajo, da skozi celoten tečaj opredeli svoj pristop in smer.
Sodelovanje stane 50 evrov in vključuje nastanitev, predavanja, vse materiale, izlete in kosilo za čas trajanja poletne šole. Udeleženci si pot organizirajo sami.
Vsi študenti (tudi iz partnerskih institucij) se morajo prijaviti prek prijavnega obrazca Design+Science .
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