ICAD 2026 to be organised at MIT in Boston
The International Conference on Axiomatic Design is scheduled to take place at MIT in Boston on the 24th and 25th of June 2026.
International Summerschool on Axiomatic Design 2024
The IAAD organises the third International Summerschool on Axiomatic Design from the 16th to the 18th of July 2023. During the summer school, we will review the fundamental principles of Axiomatic Design (AD), incorporating insights and perspectives from over 30 years of teaching and practice. This content is valuable for both beginners and experienced users. […]
ICAD2025 Call for Papers available
We invite you to submit proposals for ICAD2025 at Cardiff University’s Welsh School of Architecture, by organizers Professor Clarice Bleil de Souza, Dr. Camilla Pezzica, and Dr. Marianna Marchesi. Share your innovative research in axiomatic design with a global audience. Submit your papers now and contribute to advancing the field. Don’t miss this opportunity to […]
Axiomatic Design
Axiomatic Design Research Foundation
International Conference on Axiomatic Design
Axiomatic Design is a powerful product design methodology. It was developed by Professor Nam P. Suh at the MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, by the end of the 1970s. Axiomatic Design can be applied to the design of products, processes, projects, systems and it is a systems engineering (engineering design) methodology that uses matrix methods to systematically analyse the translation of customer needs into functional requirements, design parameters, and process variables. It has been called one of the most important engineering developments of the last hundred years. The two axioms of Axiomatic Design are: maximize the independence of the functional requirements and minimize the information, or complexity. These are clear, simple rules that guide the design process to the best possible solution for the desired functions.
The Axiomatic Design Research Foundation is established to to spread the ideas behind Axiomatic Design.
Teaching Young and Promising Product Designers
By providing education on AD for novice product designers by giving new product designers guidelines for improving their designs.
Sharing Means for AD Knowledge Transfer for Teaching Staff
Sharing means for teaching AD on all levels.
Sharing good practices between designers
Sharing good practices between more experienced product designers to enable analysis of more complex problems.
Enabling and Expanding Scientific Research
Involving scientists to execute research on AD and bringing it to a next level.
The International Conference on Axiomatic Design (ICAD) in 2026 will be organised in Boston, US. It will take place on June 24th & 25th. Go straight to the ICAD2026 website by clicking the button.