Design, Business and Society: Dimensions of Interaction
4 - 6 October 2012 Ekaterinburg, Russia
Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts/ Russian Designers Association
http://www.usaaa.ru/cumulus/cumuluseng
Maximum number of participants
100
Contact persons
Valery Gafurov (Mr.)
Head International Relations
Ural State Academy of Architecture and Art,
23 K.Liebknecht Street,
Ekaterinburg, 620075 Russia
Tel./Fax: +7-343-3712347
E-mail: vgafurov[at]usaaa.ru
Current matters
Russia is getting into new era in the usage of design. Design education can be seen one of the key impact players for the success of economy, sustainability and good quality of life. Ural of Russia is one of the drivers of the Russian economy and not only cause it is the boundary between Europe and Asia, it is the beginning of Siberia and Ural is big industry but also big challenges for the environment. Many topics are there also still to be explored as well as how in this context the partnership of business, industry and design education can be seen positively through Ural for the whole Russia.
Information on Ekaterinburg http://www.ekaterinburg.com
Conference description
Conference venue:
Ekaterinburg - Tsentralny Hotel, “Voznesensky” Conference Room
(74 Malyshev Street, Ekaterinburg, Russia. http://hotelcentr.ru/eng/)
Preliminary programme:
Wednesday - October 3, 2012
Participants arrive, check-in at hotels
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Thursday - October 4, 2012
10.00 Registration
11.00 - 13.00 Plenary session:
11.00–11.10 – Welcome from the Government of Sverdlovsk region
11.10 – 11.20 – Welcome from the Finnish Embassy in Moscow
11.10–11.40 - Opening speech: Chairman «Cumulus», Christian GUELLERIN
11.40 –12.00 Sergey POSTNIKOV, Rector, Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts, Ekaterinburg, Russia. Design and Art Education at the Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts, and the Design Profession in the Urals: the present and the future
12.00–12.20 Vladimir KISLYAKOVSKY, Director, Ivan Shadr School of Art, Ekaterinburg, Russia. A 110 years of art and design education in the Urals
12.20–12.40 Yuri NAZAROV, President, Russian Association of Designers. Russian market of design services: the perspective of the Russian Association of Designers (title tbc)
12.40–13.00 Raimo NIKKANEN. Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture. (Title to be confirmed)
13.00 - 14.15 Lunch
14.15 - 16.00 Plenary session:
14.15 – 14.30 Vladimir SANZHAROV, Vice-President, Russian Association of Designers. “Design on the Edge…”
14.30 – 14.45 – Victor BRAGIN, Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts. Comparison of Design Education in Russia and in Europe.
14.45–15.00 – Speaker to be confirmed
15.00 – 15.15 – Representative of Ivan Shadr School of Art (title to be confirmed)
15.15–15.30 –Veli-Matti SAVO, Vice-President, Martela (Finland). Impressions from the Finnish Design Days in Moscow.
15.30–15.40 – Antti NOUSJOKI, ALA Architects Ltd. (Finland). (title to be confirmed)
15.40–15.50 – Summary of the first day by the Chair
16.00–18.00 - Visit to Shadr School followed by visit to USAAA
19.00 Reception
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Friday - October 5, 2012
10.00 - 13.00 Plenary session
10.00–10.30 - Tim MOSCOVITCH, Professor Emeritus, the University of Huddersfield, UK. Design Values in Business and Education
10.30–10.45 – A representative of NPO Avomatiki, a lead manufacturer of electronics for the aerospace industry in Russia (tbc)
10.45 - 11.00 - Elena Postnikova, Dean of Design, Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts - Design Education and Business: Regional and International Dimensions of Interaction
10.45 – 13.00 – General discussion. (Speakers will have 10 min for presentation and 5 min for questions)
13.00 - 14.15 Lunch
14.45 - 17.00 Breakout groups
- Design education in the context of the two-tier system: a strong argument for the role of art courses in design education
- Integrating enterprise/industry, design and designers
17.00 - 17.30 Plenary session: raporteurs present feedback from breakour groups
17.30 - 18.00 General discussion. Summary. Official closing
19.00 Conference dinner
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Saturday - October 6, 2012
Tours
City of Ekaterinburg + Constructivist heritage + visit to the border between Europe and Asia
You can find more information in English at http://www.ekaterinburg.com