Program Day II
Friday 5th of May 2017 [EN]
«Exploration of the City of the Future»
How will the City of the Future look like? How can we shape a creative and sustainable future?
In this cross-disciplinary and visionary session, various aspects of the city of the future — including smart and sustainable mobility, fashion and architecture — will be explored through out–of–the box ideas, inspiring photography and international best practices.
Presentation: Arne Biesmans
| 13.30 | Registration | |
| 14.00 | When dreams come through an electric mobility story. From ethnographical field studies to industrial project – Xavier Van der Stappen (Ecar Belgian Green Vehicle – BE) | |
| 14.25 | Needle and Stainless Steel Thread – The Current State of Textile Interfaces – dr. Florian Heller (UH–EDM – BE) | |
| 14.50 | The future of fashion – Jasna Rok (High Tech Fashion Designer – BE) | |
| 15.20 | Break & demonstration Jasna Rok | |
| 15.50 | Gate – The streets are lightened by quasars – Erlend Mikael Sæverud (Photographer – NO) | |
| 16.15 | Design/Work in our Future Cities – dr. Liesbeth Huybrechts (UH–Arck – BE) | |
| 16.40 | Keynote – Smart materials for smart bio-inspired architecture – Prof.dr. Doris Kim Sung (USC/DOSU – USA) | |
| 17.25 | Break | |
| 17.35 | Closing Keynote – Guided by the Future – Thomas Rau (RAU – DE) |
Registreer hier / Registration here.
ROOM OF WONDERS
Tijdens X–Festival zal de Oude Gevangenis omgetoverd worden tot een ‘Room of Wonders’ met een doorlopende tentoonstelling van o.a.: Future Tech creaties van Jasna Rok, fotografie van Erlend Mikael Sæverud en Kristof Vrancken, nieuwe generatie zonnecellen en demonstratoren, ESA–OSCAR–meetsysteem en nog veel meer wonderlijks …
During X–Festival the Oude Gevangenis of Hasselt will be turned into a ‘Room of Wonders’ with a continuous exhibition, including : Future Tech creations of Jasna Rok, photography of Erlend Mikael Sæverud and Kristof Vrancken, novel generation solar cells and demonstrators, ESA–OSCAR–measurement system, and much more wonderfull exhibits …