The Next Generation: A Symposium on Architecture and Design Education

Organized by the Faculty of Creative Industries at the University of Saint Joseph, with institutional support from the Architects Association of Macau and financial support from the Macau Foundation, “The Next Generation” is one-day symposium on the issues and challenges faced in architecture and design education for Macau. Held in conjunction with “Building Dwelling Thinking” (an exhibition of work by USJ Architecture students at Creative Macau gallery from May 23–June 10) and “Design Journey” (an exhibition of work by USJ Design students at 10 Fantasia gallery from June 11–25), this symposium will bring together educators from Asia, Europe, America, and Australasia to discuss the opportunities and challenges for architecture and design education in Macau and the wider Pearl River Delta region. 9:00–9:30 Registration 9:30–10:00 Introductory remarks Álvaro Barbosa, Thomas Daniell, Filipe Bragança 10:00–11:20 Session 1: Heritage / Sustainability Francisco Vizeu Pinheiro, Wu Yao, Rui Leão, Alexandra Gesta Moderator: Diogo Teixeira 11:20–11:30 Coffee break 11:30–12:50 Session 2: Futures / Technologies Clover Lee, Tom Verebes, Yoshiyuki Wada, Filipe Bragança Moderator: Álvaro Barbosa 12:50–2:00 Lunch break 2:00–3:20 Session 3: Materials / Fabrication Kristof Crolla, Dannes Kok, Jason Carlow, João Palla Martins Moderator: Nuno Soares 3:20–3:30 Coffee break 3:30–4:50 Session 4: City / Environment Eduardo Flores, Diogo Teixeira, Nuno Soares, Manuel Correia da Silva Moderator: Filipe Bragança 4:50–5:30 Closing plenary: Interdisciplinarity All speakers Moderator: Thomas Daniell