Environmental Design Research Association

On behalf of the local organizing and program committees the Environmental Design Research Association is announcing the Call for Proposals for #EDRA56! We invite #practitioners, #researchers, #students, and #educators to submit their proposals for EDRA’s 56th annual conference, focusing on “Designing Communities for Climate Action and Resilience.” For the first time, the conference will be hosted by Dalhousie University in the vibrant, mid-sized city of Halifax, Nova Scotia – Atlantic Canada’s cultural capital! Submit your proposals here: https://lnkd.in/ecHKR8uZ Read more about the Call for Proposals: https://lnkd.in/eA-uyCMT #ClimateAction #ResilientDesign #CommunityDesign #EDRA56 #Halifax #DalhousieUniversity Our Board and Local Committee are looking forward to welcoming you in Halifax for #EDRA56: B Sanborn Debarati "Mimi" Majumdar Narayan PhD Deni Ruggeri Elif Tural Roxana Jafari Alina Osnaga, NOMA, AIA Assoc. Bo Zhang Celen Pasalar Susanne Marshall Solange Richer de Lafleche Chad Walker Lisa Lim

On behalf of the local organizing and program committees the Environmental Design Research Association is announcing the Call for Proposals for #EDRA56! We invite #practitioners, #researchers, #students, and #educators to submit their proposals for EDRA’s 56th annual conference, focusing on “Designing Communities for Climate Action and Resilience.” For the first time, the conference will be hosted by Dalhousie University in the vibrant, mid-sized city of Halifax, Nova Scotia – Atlantic Canada’s cultural capital! Submit your proposals here: https://lnkd.in/ecHKR8uZ Read more about the Call for Proposals: https://lnkd.in/eA-uyCMT #ClimateAction #ResilientDesign #CommunityDesign #EDRA56 #Halifax #DalhousieUniversity Our Board and Local Committee are looking forward to welcoming you in Halifax for #EDRA56: B Sanborn Debarati "Mimi" Majumdar Narayan PhD Deni Ruggeri Elif Tural Roxana Jafari Alina Osnaga, NOMA, AIA Assoc. Bo Zhang Celen Pasalar Susanne Marshall Solange Richer de Lafleche Chad Walker Lisa Lim

Are you looking for talented environmental designers for your organization? Are you looking for a new career? The EDRA CAREER Center can help! https://lnkd.in/eZRhFbDm

The 2024 EDRA Great Place Book Award winners’ – Dr. Galen Newman and Dr. Vikas Mehta – will offer invaluable insights into the world of research, writing, and publishing. Participants can expect in-depth discussion about conducting rigorous and impactful research, honing their writing skills to effectively communicate complex ideas, and navigating the publishing process with confidence. Through the shared experiences and expertise of these award-winning authors, attendees will gain practical tips, best practices, and valuable lessons that can elevate their own academic pursuits. This webinar is open to non-members and EDRA members alike; register now to join the discussion. https://lnkd.in/e-btVUBf B Sanborn Bo Zhang Deni Ruggeri Debarati "Mimi" Majumdar Narayan PhD Elif Tural Roxana Jafari Hannah Arnett

The Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) recommends attending the Moving Boundaries Nordic X Summer Conference, hosted by our partner and sponsor, from August 12-23. Be sure to join the virtual session on August 12!

This Summer 2024 program, from August 12-23, 2024, directed by EDRA Member and Sponsor, Architect and Professor, Tatiana Berger and Co-Chaired by Architect and Professor, Kurt Hunker, ANFA President-Elect, and by Dr.Katharina Wulff, Chronobiologist, offers an intensive introduction to the interface between disciplines concerned with design of the built environment and the scientific understanding of multisensory human perception and behavior, dynamic experience in space, architectural atmospheres and mood, daylight, emotional, material and haptic qualities of light and color, circadian rhythms, ecology and restorative environments. Lectures and masterclasses will be presented in a dialogical format by architects, scientists, and health professionals. The following mornings sessions may be livestreamed from Findland on August 21-23. Virtual Tickets are at the link below.

The fourth edition of Moving Boundaries, which will take place in Stockholm, Sweden and Helsinki, Finland, is sold out for in-person participants. However, it is still possible to join with our Virtual Tickets, which allow you to access the essence of the MB experience from your home or office, in addition to various benefits. Our goal is to make knowledge about science-informed architecture, interior and lighting design accessible to everyone around the world. More than 30% of our students are offered scholarships. Proceeds from sale of Virtual Tickets benefit the scholarships program for this and future academic initiatives. Theme Week 1: ECOLOGY OF LIGHT IN SPACE (Livestream Aug.12-14 from Stockholm)  

Moving Boundaries invites our EDRA community, experts, practicing professionals, researchers, educators and students in multiple professions, including architects, lighting designers, urban planners, historians, interior and product designers, landscape architects, artists, sociologists, cognitive scientists and neuroscientists, experts in environmental psychology and healthcare. Participants include EDRA members, and they will join us from over 30 different countries. The fourth edition of Moving Boundaries, which will take place in Stockholm, Sweden and Helsinki, Finland, is sold out for in-person participants. However, it is still possible to join with our Virtual Tickets, which allow you to access the essence of the MB experience from your home or office, in addition to various benefits. VIRTUAL TICKETS FOR MOVING BOUNDARIES NORDIC X What is included: Attend 3 or 6 Half-Day Sessions. You can livestream 8 or 16 lectures. Sessions include Lectures, Panel Discussions and Question & Answer Sessions. Free access to course video recordings for 3 months. With the 6 Half-Day package you also receive a Certificate of Completion, hand-signed by MB Director and Co-Chairs of the Course. With the 6 Half-Day X package with extra materials, receive a Course Reader and Reading Lists, in addition to your Certificate of Completion. Moving Boundaries at Work packages are also available, if you would like to share with 3 people at your firm or organization. Livestream Aug.12-14 and 21-23. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/g8tFBrkn or here on Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/evYA24na Tickets are available until August 10 for Stockholm Lectures and until August 19 for Helsinki Lectures.

TELL US ABOUT EDRA. ANSWER THE 2024 MEMBERSHIP SURVEY BY JULY 31, 2024! Your Board wants to hear from you so we can continue to provide value for Members - at and beyond the conference. Whether you are a long-time member, new member, student or seasoned researcher, your input is helpful to us. Depending on your answer path, the survey will take 5-20 minutes to complete. Start the survey here: https://lnkd.in/ekmnkc8f The Board will use insights to improve existing offerings, develop new ones, and improve future events. Thank you in advance for sharing your thoughts! B Sanborn Alina Osnaga, Julie Stevens

...and we find ourselves at the close of EDRA55 - what a great 4 days in Portland, OR! Inspiring keynotes, in depth discussion and collaboration on the theme of Human-Centric Design - leaving with 'memories to stay with you', to support the 'people that we serve' as shared in the closing remarks. Thank you all the speakers, delegates, students, our sponsors, local organising committee with University of Oregon College of Design and the EDRA board for hard work, discussions, thinking and connecting - carrying us through until next year in Canada with Dalhousie University (EDRA56). #edra55 #environmentaldesign