Twentieth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices
- Design Across Time
- 25-27 February 2026
- Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, + Online
The Design Principles & Practices Research Network offers an interdisciplinary forum to explore the meaning and purpose of design. In professional and disciplinary terms, the network traverses a broad sweep to construct a trans-disciplinary dialogue, which encompasses a wide array of design paradigms and practices. We move between theoretical reflection on the nature of design and case studies of design practice, and from research-based perspectives to the experience-based perspectives of design insiders. Our aim is to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries. As a Research Network, we are defined by our scope and concerns and motivated to build strategies for action framed by our shared themes and tensions.
The Twentieth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices features research addressing the following annual themes.
The Twentieth International Conference on Design Principles & Practices will feature plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field.
University of Milan, Italy
"Designing the Social. From Bicycles to Artificial Intelligence"
Director, Department of Architecture and Contemporary Design, MAXXI Museum, Italy
"Theories and Practices for a Contemporary Design Collection"
Architect and Designer, Conceptual Devices, Zurich
"We Are the Rain. Epistemic Design when there is no Outside"
Dean of the School of Art and Design, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico
(Online)
Vice President of Higher School of Education of Lisbon, Lisbon Polytechnic, Portugal Coordinator of the Visual Arts and Technologies DegreeDesignLab4U Founder
(In person)
Lecturer-in-Charge, School of Fashion, Faculty of Design, LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
We're happy to share the schedule of sessions for the International Conference on Design Principles & Practices. We update the schedule on a weekly basis, so please make sure to check back regularly, as the schedule is subject to change. If you've recently registered but are not yet scheduled, your presentation should appear here within the next week. Because this is a draft schedule, you may be the only paper currently in your session; don't be concerned—we'll include more papers as we update the schedule.
If you have any issues locating your presentation in the event schedule, please do not hesitate to contact us.
PhD, Full Professor in Design, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Architect; Professor, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Researcher and Assistant Professor, Department of Planning, Design and Technology of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Researcher and Assistant Professor, Department of Planning, Design and Technology of Architecture, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Rome, Italy
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