Amsterdam
Designing Design Education
June 5 to 7
Specifically catering to educators, this congress outlines ideas and learning tools to better teach design. A variety of workshops and seminars are offered, with the aim of universalizing design education.
European League of Institutes of the Arts
Keizersgracht 105
+31 (0) 877 875 244
Boston
HOW Design Conference
May 18 to 21
The who’s who of graphic design comes together at this annual conference that offers designers advice on balancing professional development and creativity. Topics include creativity and inspiration, design disciplines and career development.
Hynes Convention Center
900 Boylston St.
1-800-436-8700
Charlottesville, Virginia
Designing the Parks
May 20 to 22
Part one of this two-part conference put on by the American Institute of Architects is named The History of Park Planning and Design, and will discuss building design in regional, state and national parks. The second part will take place in December.
University of Virginia School of Architecture
Campbell Hall
(202) 626-7300
London
London Festival of Architecture
June 20 to July 20
Held over five weekends in five neighbourhood hubs, this event promises to be the biggest of its kind in the world. Under the theme “fresh,” architecture and design events, exhibits, seminars and even a treasure hunt will have visitors running around the city.
Pasedena, California
The Art Center Design Conference 2008
May 7 to 9
This three-day conference draws thinkers, entrepreneurs and innovators from a number of disciplines to discuss new ideas in art and design. This year’s theme, Serious Play, will explore the “exuberant side of creativity” and its imaginative and unexpected results. The speakers, which range from an architect to a puppeteer to a homicide detective, include IDEO president and CEO Tim Brown and the New Yorker’s Bruce McCall.
Art Center College of Design, South Campus
950 S. Raymond Ave.
(626) 396-4313
Singapore
CGOverdrive 2008
June 17 to 20
In its third year, CGOverdrive, Asia’s largest computer graphics event, attracts animators, students and animation enthusiasts alike. In addition to a lineup of veteran industry speakers, the event also features an workshops, film screenings and a digital art gallery.
Singapore Expo
1 Expo Drive
+65 6738 6776
Toronto
Subtle Technologies
May 29 to June 1
The marriage of fine art and science is the raison d’être for this festival, which also offers lectures, demonstrations, panel discussions and installations. This year’s theme explores light’s relationship with medicine, spirituality and photography.
Innis Town Hall, University of Toronto
2 Sussex Ave.
(416) 532-5018
The Role of Food and Agriculture in the Design and Planning of Buildings and Cities
May 2 to 4
This symposium, complete with Sunday field trip – explores how architects and planners can shape the built environment to accommodate food and agriculture.
Ryerson University, Department of Architectural Science
325 Church St.
Jane’s Walk
May 3 and 4
Neighbourhood walking tours will be led for free by well-known local residents in honour of urbanist Jane Jacobs. The tours will occur in eight cities across Canada.
