Karl Stocker

Professor Karl Stocker, Ph.D., Head of the Institute of Design & Communication at the FH JOANNEUM – University of Applied Sciences in Graz, Austria.

In 1999 Karl Stocker founded the exhibition design agency BISDATO, which produces concepts, content and spatial design for cultural-historical exhibitions and museums. His professional and academic interests include design & theory, design & society, exhibition design and socio & sustainable design. He has presented the results of his research at several conferences, symposia and universities around the world. Karl Stocker is the author and publisher of numerous publications; his most recent project is Designing Sustainable Cities. Manageable Approaches to Make Urban Spaces Better (Birkhäuser 2020; ed. with S. Bürstmayr).