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Associate Professor James Auger is a design academic at RMIT University's School of Design in Barcelona, Spain. His work focuses on speculative and critical design methodologies to explore democratic technological futures. He holds an MA from the Royal College of Art (2005) and a PhD in Design (2012). Key roles include leading the Reconstrained Design Group at Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute and co-founding the speculative design practice Auger-Loizeau (2000). His research spans sustainable technology, political science, and human-centered computing.
Research Highlights:
- Recipient of the 2017 Cultural Innovation International Prize for the Reconstrained Design Group's island sustainability projects
- Explores themes like counterfactual histories, speculative urban futures, and design pedagogy
- Collaborations with institutions like MoMA and the Science Museum
Key Projects:
- Reconstrained Design: Experimental sustainability practices in Madeira
- Crap Futures: Critiquing consumer culture through design
- Speculative Urban Futures: Reimagining cityscapes through interdisciplinary methods
Teaching & Supervision:
Guides postgraduate research on topics like Mexican cultural design relationships and inclusive innovation. Active in strategic design education and critical design frameworks.
