Cumulus congratulates the 2025-2028 President and Executive Board elected at the annual General Assembly held on 6 June 2025 at L’École de design Nantes Atlantique in France.
Cumulus welcomed as its next President Lorenzo Imbesi, PhD, Full Professor and Design Research Director, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
Prior to the presidency 2025-2028, Professor Imbesi has served two consecutive terms serving the association in its Executive Board 2016-2022, after this as the President of the Association during 2022-2025. As an architect and scholar with an esteemed trajectory contributing to the research field for design internationally through graduate education, publications, and conferences, Lorenzo has steered important efforts to create spaces for design research discourse and practice to thrive within the Cumulus Family.
The Cumulus Executive Board (CEB) is a group of experienced prominent academic leaders elected from Cumulus full member institutions worldwide. We are especially thrilled to see that CEB 9 2025-2028 consists of members from countries not represented before such as Brazil and Canada.
The Cumulus Executive Board 9 is serving a three-year term are as follows (in alphabetical order by country):
– Kristof Vaes, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Antwerp, Belgium
– Joao De Sa Bonelli, PhD, Adjunct Academic Coordinator, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Brazil
– Luigi Ferrara, Arch., OAA, Hon. ACID O, Senator WDO, OCAD University, Canada
– Miaosen Gong, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Design, Jiangnan University, P.R. China
– Natacha Lallemand, PhD, Head of International Affairs, Professor, École Duperré, France
– Philipp Heidkamp, Vice-Dean, Tenure Professor, TH Köln, Köln International School of Design (KISD), Germany
– Archana Surana, Founder-Director, ARCH College of Design and Business, India
– Anna Meroni, Full Professor, Deputy Dean School of Design, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
– Roberto Iñiguez Flores, PhD, Associate Provost, National School of Architecture, Art and Design, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
– Teresa Franqueira, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Aveiro, Portugal.
We are more than grateful for all deep dedication and strong commitment by all Cumulus Board Members in the past, our Fellows, and now our new board continues with energy and passion for all Cumulusians and our partners and friends the world around.
For more information, please contact:
Eija Salmi FRSA
Secretary General
eija.salmi[at]cumulusassociation.org
