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Designing Design Education | Dialogwerkstatt

WDC-Campus: Dialogwerkstätten
Event: Designing Design Education | Dialogwerkstatt
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WDC 2026

Designing Design Education Prof. Dr. René Spitz presents the iF Foundation series “Designing Design Education,” a flexible framework for reorienting design education.

It addresses the balance between analog and digital skills, the re-politicization of design, interdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration, and the social mission of design. Volume 4 is presented along with accompanying workshops, lectures, and a panel. Book presentation: June 11, 2025 Workshop series: July 8, 2025, 11:00 – 20:00, registration from mid-April.

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