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Intelligent Mobility Design Centre

The Intelligent Mobility Design Centre (IMDC) leads research at the intersection of people, mobility and technology within a complex and changing urban and global environment.

About the centre

Professor Dale Harrow
Chair & Director
Royal College of Art
4 Hester Road,
London SW11 4AN
+44 (0)20 7590 4186

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Automotive transitions

Automotive Transitions Studio

The Automotive Transitions studio is focussed on vehicle design and explores the paradigm shifts of the car industry, its transition to a focus on sustainability and its connection with car design heritage, material culture, fashion and people’s aspirations.

People and places

People and Places Studio

The People & Places studio explores the relationships between society, place-making and our transport systems and how design might respond to this relationship through new forms of architecture and sustainable mobility products, services and experiences.

Humanising Technology Studio

Humanising Technology Studio

The Humanising Technology studio explores how mobility experiences and services may be transformed by the impact of emerging technologies and how these can be made accessible, usable, and enjoyable by understanding people and leveraging creative methods.

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Chair and Director

Dale is Chair of the Intelligent Mobility Design Centre (IMDC) and Head of the Intelligent Mobility Design Programme recognised as a global centre of excellence in automotive and design education.

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Deputy Director

Cyriel works with the IMDC's multi-disciplinary team to lead research at the intersection of people, mobility and technology within a complex and changing urban and global environment.

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Reader in Intelligent Mobility Design

Jiayu is an innovation methods educator for technology and business integration, and a professional user experience designer for the new mobility and automobile industries.

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Senior Research Fellow

Artur is an architect and urban planner committed to design and architecture, practice, education and research.

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GATEway Project Manager

Dan Phillips is a designer and engineer with 30 years’ experience in the development of innovative environments, products and services.

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Research Associate

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Research Associate

Dan's work as a vehicle designer extends from developing future facing production models to creating abstract concepts.

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Post-doctoral Research Associate

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PhD student

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PhD student

PhD student

PhD student

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User engagement tools for a Hyundai-Kia project

Royal College of Art launches first Human-Centred Design for Intelligent Mobility short course

24 November 2021

Intelligent Mobility MA student announced as Polestar Design Contest winner

19 November 2021

An image showing the Lexus concept car LF-Z Electrified

RCA partners with Lexus to design the future luxury mobility

29 September 2021

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