{"id":944,"date":"2024-05-27T22:02:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T22:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/designdisaster.unibz.it\/2024\/?page_id=944"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:35:21","slug":"ddcon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/designdisaster.unibz.it\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"By Design and by Disaster Conference 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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More disasters since we began a decade ago. What to do now, and how?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lisa Baumgarten<\/a> proposes critical design pedagogies, Bianca Elzenbaumer<\/a> (Brave New Alps<\/a>, La Foresta<\/a>) provides outlooks on transformative design practices in troubled times with a historical take, Manuel Grebenjak (radius<\/a>) offers capacity building and strategies for social movement actors (\ud83d\udcd6 Tipping Points \u2013 Strategies Within the Climate Movement Ecosystem<\/a>), Miriam Lang<\/a> (Universidad Andina Sim\u00f3n Bolivar) lays out systemic emancipatory transformations beyond the development paradigm<\/a> with a trans-local perspective from Latin America (Pacto Ecosocial Del Sur<\/a>), while Teacher-researchers, students and alumni of the Master in Eco-Social Design<\/a> take a critical look at the development, achievements and shortcomings of eco-social design and discuss future trajectories in a world that appears drastically different than it did 10 years ago. Ivan Txaparro<\/a> (resonar lab<\/a>) will move us with radical storytelling and live music into resonant futures together with Vera Nois<\/a> from Argentina\u2026 and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Register until 30 April for early-bird benefits and join the solidarity-ticketing<\/a>. We provide free indoor camping for the first 100 registrants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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conference + festival + camp<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Since the beginning in 2013, the annual By Design and by Disaster Conference has been focusing on social-ecological transformations, and what design and art can contribute along with partners and allies. It\u2019s a gathering of eco\/social\/political designers and artists, activists, critical scientists, courageous farmers, unconventional social workers and entrepreneurs, commoners and other transformation-engaged species. The event series co-develops with the Master in Eco-Social Design<\/a> at the Faculty of Design and Art at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano. Starting in 2015\/16, \u2018DDcon\u2019 offers a mix of inspiring talks, hands-on workshops, paper presentations, performances, walks, talks and more in a convivial atmosphere with tasty food, concerts, DJs, dancing, bonfire, sun, mountains\u2026 and whatever we make out of it together. To give more space to emerging debates and spontaneous activities this year, we will have an afternoon open space without a parallel programme. In 2026 By Design and by Disaster is taking place again at the social activation hubBASIS Vinschgau Venosta<\/a>, an omnipotent re-use project of the former Drusus barracks in Schlanders-Silandro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Principle of the Zapatista movement<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is time to ask pressing questions and to collaborate on the answers: How to respond to the rising far-right and other authoritarian tendencies? What to do in the light of probable collapse scenarios and ongoing conflicts, crises and catastrophes? What counters the disempowering feelings of delusion and political depression? How to co-create collective empowerment, mutual care and nourishing movements? How to prepare (for) social tipping points and be prepared (for) opening windows of opportunities? How to create trans-local and global solidarity in movements and joint struggles, and how to re\/produce them (along supply chains)? Who are our partners and allies? How can we build upon and interconnect what and who is already there to gain overarching traction? Why has our practice been defined the way it was, and how must we change it? What is our history, and what future should we strive fore? What have we relied on that we no longer can?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Based on these and other traversal questions, we established three main tracks, as well as one more for open space and free time: What can and needs to be done now? In Learning & Teaching (Track 1), Practices & Projects (Track 2) and Strategies & Structures (Track 3)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2192 Read more about the tracks in the call for papers and visual essays.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Solidarity\u2013Ticketing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The conference offers a structured registration fee schedule designed to accommodate a diverse range of participants. We acknowledge the varying circumstances of our attendees and have thus established a tiered pricing system to ensure accessibility. If you are unable to pay for any reason, please send us an email!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additionally to the 3-day programme, all tickets include lunches, coffee breaks and snacks, a concert and a party. Registration is required and binding because we need to plan based on the number of visitors to prevent scarcity and waste (drinks and additional food options cost extra).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Early Bird Registration \u2192 until 30th of April<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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This tier is offered for people with limited financial means (excluding presenters of the academic track). On top of the programme, the lunches, snacks and coffee breaks, the reduced ticket additionally includes indoor camping and breakfasts from Thursday through to Saturday, given to the first 100 registrants. <\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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We strongly encourage those who can afford it and attendants with funding or institutional reimbursement to choose this tier. Your choice greatly helps us to subsidise reduced tickets and to support the conference as a whole. Thank you! <\/h6>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Take off and stay grounded!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

We don\u2019t fly in speakers, workshoppers and other contributors to avoid reproducing the Imperial Mode of Living<\/a> as much as we can. In case you need to take a plane to come to our conference, rethink! It\u2019s a pity no to have you with us here, but instead you might find another relevant event in a nearby region or join forces with others to organise a sibling of By Design and by Disaster. We will support you!
Recommendation: read Aviation: A Matter of Climate Justice (PDF<\/a>) by Stay Grounded and support them<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About the conference<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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