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Keynotes

We will be releasing information about the keynote speakers on this page gradually!

Prof. Tomohiro Tachi

​The University of Tokyo, Japan

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Title: Origami Bridging Art, Science, and Industry

Tomohiro Tachi is a Professor of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tokyo. He studied architecture and received his Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Tokyo in 2010. He has been designing origami since 2002 and continues to explore three-dimensional and kinematic forms through computation. He has developed computational origami tools, including "Origamizer" and "Freeform Origami," which are available on his website. He explores form, function, and fabrication in nature and art. His research interests include origami engineering, structural morphology, and computational fabrication. He is engaged in STEAM education at the University of Tokyo, College of Arts and Sciences.

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Professor Behnaz Farahi

The MIT Media Lab, USA

Title: Emotive Environments and Critical Matter

Behnaz Farahi is an award-winning designer and critical maker working at the intersection of fashion, architecture and interactive design. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at the MIT Media Lab where she leads the Critical Matter research group. Trained as an architect, Farahi's work focuses on fostering empathetic relationships between the human body and its surrounding environment. For this she draws upon emerging technologies and morphological and behavioral principles inspired by natural systems. Her projects address critical issues such as feminism, emotion, bodily perception, and social interaction. She specializes in computational design, interactive technologies, additive manufacturing, and digital fabrication technologies.

 

Farahi is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum Digital Design Award, Innovation by Design Fast Company Award, and the World Technology Award. She has co-edited 'Interactive Design: Towards a Responsive Environment' (Birkhäuser Verlag, 2023) and '3D Printed Body Architecture' (Wiley, 2017).

 

Her work has been included in the permanent collection of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. It has also been exhibited internationally at Ars Electronica, Linz and Context Art Miami, SIGGRAPH, La Piscine Museum in France and A+D Architecture and Design Museum in LA. It has also been featured in several magazines and online websites including WIRED, BBC, CNN, The Guardian, Frame Magazine, and many more.

Kengo Kuma

Architect, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Kengo Kuma was born in 1954. He established Kengo Kuma & Associates in 1990. He is currently a University Professor and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo after teaching at Keio University and the University of Tokyo. KKAA projects are currently underway in more than 50 countries. Kengo Kuma proposes architecture that opens up new relationships between nature, technology, and human beings. His major publications include Kengo Kuma Onomatopoeia Architecture Grounding (X-Knowledge), Nihon no Kenchiku (Architecture of Japan, Iwanami Shoten), Zen Shigoto (Kengo Kuma – the complete works, Daiwa Shobo), Ten Sen Men (Point Line Plane, Iwanami Shoten), Makeru Kenchiku (Architecture of Defeat, Iwanami Shoten), Shizen na Kenchiku (Natural Architecture, Iwanami Shinsho), Chii-sana Kenchiku (Small Architecture, Iwanami Shinsho) and many others.

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