The Human-Tech Convergence | Keynotes | Suchi Reddy, Davide Schaumann

March 24, 2025 – 3:00 pm
UK
11:00 am
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4:00 pm
CET
8:30 pm
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1:30 am (March 25)
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Online
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As technology and A.I. continue to embed themselves into our lives and our surroundings, how do we negotiate and safeguard ways of being that support human flourishing?

From sensing technologies, smart cities and intelligent buildings, to the digitalization of public spaces; how can these innovations enhance sustainability and connectivity while also addressing concerns such as privacy, equity, and well-being?

Dive into the future at The Centre for Conscious Design with our festival event on The Human-Tech Convergence. This gathering will feature two inspiring talks from our keynote speakers Suchi Reddy and Davide Schaumann, followed by a lively discussion about the intersection of humanity, design and technology.

Join us to engage with the evolving narrative of our relationship with technology!

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Dr. Davide Schaumann is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Architecture and Town Planning at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, where he directs the Intelligent Place Lab (IPL). His research lies at the intersection of Architecture, AI, and Human Behavior Science, focusing on the design and management of adaptive built environments that dynamically respond to human needs, enhancing both efficiency and well-being. Dr. Schaumann’s interdisciplinary background combines Architecture (BSc and MSc from Politecnico di Milano, Ph.D. from Technion), Computer Science (Postdoc at Rutgers University), and Business & Entrepreneurship (Postdoc at Cornell Tech). He has authored over 40 publications in top scientific journals and conferences and has been awarded a prestigious postdoctoral fellowship along with two Best Paper Awards at leading conferences.

Suchi Reddy is an architect, designer, and artist based in NYC. In 2002, she founded Reddymade, which focuses on public art installations, large-scale commercial spaces, and residential projects ranging from single-family homes to interiors and prefab architecture. Guided by her mantra “form follows feeling,” Reddy’s architectural and artistic practice is informed by her research on neuroaesthetics, which examines the impact our environments have on the brain and body.

Reddymade’s most celebrated projects include the first flagship Google retail space in New York, rated LEED Platinum; “me+you,” an interactive AI and light sculpture currently on display at Michigan Central Station in Detroit, and first unveiled in 2021 at the Smithsonian in DC for the Futures exhibit; a minimalist home in Salt Point, New York, with artist Ai Weiwei; “Look Here,” a solo exhibition at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.; X, a temporary sculpture in the center Times Square; “A Space For Being,” a collaboration with Google, Johns Hopkins, and Muuto during Salone del Mobile measuring the impacts of neuroaesthetics; an award-winning hybrid prefab home in Los Angeles; and The Connective Project in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, featuring 7,000 yellow pinwheels carrying messages and images from the surrounding communities.

Reddy has presented and lectured on the firm’s work at numerous venues including Bloomberg’s CityLab 2023, The Salk Institute for the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture’s annual conference, the WSJ Future of Everything Festival, the Aspen Ideas Festival, the University of Illinois, and the University of Wisconsin.

Reddy teaches at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation and serves on several boards, including the Design Trust for Public Space and Storefront for Art and Architecture.