Building on the previous three years' symposia, FALL2020 Building Community and Rethinking the Built Environment, FALL2021 Immersive Experiences, and FALL2022 PlaceMaking, respectively, this year's symposium discusses Intentional Connections and Shifting Cultures. It expands the scope of the dialogue on Arts and Science cross-pollination, Design Collaboration, Education, and Participatory Research.

These yearly events are intensely cross-disciplinary and aimed toward critical interactions addressing all-inclusive ways of inhabiting and perceiving our environments. They seek to stimulate international dialogue amongst neurodivergent individuals, communities and advocacy groups, architects, planners, designers, artists, therapists, medical field experts, tech companies, educational institutions, and everyone interested in the broader framework of access, safety, and celebration of the human spectrum. View the full speaker list here.

Thursday, April 18, 2024 — 6:00 PM: Opening Reception at Lark (Ironworks at Pencoyd Landing, 611 Righters Ferry Rd, Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004)
Friday, April 19, 2024 — 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM: Symposium at East Falls, DEC Center 211/212
Times are in EST (US and Canada)

Format: In person at Jefferson - East Falls Campus (DEC Center 211/212) and Virtual (zoom webinar link to be shared to registrants at a later date). Free registration below.

Presented by the Synesthetic Research and Design Lab at the College of Architecture and the Built Environment and the Jefferson Health Center for Autism and Neurodiversity in partnership with the University College Dublin Inclusive Design Research Centre of Ireland with SMARTlab teams, sponsored by the Shrub Oak International School.