Global challenges such as Climate change, scarcity of materials and resources, the rapid growth of population, will shape the way we think and design our environment. While the continuous progression of technology in design trends such as robotics, optimization, IoT, and machine learning is challenging the traditional roles of a designer.
Therefore, issue 73rd will focus on the future of the designers. Is their role changing radically and adapting to such uncertain scenarios? Or how design and the designers are shaping the future? With the plethora of global challenges and different design trends, does the designer of today see the future as a ground for providing answers or posing
more questions? The issue includes the contribution from academicians, industry partners, design firms, and graduate students who envision the future role of designers. The issue also incorporates various innovation leaders from MIT, Shimizu Corporation, Autodesk, ABT to investigate the different perspectives.
