parallel sessions programme​​

september 22

september 22 · 2025

14:00 – 16:00 · parallel session 1

DESIGN STUDIO PEDAGOGY #1 – Chair: Beatrice Lerma 

ROOM: Jose Grácio Auditorium (Mechanical Engineering Department – Building 22)

IDTITLEAuthorsType
8Unfolding interactions in design studio courses: Visual tools for design critiques in terms of content and styleOnur Yılmaz, Koray GelmezFull Paper
14Let’s Figure This Out Together: Building Social Support Through Cross-Pollinative Design Studio PedagogyZhengping Liow, Ye ZhangFull Paper
15Tutor guidance in design studio: study of effects and challengesMithra Zahedi, Virginie TessierFull Paper
156Practicing Constructive Feedback during Design Projects Saadeddine Shehab, Amanda Henderson, Daniel  LewisFull Paper
135Studio Properties: A Contribution to Knowledge in Design EducationDerek Jones, Elizabeth Boling, James Benedict  Brown, James Corazzo, Colin Gray, Nicole LotzFull Paper
36How playing or making card games can support Universal Design teachingRichard Herriott, Asa River JacksonFull Paper

DESIGN THINKING & CREATIVITY – Chair: Angela Bains

ROOM: Aquarium Room (Civil Engineering Department – Building 28)

ID TITLE Authors Type
56 The Impact of Creativity and Goal Orientation on Design Learning Gizem Yazıcı, Fehmi Doğan Full Paper
12 Design Thinking (A Visual Critique) Ricardo Sosa Visual Submission
37 Design Thinking Pedagogy in a Culture of Information Immediacy Ahu Yolac, Philip Plowright Full Paper
62 The impact of walking without digital distractions on design creativity Joao Ferreira Full Paper
130 A Post-anthropocentric Creative Mindset through Design Education Eva Monestier, Marita Canina Full Paper
96 Neodesign: The Loss of Craft, Imagination and a Playful Attitude Rodrigo Hernández Ramírez, Yaron Meron Full Paper

DESIGN EDUCATION & AI #1 – Chair: Nina Costa

ROOM: Geosciences Auditorium (Geosciences Department – Building 16)

IDTITLEAuthorsType
16Move Slow or Fail Fast? Enhancing STEM Design Education with AI-Assisted Iterative WorkflowsYingying SunFull Paper
28Artificial Intelligence in future art and design educationTore Andre Ringvold, Ingri Strand, Peter Haakonsen, Kari Saasen StrandFull Paper
46Positioning Roles of AI Representations in Creative ConversationLisha Ren, Zhiwen Deng Full Paper
136Can AI assess design students’ projects? Discussing the future of assessments with a proof of conceptAli Cankat Alan, Koray GelmezFull Paper
78Student-led Explorations in Speculative Design Using Generative AIHaider Akmal, Eduardo Benítez Sandoval,  June Kim Full Paper
74Shifting AI Narrative. From Dystopian to Solarpunk Futures in Design EducationAnca Serbanescu, Kees SchullerCase Study

SUSTAINABILITY AND CIRCULARITY #1 – Chair: Paulo Silva

ROOM: João Branco Auditorium (Art and Communicaton Department – Building 21)

IDTITLEAuthorsType
154Ecological Sustainability and Exhibition Design EducationJennie SchaefferLetter
19The IDEA Design Scaffold: Empowering Novice Designers with Systemic and Sustainable Design EducationIoannis Xenakis, Despoina GrigoreliFull Paper
26From Awareness to Action: Embracing Sustainability Topics – An Interview Study about Sustainability Topics with Graphic Design StakeholdersFengjin YuFull Paper
31Spatial-Data Sensemaking: Learning Architecture in the Climate Emergency Martha BohmFull Paper
33Reaffirming Learning – a micro examination of teaching interventions and their connectednessNoemi Sadowska, Tara HanrahanCase Study
106Designing playful education: a game changing matrix to rule ‘em allLetizia Vaccarella, Giulia Teverini, Annamaria RecuperoFull Paper

16:30 – 18:30 · parallel session 2

INTERTWINING ACTORS AND COMMUNITIES #1 – Chair: Luís Ferreira

ROOM: Jose Grácio Auditorium (Mechanical Engineering Department – Building 22)

