IDEA 2026 - TRANSLATIONS

ESAD Matosinhos - Escola Superior de Artes e Design, 2-3 ottobre 2026
 

IDEA 2026 explores space and perception through the concept of translation, understood as the process through which thought becomes language, language becomes representation, and representation becomes spatial and perceptual experience.
Ideas, memories, and emotions are first translated into words or graphic signs; these, in turn, are translated into designed spaces and lived environments, shaping human perception and emotional response. Drawing, writing, modeling, and technological representation are therefore not neutral tools, but active cognitive and perceptual operations that mediate between mind, body, and space.
Representation acts here as a threshold between perception and construction, mediating between narrative imagination and spatial reality.
The congress invites contributions that investigate translation as a core mechanism in the construction of space and experience, opening interdisciplinary perspectives across architecture, design, humanities, technology, and cognitive sciences.

• April 15, 2026: Full Paper Submission Deadline
• May 15, 2026: Notification of Acceptance
• May 15 – June 30, 2026: Registration
 

Referente Gaia Leandri  gaia.leandri@unige.it idea2026@esad.pt

Link https://innovationdesignapplication.com/