Design Manchester: Hybrid Space #DM21 Symposium
Tuesday 16th November 2021 02:00 PM to 06:00 PM
Manchester School of Art

Design Manchester and partners present a live event to explore and give updates on a range of projects and innovations on the theme of local, global and hybrid collaboration.

What is the new normal? How can virtual communication reinforce communities and real-world interaction?
In this hybrid symposium, Design Manchester and partners present a deep-dive exploration of hybrid innovation in a series of presentations and panel discussions with contributors both present in the room and joining from other cities including Nairobi, Helsinki and Rotterdam. They’ll look at creative projects that have experimented with hybrid collaboration in the last year, on themes including Food and Climate Change, Human Architecture, Art and Mental Health, Connecting Neighbourhoods, Virtual Performance Venues and Street Poetry.
The projects will be presented by collaborators both local and global, and discussed with the live audience in the Benzie Theatre at Manchester School of Art, M15 6BR.
Featured projects include:
DOING ZERO Food and climate change
HYBRID SPACE Human architecture and extension
PAST PRESENT FUTURE Designers and their inspiration
CONNECTING NEIGHBOURHOODS Sound paths Moston, Dice project, Streets of poetry, Mindgames
GO GLOBAL STAY LOCAL A new book from Design Manchester
This event is free to attend, but booking is essential.
Find out more about this event and the above-mentioned project on the Design Manchester website.
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