"Innovative City Forum (ICF)," an open international conference that takes up the theme "Designing the Future for Global Cities and Lifestyles" will be held on Wednesday, October 14 to Friday, October 16, 2015 at Roppongi Academyhills.
We will be welcoming opinion leaders on leading-edge technologies, urban development, design, and art from various countries in the world, including Mr. Nicholas Negroponte, founder of MIT Media Lab, who will take the podium to deliver a keynote address.
Discussions will be held for three days on such topics as "Cities and Microbes," "Urban Development and Area Management," and "Redefinition of Design."
"Innovative City Forum 2014"
Photo: Mikuriya Shinichiro
On the third day of the forum, Nanjo Fumio, Director of the Mori Art Museum will discuss about "Art & Creation" along with Mr. Ito Joichi, Mr. Oron Catts and others.
Join in the session and learn more about art!
"Innovative City Forum 2014" Nanjo Fumio appears on stage
Photo: Mikuriya Shinichiro
[Overview]
Dates: Wednesday, October 14 - Friday, October 16, 2015 (3 days)
* October 14 & 15: Booked out
Venue: Roppongi Academyhills (49F, Roppongi Hills Mori Tower)
Admission: 5,000 Yen (incl. tax) per day
Bookings & details here:
http://icf.academyhills.com/en/index.html
[Program]
Art and Creativity Session 1
Redefinition of Design "Is This a Matter of Design?"
- 10:00-12:00, Friday, October 16, 2015
Speakers:
Shigematsu Shohei (Architect, Partner, OMA)
Gustaff Harriman Iskandar (Artist/Director, Common Room Networks Foundation)
Katherine Higgins (Producer, MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST))
Nanjo Fumio (Director, Mori Art Museum)
Art and Creativity Session 2
Redefinition of Design "What Is It that You Design?"
- 13:00-15:00, Friday, October 16, 2015
Speakers;
Hyungmin Pai Professor (University of Seoul)
Benjamin Loyaute (Curator & Designer)
Usman Haque (Founding Partner, Umbrellium / Founder, Thingful.net)
Nanjo Fumio (Director, Mori Art Museum)
Art and Creativity Session 3
Redefinition of Design "Design Returns to Nature"
- 15:30-17:00, Friday, October 16, 2015
Speakers;
Ito Joichi (Director, MIT Media Lab)
Oron Catts (Director of SymbioticA, The University of Western Australia)
Jessica Green (Director, Biology and Built Environment Center, University of Oregon
Co-founder and CTO, Phylagen Inc.)
Nanjo Fumio (Director, Mori Art Museum)
Archival videos of "Innovative City Forum" are uploaded to YouTube!
Watch from here:
In Japanese: http://www.youtube.com/user/InnovativeCityForumJ
In English: http://www.youtube.com/user/InnovativeCityForum
