Conference Agenda
Session Overview
Date: Thursday, 20/Nov/2025
9:00am - 9:30am
Admission
Location:
Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
9:30am - 10:00am
Welcome Address & Introduction
Location:
Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
10:00am - 11:00am
Keynote "Renewing Nature: Enacting Biodesign to Restore Ecosystems" by Carole Collet
Location:
Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Session Chair:
Petra Gruber
11:00am - 11:15am
Coffee break
11:15am - 12:15pm
Session 1: Design with organisms
Location:
Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Session Chair:
Anna Orbanić
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Lunch break
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Session 2: Bio-inspiration
Location:
Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Session Chair:
Helga Lichtenegger
2:30pm - 2:45pm
Coffee break
2:45pm - 3:45pm
Session 3: Artistic approaches
Location:
Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Session Chair:
Ebba Fransén Waldhör
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Posters
Location:
Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Session Chair:
Andreas Körner
Date: Friday, 21/Nov/2025
9:30am - 10:00am
Admission
Location:
Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
10:00am - 11:00am
Keynote "Design Against Extinction" by Mitchell Joachim
Location:
Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Session Chair:
Anja Jonkhans
11:00am - 11:15am
Coffee break
11:15am - 12:15pm
Session 4: Prototyping/ Fabrication
Location:
Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Session Chair:
Viktória Sándor
12:15pm - 1:15pm
Lunch break
1:30pm - 2:30pm
Session 5: Bioreceptivity
Location:
Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Session Chair:
Barbara Imhof
2:30pm - 2:45pm
Coffee break
2:45pm - 3:45pm
Session 6: Critical reflection
Location:
Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Session Chair:
Gonzalo Vaíllo
3:45pm - 4:00pm
Closing Words
Location:
Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Session Chair:
Camille Breuil
4:00pm - 4:30pm
ROOTARCH Exhibition and Presentation
Location:
Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna
4:30pm - 7:00pm
Aperitif, Small reception
Location:
Auditorium of the University of Applied Arts Vienna