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João Quintela João Quintela is graduated in architecture from U. Autónoma de Lisboa. Currently develops his PhD at ESTA Madrid. Curator at KAIROS Pavilion and Animita Papel visual arts edition. Between 2012 and 2017 was teaching assistant at UD Campo Baeza at ETSAM and currently is assistant at UAL with the artist Carlos Nogueira. JQTS is an architecture studio working between Lisbon and Hamburg. The work consists in a serial research into the open field of architecture combined with a process of learning from the empirical knowledge. Gro Rødne Gro Rødne is an architect and an associate professor at the Faculty of Architecture and Design, NTNU. She has recently become the IAT-department unity leader of the Center for FORM. She graduated in 1993 as an architect from the Faculty of Architecture at NTH, and continued at the Academy of Fine Arts. Gro was one of three founders of Agraff Architects (www.agraff.no ), and has been a working partner, chair and member of the board (2001- 2016). Gro has been course co- ordinator for the first year of the Master program in Architecture during six years and has been the initiator and coordinator of the master course Making is Thinking. She is developing the pilot “Making is Thinking” as a part of TRANSark, www. ntnu.edu/transark, including an experimental learning lab. NTNU. Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Facul- ty of Architecture and Design. Department of Architecture and Technology. Center for FORM, TRANSark and Making is Thinking. http://makingisthink- ing.net . Margaret Rynning Margaret Rynning is an associ- ate professor of graphic design and administrator of the De- partment of Graphic Design at the Faculty of Communication and Design in Kristiania Uni- versity College in Oslo. She is trained as graphic designer and has been working as a designer for more than 20 years within design agencies in Oslo, Nor- way, mainly focusing on visual identity and graphic commu- nication. Rynning’s research interests are related to identity design within critical design exploring visual concepts communicating issues of social and political character. Another area of interest is Nordic design and regional culture. Tim Simon Tim Simon is graduated in architecture from Universität der Künste Berlin. Currently develops his PhD at HafenCity Universität Hamburg. Curator at KAIROS Pavilion. Between 2015 and 2017 was teaching assistant at the TU München with Uta Graff, and currently is assistant at the HafenCity Universität Hamburg. JQTS is an architecture studio working between Lisbon and Hamburg. The work consists in a serial research into the open field of architecture combined with a process of learning from the empirical knowledge. Michaël Stas Michaël Stas is ir. Architect and Urbanist (KULeuven and IUAV Venice). After graduation he started at Architecture Workroom Brussels, working on the research and exhibition of ‘A Good City Has Industry’. Thereafter he worked for Studio Paola Viganò on several pro- jects going from a landscape park, urban projects and public spaces to large scale territorial visions, such as l’Espace Bleu de l’Eurométropole, for which he also organised a series of workshops. He was project leader for ‘Over de Ring - seg- ment Southeast’. In addition he was one of Paola Viganò’s teaching assistants at EPFL Lausanne. Currently he is work- ing for the Flemish Government on the new program of spatial transformation, combined with teaching in cartography and territorial representation at ENSAP Lille. Gert Stevens Concept Designer / Art Director If you watched a movie in the last two decades interrupted by a commercial and thought the hell with it I’m going to play a game now, there is a fair chance you would have come across some of Gert Stevens’ concept designs in all of them. It’s the result of his passion caught while studying Product Design and playing truant during the cumbersome ergonomics classes whereby he ended up in the local comic book store to be paralyzed by a ‘Making of’ film book. After his first project for the King Baudouin Foundation in Design for the Enterprise (not the Starship) he specialized in an MA Design for Film in England. Taking the British film industry by storm at the begin- ning of the new century as one of the first digital 3D designers in a pre-production film art department he collaborated on Harry Potter, Star Wars, Charlie and his Chocolate Factory to name just a few. In between film projects Gert diversified in other areas of design for the entertainment industry. In 2017 he was honored with an award nomination by the Art Directors Guild of America for his collaboration to excellence in Production Design as a Con- cept Designer for the fantasy filmWonder Woman. He’s now a member of the ADG of Ameri- ca Local 800. Justine Syen Justine Syen has a master’s degree in Product Development from the University of Antwerp and continued with a year at the prestigious Copenhagen In- stitute for Interaction Design. Afterwards, she joined the in- ternational design consultancy Frog in Milan as an experience designer. There she has been focussing