Angewandte Interdisciplinary LabLecture 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.
