About the Summit

Building on the success of Design China Beijing's Forum, attracting over 300 expert speakers over the last four years, the Sustainable Design China Summit is an upgraded and expanded format to explore the design world through a sustainable lens, shining a spotlight on innovative solutions and material use for the built environment, circular regenerative strategies and ground-breaking net-zero design concepts that have new performance led systems embedded within the design process to guarantee real, sustainable innovation.

Sustainable Design Inspirations

Exploring the design world through six core themes, focusing on the architecture environment, recycling strategies, groundbreaking net-zero design and other innovative solutions and cutting-edge cases of material use, presenting insights into sustainability.

Exceptional Networking Opportunities

Network with the most influential thought leaders, designers, architects and industry pioneers from around the world at China’s ground-breaking event for sustainable design. Shape trends, explore emerging themes and discover solutions that will drive harmonious development for people, place and the global environment.

Unparalleled Experience

A brand new approach, presenting you not only the most brilliant minds in sustainability through the high-profile summit and workshop programmes, but also the latest design innovations from the leading material brands worldwide, as well as inspiring features.

Designing A Sustainable World

Sustainable City & Communities
Sustainable Lifestyle
Case Studies for Sustainable Development
Urban & Rural Development

Circular Design Thinking

Regenerative Design Actions for A&D
Circular Economy within the Neighbourhood
Circular Economic Strategies for Clients

Climate Changes Everything

The 1.5℃ Challenge
Green Energy, the Essential Tools for Reaching Net Zero: Solar and other Renewables
Incorporating High and Low Tech Solutions into Projects
Partnering with Renewable Energy Companies

On the Path to Net Zero

Exploring What It Takes to Create a Net Zero Carbon Property
The Net Zero Carbon Hotel
Carbon Neutral Construction
The Importance of Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) in Design and Development
Meeting the Standards - Targets and Regulations

Nature by Design

Design Principles Inspired by Nature
Biophilic Design ecosystem
Biomimicry
Ecological Design
Materials Ecology

Building Sustainability & Green Design

A Material Choice. Sustainable Materials, Green Product Design and the Construction Materials Pyramid
Material Installation - The Curator's View
Learning from Adjacent Sectors
What Can Developers, Designers and Architects Learn From Product Design, Packaging Design and Fashion?

Allan Zhang

SXTD CEO

Chris Lefteri

Materials Designer and Curator

Dayong Sun

Founder, Penda Studio Architects; Penda China

Gray Zhao

General Manager of BRE China

Hong Kian Lim

Surbana Jurong, North Asia CEO

Hong Rao

Associate Director, ARUP

Paul C Hutton

Principle, Director of Regenerative Design & Chief Sustainability Officer, Cuningham Group

Robert Greenwood

Partner MNAL/Partner, Managing Director Asia, Snohetta

Selina Du

Technical Director，BRE China

Stefano Boeri

Italian architect, Urban planner, Founding partner of Stefano Boeri Architetti

Dr. Yibo Xu

SBA China Partner/ Principle Architect, Studio Director, 1st Grade Registered Arch., P.hd Politecnico di Milano

Yongqi Lou

Vice President & Dean of College of Design and Innovation, Tongji University

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Seminar Day 1

27/09/2022

Seminar day 2

28/09/2022

Seminar Day 3

Sustainable Design China Summit works with the leading medias and industry thought leaders to create a series of cutting edge webinars and digital events. It will be the best digital platform for the industry pioneers to discuss the issues, actions and the solutions that will enable us to deliver a more sustainable future.

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A showcase of products, sustainable materials, technology, and innovative solution providers.

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Showcasing 100+ Materials from over 12 Categories

Chris Lefteri, an internationally recognised authority in materials and their application in design, presents the feature design - “Material Installation” at the Sustainable Design China Summit. It is a specially curated exhibition of over 100 different design materials from more than 12 categories, exploring the infinite possibilities of materials and their more organic connection and interaction with design.

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Exhibitors & Sponsors

A showcase of the latest innovations in products, sustainable materials and technology. Maximise your corporate exposure and gain crucial insights into the future of China business.

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Iconic Venue

With a genuine sense of history and place, the Sustainable Design Summit takes place in the iconic Beijing Exhibition Center, where our expert designers and architects will deploy their expertise to create a truly unique environment to accommodate, pamper and entertain our guests.

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Chris Lefteri

Best principles for using materials in design

Fang Zhong

Low carbon rural and urban development

Hong Kian Lim

Building Cities, Shaping Lives | Sustainable Concept in Urban Development

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Thank you for the amazing experience at Sustainable Design China Summit. Design China Beijing has been providing designers with excellent dealers and products over the past years, that’s why our designs have become more and more innovative. The summit also encouraged us to contribute to development of design industry and to the environmental protection. We believe that the collaboration between design firms and real estate companies will help the industry go back on track soon. We hope that Design Shanghai will get better and better, and we very much look forward to having an even more creative exhibiting experience in the future.

Lin Zhang
Design Director, Tellmach
The Sustainable Design China Summit has been a huge success. It allowed us think about how should we treat environmental protection and sustainability when the whole industry is still recovering. It is an inspiring platform where people specialised in different fields can share their views on sustainability.

Xiuqian Jiang
Board Member, B+H Architects
Design and creation originate from the history, culture, society, nature and urban environment, and the desire for a better life. Good projects require the collaboration of the whole design industry. The Sustainable Design China Summit showcased the top designs from around the world and inspired the designers. We look forward to seeing you again in Design China Beijing.

Jiming Wu
Secretary-General, Beijing Society of Civil Engineering and Architecture
The summit was well organised and full of great content. Experts shared their insights and experience in terms of sustainability, which showcased us the latest trends in different industries and how the climate change is affecting us. We learnt a lot from the Sustainable Design China Summit, and we hope to see more events like this in the future.

Wei Lu
Design Director, White Peak
I had a great experience at the Sustainable Design China Summit. I attended one of the morning sessions and was really impressed by the high-quality speeches.

Wei Duan
General Manager, Department of Product Management, Cifi Group
We all had a great time at the Sustainable Design China Summit, it is truly a premium and influential platform in the industry. We would like thank the organiser for offering us such a wonderful experience, and we look forward to working with the Sustainable Design China Summit again.

Woods Bagot
The venue of was very impressive, and the summit was very informative. We look forward to seeing more exciting designs in the exhibiting area.

Director, Green and Healthy Architecture, Gemdale Corporation

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SHAPING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE BY DESIGN

About the Summit

Why Attend

Sustainable Design Inspirations

Exceptional Networking Opportunities

Unparalleled Experience

6 Forward-thinking Themes

Designing A Sustainable World

Circular Design Thinking

Climate Changes Everything

On the Path to Net Zero

Nature by Design

Building Sustainability & Green Design

Speaker Highlights

Allan Zhang

Chris Lefteri

Dayong Sun

Gray Zhao

Hong Kian Lim

Hong Rao

Paul C Hutton

Robert Greenwood

Selina Du

Stefano Boeri

Dr. Yibo Xu

Yongqi Lou

Programme Highlights

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Webinars

30+ Pioneering Companies

Material Installation

Showcasing 100+ Materials from over 12 Categories

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