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Markus Wernli
Research Assistant Professor
Member of Internationalisation Task Force
- V602d
- +852 2766 5460
- marku.s.wernli@polyu.edu.hk
- Expertise: Intersectoral collaboration; community/industry alliances; participatory citizen science; bioregioning design; collectivized fermentation; food agency.
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Markus Wernli is a researcher, educator, and practitioner of societal formats and collectivizing capabilities that support eco-socially regenerative practices and economies. Markus works on bioregioning design and localized soil-to-soil (food) economies that contribute to integrative land care, social cohesion and relational validations. Applied bioregioning focuses on developing the internal capabilities in local households and industries becomes. Here every community can enact sensitive, land-based responses to environmental change and degradation without the need for complex technologies that often come with hidden costs.
Education and Academic Qualifications
- PhD in Design, Urban Design Lab, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 2019
- Masters of Fine Arts in New Media, Danube University Krems, Austria, 2007
- Bachelors of Visual Design, Zurich School of Applied Art, 1994
- Bachelors of Jewellery Design, Zurich School of Applied Art, 1989
Professional Qualifications
- Swiss professional certificate in Graphic Design
- Swiss professional certificate in Jewellery Engraving
Academic and Professional Experience
- Lecturer in communication design, Zokei University of Art & Design, Kyoto, April 2005–March 2007.
- Adjunct Instructor, San Francisco State University, Multimedia Studies Program, January 2001–June 2003.
Teaching Area
- Design Research & Analysis
- Social Design
- Communication Design
- Art Direction
- Information Design
