The social, smart and sustainable design of future cities The UNESCO City of Design Subnetwork Meeting 2020, which was hosted by Graz in cooperation with St. Étienne, focused on the social, smart and sustainable aspects of urban development. From October 5th to October 7th the conference took place as a hybrid form – online via Zoom and …
We are thrilled to announce that the MInD Lab has received a gold award at the 2020 Melbourne Design Awards for its latest project “Experiencing (In)tangible Heritage Through eXtended Reality: Western Beach Park Geelong” In partnership with the City of Greater Geelong and our technology developer Darkspede, the project is part of the newly revitalised …
Deakin Waterfront Geelong, 9th January 2020 Together with the City of Greater Geelong representatives, MindLab hosted the first workshop “Digital Placemaking + Green Spine Project” at Deakin Waterfront on January 9th. The aim of the workshop was to discuss potential collaboration that will utilise of location-specific digital technologies to create new services, products and experiences …
Diadem Offices Melbourne CBD, 7th February 2020 Following the established MindLab model of compulsory collaboration of research/education institutions with government and industry stakeholders to establish innovation ecosystems that will further drive complex problems solving to create bigger impact, the lab organized three hours long workshop with Diadem’s representatives – company’s leaders, designers, architects, managers, strategists, …
Deakin Geelong Waterfront, 10th February 2020 On Monday February 9th, MindLab hosted Ambient Intelligence and Interfaces in the Built Environment Workshop. The workshop represents one of the initiatives of the MindLab director, professor Tuba Kocaturk, to establish a new area of expertise at Deakin University in applications of embedding “intelligence” into our everyday physical spaces …
18 & 19 March 2020, The Pier, Geelong Deakin University, DesignMind and the City of Greater Geelong invite you to attend Design City | Building an Innovation Ecosystem, a unique international symposium that will bring together business leaders, government bodies and research & educational institutions to explore the role of Design & Creativity in driving innovation. The Symposium …
7th August 2019, Deakin Waterfront, Geelong The Live+Smart Research Laboratory in conjunction with the MInD Laboratory at the Deakin University School of Architecture and Built Environment organized an Industry Breakfast Workshop to discuss the blockages to implementing sustainability considerations in construction, and to further assess the use of Virtual Reality (VR) platforms to overcome these issues. This event brought together industry …
March 2019, Geelong Regional Library In March 2019, more than 140 community stakeholders gathered at the Geelong Regional Library to learn more about Geelong’s City of Design designation and the importance of using creativity and design thinking to drive innovation and economic benefits for our city. The day featured international guest speakers from fellow cities …
September 5th, 2019, Geelong This morning Technology for Geelong organised the 2019 Regional Innovation Summit, part of the Victorian Governments Digital Innovation Festival in order to drive digital innovation and inclusion in Greater Geelong. The Geelong Manufacturing Council opened the event and invited Professor Tuba Kocaturk from the MiND Lab at Deakin University and Chris Gilbey …
Wednesday 25 September 2019, the Greater City of Geelong media release The new-look Western Beach Boat Yard Reserve has been officially re-opened by Mayor Bruce Harwood today after an extensive restoration, that combines elements of the site’s history with modern features. Relatives of the original boat building families who operated the site attended the opening …