People to People, Human to Nature

Next Design Innovation in the Era of AI
Angewandte Interdisciplinary Lab

Lecture by Prof. Dr. Lou Yongqi about Sustainable Design Education and Trans-disciplinary Innovation
People to People, Human to Nature: Next Design Innovation in the Era of AI
Prof. Dr. Yongqi LOU is a Vice President of Tongji University in Shanghai, the Vice President of Industrial Design Association of China, and the Chair of the international advisory board of the University of Applied Arts Vienna.

Lou has been the pioneer in China for design-driven innovation that connect design, business, and technology. He is the founding executive editor of She Ji — the Journal of Design, Innovation, and Economics published by Elsevier and an editorial board member of the journal Design Issues published by The MIT Press.

His latest book is Design Harvests: An acupunctural design approach toward sustainability, published by MistraUrbanFutures in Sweden. His works have been exhibited in the Design Museum of Helsinki, the Triennale Design Museum in Milano, and among other prestigious institutions.