Application time

2024/5/12 - 2024/6/2

Workshop time

2024/6/29 - 2024/7/6

Workshop location

College of Architecture and Urban Planning Tongji University

Architecture 

as a Planetary Science

Co-agency, Co-pilot and Co-existence

Over the past 13 years, DigitalFUTURES has brought together architects and instructors from around the world to offer a series of lectures and workshops, growing substantially into a shared global platform accessible to scholars, architects, and students worldwide. This year, DigitalFUTURES 2024, with the theme Architecture as a Planetary Science: Co-agency, Co-pilot and Co-existence, will further explore the technological emergence within the global view, focusing on the intersection of AI technology and the built environment, unfolding the potential of digital technology to transform the way we approach globalization. 

Amidst the Anthropocene epoch, the notion of co-agency prompts a profound reevaluation of the subject-object dynamic within design practice, reframing humans, nature, technology, and society as interwoven constituents of a unified whole, rather than discrete entities. Guided by this ethos, designers embark on a journey of collaborative inquiry, exploring how to forge symbiotic relationships with natural elements to engender architectural and urban environments that seamlessly integrate with their surrounding milieu. Co-piloting ignites a spirit of innovation, compelling us to harness cutting-edge digital technologies to steer urban development toward a balanced convergence of environmental preservation and societal advancement. Co-existence underscores the imperative of fostering symbiosis with the contextual fabric and natural ecosystems, advocating for the creation of inclusive, interconnected spaces that nurture the flourishing of both human and non-human inhabitants. Under the theme Architecture as a Planetary Science: Co-agency, Co-pilot and Co-existence, DigitalFUTURES 2024 will organize a series of workshops, lectures, international conferences, and exhibitions. Through the exchange of ideas and insights, we hope to inspire a new generation of architects and designers to embrace the vision of a more harmonious, sustainable, and aesthetically enriching planet. 

Application Guide

*The workshops are open to students, professors and scholars, as well as professionals. There is no fee for this program, and students are responsible for their own travel and accommodation. 

Application Dates

*Each group of workshops is open for 100 candidates and the application window for that group will be closed when it is full, so participants are encouraged to register early for the workshops they are interested in. Subsequent increases in the number of candidates per group will be subject to availability.

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