Conference Agenda

This workshop seeks to unite the Sustainable Design SIG and AFRICA-DESIGN initiative, emphasizing the importance of integrating diverse cultural, economic, and territorial insights into global sustainable design practices and education. As sustainability becomes increasingly significant, leveraging varied perspectives is key to enhancing design methods. The workshop will benefit from AFRICA-DESIGN's extensive contributions, offering unique sustainable design insights.

Objectives include assessing sustainable design education and practices in different contexts, exploring sustainable solutions in resource-limited settings, and promoting mutual learning on sustainability's various aspects—environmental, social, economic, and resilience. The event also aims to create an actionable plan for worldwide sustainable design efforts and assemble specific event teams.

Through a scenario-based approach, participants will assess and propose enhancements to a product's sustainability in an African setting. The workshop encourages exchanging insights on sustainable design across regions, brainstorming, and planning initiatives to foster connections and share best practices among design professionals. It intends to ignite discussion on the sustainability and replicability of solutions in diverse socio-economic contexts, striving for a broad, inclusive approach to sustainable design.