Tony Fry is a

design A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. The verb ''to design'' ...

theorist and philosopher who writes on the relationship between design, unsustainability, and politics. Fry has taught design and cultural theory in Britain, the United States, Hong Kong and Australia and holds a PhD in Cultural Studies in Design from the

University of Birmingham , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

. Fry has held positions as Adjunct Professor to the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building at the

University of Technology Sydney The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is a public research university located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Although its origins are said to trace back to the 1830s, the university was founded in its current form in 1988. As of 2021 ...

and as a consultant on

sustainable design Environmentally sustainable design (also called environmentally conscious design, eco-design, etc.) is the philosophy of designing physical objects, the built environment, and services to comply with the principles of ecological sustainability ...

to the

School of the Art Institute of Chicago The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is a private art school associated with the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) in Chicago, Illinois. Tracing its history to an art students' cooperative founded in 1866, which grew into the museum and ...

. He is former Professor and Convenor, Master of Design Futures Program,

Griffith University Griffith University is a public research university in South East Queensland on the east coast of Australia. Formally founded in 1971, Griffith opened its doors in 1975, introducing Australia's first degrees in environmental science and Asian s ...

Queensland College of Art The Queensland College of Art (QCA) is a specialist arts and design college located in South Bank, Brisbane, and Southport on the Gold Coast of Queensland in Australia. Founded in 1881, the college is the oldest arts institution in Australia. ...

. Fry currently holds visiting an adjunct position at the

University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College, one of the university's residential colleges, first pro ...

, and is visiting professor

University of Ibagué The Universidad de Ibagué (Spanish: ''Universidad de Ibagué'') is a private university located in Ibagué Ibagué () (referred to as San Bonifacio de Ibagué del Valle de las Lanzas during the Spanish period) is the capital of Tolima, one ...

(Colombia). He was a contributing editor of ''Design Philosophy Papers'' journal and principal o
The Studio at the Edge of the World

Bibliography

* * Old Worlds, New Visions (1989) * Green Desires : Ecology, Design, Products (1992) * RUA/TV? : Heidegger and the Televisual (1993) * Remakings (1994) * Waste Not Waste (1996) * A New Design Philosophy: An Introduction to Defuturing (1999) * Design Futuring: Sustainability, Ethics, and New Practice (2009) * * Design as Politics (2011) * Becoming Human by Design (2012) * City Futures in the Age of a Changing Climate (2014) * Design and the Question of History (2015) * Remaking Cities: An Introduction to Urban Metrofitting (2017) * Unstaging War, Confronting Conflict and Peace (2019)

External links

Design Philosophy Politics

EcoDesign Foundation (EDF)
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