on projects within healthcare, telecom and IoT while taking some time each year to teach service design at Supsi. Anne Britt Torkildsby Anne Britt Torkildsby has a background in industrial design from Umeå Institute of Design in Sweden, holds a PhD in de- sign from The Swedish School of Textiles, and is currently do- ing research at The Norwegian Laboratory of Universal Design; The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Her research interests are in the areas of Critical Design thinking applied in Univer- sal Design settings (theory and design methodology), Universal Design for Higher Learning (teaching methods and learning materials), and last but not least, how the Built Environment affect our health and well-being. https://www.ntnu.edu/employ- ees/anne.torkildsby http://www.ntnu.edu/ivb/ norwegian-research-laborato- ry-for-univeral-design Traumnovelle Traumnovelle is a militant fac- tion founded by three Belgian architects: Léone Drapeaud, Manuel León Fanjul and Johnny Leya. Traumnovelle uses architecture and fiction as an- alytical, critical and subversive tools to emphasize contempo- rary issues and dissect their resolutions. Traumnovelle alternates between cynicism and enthusiasm all the while advocating for critical thinking in architecture. Traumnovelle champions a multi-disciplinary approach with architecture at the crossroads. Traumnovelle distances itself from current forms of naive architecture and refuses to glorify the mundane. Traumnovelle sides with those who have not sacrificed ambi- tion and criticism. Traumno- velle is curator of the Belgian Pavilion at the 2018 Biennale di Venezia. Their project “Eurotopie” champions a mul- ti-disciplinary approach with architecture at the crossroads and questions the relationships between architecture and politics. Kristof Vaes Assistant Professor of Design at UA / Design for Interaction / Care & Care Technology In 1996, Kristof obtained his master degree in Product De- velopment from the University College of Antwerp. Between 1997 and 2015, he worked as a product designer and freelance consultant for various design teams and offices: Bulo Office Furniture, Achilles design, Stu- dio Dott., Peel, etc.! In those years, he acquired design experience in human-centered design, service design, concept development, and engineering design. Since 2006, he combines his activities as a freelance product designer with an academic career. In April 2014, he obtained a PhD in Industrial Design Engineering at the Delft University of Technology. In 2015, he became a full-time Assistant Professor of Design at the Faculty of Design Scienc- es in Antwerp. His work is driven by a fond passion for hu- man-product interactions and care technology. His research on ‘Product Stigmaticity’ or stigma-free design aims to improve day-to-day life for peo- ple who depend on assistive devices or assistive technolo- gy. The goal is to relieve users of the social stress related to using these solutions. The stigma-free design tools and measuring techniques that he developed, strive to go beyond the physical adaptation between user and product and aim for products that support the user’s personal and social well-being. As a lecturer at the Faculty of Design Sciences his teachings include: product semantics, inclusive design, and design for wellbeing. As a design tutor, he guides students in projects such as: exploring human-product inter- actions, product-service-sys- tems, and master projects in product development. Gregory Van Barel (SolarBoat Team) www.uantwerpen.be/solarboat Gert Verheule In 1996 I graduated at the faculty “Product development” in Antwerp. I worked in different company’s as a mechanical designer: www.theo.be , www.dupont. com, alcatel-lucent, verhaert. com, niko.eu . Since 2009, I have worked as an independent consultant in product development for various companies. My main focus as a professional design- er is mechanical conceptional design and materialisation of ideas in high volume markets. In my spare time I like to make stuff and spend time on the Tatami or in the snow. Quinten Vermincksel Works as a architect and urban planner. His works varies from renovation of old Buddhist temples to new contemporary renovation projects. besides his professional work he works on the position of the concept ‘utopia’ within contemporary architecture theory. Ief Winckelmans Now committed to facilitating the transition to a sustain- able society, Ief has started (and sold) a VC funded ICT company in the mid-nineties and eventually transitioned into venture capital. Currently, he is founder of Impact Vista, which evolved from the Ocean Impact Alliance. In the past, his exciting business journey led in 2008 to the start of yachting company Yuwen Marine in China. Until it’s acquisition in 2014 the company introduced China’s leading entrepreneurs to Business, Investing and Leisure in Europe via the world of luxury yachting. Further- more, he also established the European network for Huawei Technologies as Sales Director Europe. As an entrepreneur and investor he believes in human ingenuity and in our ability to transform challenges into opportunities.