18.45 Talks | Design Origins and Future • Anna Marazuela Kim

As part of our inspiring 18.45 Talks series, we welcome Dr. Anna Marazuela Kim, an accomplished art historian and cultural theorist. Dr. Kim will delve into the origins of design, exploring its historical roots while offering a forward-looking perspective on its future. She will highlight the connections between aesthetics, ethics, and civic agency, discussing how design has evolved "From Divine Inspiration to Humanitarian Design." Through her unique interdisciplinary lens, Dr. Kim will examine the transformative role of art and design in shaping society and cities. The event will take place at İskele on Thursday, October 17th at 18.45. 

*The event will be held in English.

*Etkinlik İngilizce olarak gerçekleşecektir.

Dr. Anna Marazuela Kim is an international advisor for culture, cultural historian and critic based in London. Working across academia, the arts and urban revitalisation, with industry, NGOs and in conflict zones, Dr. Kim is dedicated to fostering new approaches to civic and planetary thriving. Combining historical, philosophical and theoretical perspectives, she aims to bridge the gap between academia and wider audiences in the service of the public good. For over a decade, Dr. Kim has been a member of institutes of advanced of study and multidisciplinary, cross-sector research groups in the US, Europe and the UK, leading projects, publications and new paradigms on issues of critical contemporary concern: including iconoclasm and the culture wars; placemaking, civic agency and human thriving. As the lead researcher for the US-based Thriving Cities Project + Lab for over a decade, Dr. Kim works as a consultant and advocate advancing frameworks and best practices to include artists and culture in development as vital to the ecology of cities and civic thriving. Her industry experience includes roles with Norman Foster at Foster + Partners, the Global Cultural Districts Network and Futurecity. Dr. Kim has been endorsed by the British Academy as a world-leading researcher, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts and Affiliate of the Royal Institute of British Architects. A public-facing intellectual, she writes for diverse audiences, and advocates internationally for culture as a human right, most recently delivering a keynote at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo.