RESCHEDULED - AIA Southeast Asia - Linking Design to Outcomes Through Innovative Design Processes

When: NEW DATE - Thursday 12 September 2024 @ 06:00 (Eastern US Time)/ 18:00 (Singapore time)
Where: ONLINE
CES: Estimated 1.5 LU/HSW for AIA Members

Speaker

Dr. Upali Nanda, Executive Vice President and Global Sector Director, Innovation, HKS. Assoc. AIA, EDAC, ACHE

Description

This lecture will discuss how research and strategy are integrated into the design process to achieve better outcomes for human and planetary health. A framework for innovation and meaningful research integration will be shared, followed by key case studies of completed and ongoing projects. For completed projects, the pathway from research-informed design intent to measurable outcomes will be mapped. Attendees will learn how an agile design process can balance research rigor with creative application.

Speaker Bio

Dr. Upali Nanda is the EVP and Global Sector Director for Innovation at HKS, an international architectural firm where she oversees a range of innovation practices that work within, through, and beyond the built environment for meaningful impact. Prior to her current role, she served as the Global Research Director for the firm and as the Executive Director for the non-profit Center for Advanced Design Research and Education. Dr. Nanda teaches as a Professor of Practice at the Taubman School of Architecture and Urban Planning at the University of Michigan and serves on the board of the Academy for Neuroscience for Architecture. Her award-winning research around health and wellbeing, neuroscience and architecture, sensthetics, point of decision design, and outcome-driven design has been widely published. She has won various research and innovation awards, including the 2018 Women in Architecture Innovator Award.