About the Event
When it comes to urban public spaces, the idea is that everyone can use them. But is this actually the case — are they really public? Public spaces can be defined as places where people individually or together enjoy spending time outdoors. They can vary from stairs in front of a building, where people can sit freely, to large plazas in city centres. There is a strong relationship between the presence of the different groups in public spaces and the characteristics of the built environment. In this special of Designing Cities For All (DCFA), we aim to understand who the public spaces serve and what characteristics make some public spaces highly welcoming and some not at all. We will talk with designers, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to take a deep dive into these topics. You can join us either physically in the studio or watch the programme online.
Who's Coming
In DCFA we believe everything around us has been once designed and therefore can be redesigned. Thus anyone interested in design and assumes themselves as a designer is highly welcome to join this programme. Audiences may vary from urban planners and architects to students and scholars as well.
About Us
Pakhuis de Zwijger is an accessible, independent, and safe public meeting place for everyone. A contemporary 'talking house' with a strong online environment that has opted for dialogue as a form of conversation. A place where we jointly formulate ambitions and present different opinions and insights in order to arrive at creative solutions for the urgent and complex social issues of our time. Where we bring artists and designers together with scientists, policymakers, practitioners, and citizens in all their diversity. Where together we visualize the city and metropolitan region of tomorrow, test research results against everyday practice, and present technological and social innovation as alternatives to current policy and actual reality.