IDTITLEAuthorsType
27Evaluating Community-Academic Partnerships in Design ProjectsCambey Mikush, Cristina Leos, Jamie Nicole Elsner, Liz ChenStatement of Pedagogy
41A New Career Path for Designers: Crowdwork and Designers’ Motivations to Engage in this Employment Modelİrem Dilek Alptekin, Pınar KayganFull Paper
63Design Literacy in Undergraduate Education for Non-Design FieldsDerya Yorgancıoğlu, Esin Kömez Dağlıoğlu, Yeşim Çapa Aydın Full Paper
110Design, Technology, and Cities: Integrating design education in an undergraduate degree in Urban TechnologyMatthew Wizinsky, Bryan BoyerStatement of Pedagogy
131From Interviews with Practitioners to Distributed Design KnowledgeLadislava Zbiejczuk Suchá, Roman Sellner NovotnýStatement of Pedagogy
150Designing Scaffolding Cards for Design Challenges in K-12 SettingsSaad Shehab, Jane Pak, Roya Attarian, Michelle HerediaFull Paper

DESIGN STUDIO PEDAGOGY #2 – Chair: Virginie Tessier

ROOM: Aquarium Room (Civil Engineering Department – Building 28)

IDTITLEAuthorsType
113The fuzzy edges of online design studiosNicole Lotz, Derek Jones, Tina Deiml-Seibt Conversation
141Intertwining The Materiality and Criticism In Critical Making StudioÖzgün DilekFull Paper
160Education meta-ideologies applied to the studio modelPaul HardmanFull Paper
75Intertwining Briefs: Reflecting on the Craft of Design Studio Briefs Ricardo Sosa, Enya Moore, Jody Watts, Nina Hansopaheluwakan, Rodrigo Hernandez Ramirez, Yaron Meron Full Paper
79Disconnected Measures: Exploring the Relationship Between Critical Thinking Tests and Design Studio OutcomesPhilip Plowright, Ahu YolacFull Paper
148Everyday interactions with the Tecnosphere: a critical educational pathAnnapaola Vacanti, Alessandro LodoviniFull Paper

DESIGN EDUCATION FUTURE & FUTURE-ORIENTED EDUCATION – Chair: João Batalheiro Ferreira

ROOM: Geosciences Auditorium (Geosciences Department – Building 16)

IDTITLEAuthorsType
70Design Futures Pedagogy: Does the type of exercise, year of study, order, and number of exercises matter? Peter Scupelli, Paulo CarvalhoFull Paper
128The Apparition – Teacher-Generated Drawing StrategyRui CostaFull Paper
98Applying Intersectional theory in design as a practice for raised awareness in design educationFederica Caruso, Venanzio ArquillaFull Paper
173Futuring Design Education Better: Practice, Experience, and ContextAndrew WhitcombFull Paper
118Visioning Transformative Futures in AdvertisingJay Irizawa, Sugandha Gaur, Angela Bains, Lesley-Ann NoelConversation
186Exploring the Role of Design to support Interdisciplinary Research in Higher Education Institutions Rute Harada, Nina Costa, Johannes GoesslingFull Paper

VALUES OF DESIGN INTERTWINIA #1 – Chair: Jennie Schaeffer

ROOM: João Branco Auditorium (Art and Communicaton Department – Building 21)

IDTITLEAuthorsType
23Sociology through/with design: Embedding Social Justice into Design PedagogyAnqi Rong, Nina Hansopaheluwakan EdwardFull Paper
24From Pockets to Peace: A Letter for DesignersMichelle HelmanLetter
64Transforming Education: Add-On Workshops as a Tool to Integrate Ethical Responsibility in Design EducationElisabeth Friesinger, Stephan KruscheCase Study
167Teaching the ethical responsibility as a foundation for designers Juan de la RosaCase Study
122Moral Aesthetic Action: A Framework for Ethically Driven InterventionSimon LindblomFull Paper
83Decolonizing the Engineering DesignerMatt Borland, Leslia Wexler, Kate SellenConversation

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This work was supported by FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, I.P. by project reference UIDB/04057/2020 and DOI identifier <https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/04057/2020>.