Engineering:Design Commons
Design Commons is a deconstructed conference founded by the CEO of Interactive Africa, Ravi Naidoo in collaboration with World Design Weeks founder Kari Korkman.[1] The event was established in 2017 and acts as a travelling discussion platform on the future of cities.[2]
Unlike the conventional conference format, Design Commons places stakeholders in urban planning and public space at the same table as notable designers to foster a sense of common ground and find solutions to some of the world's pressing issues.[3]
Background
The first Design Commons event took place in Clarion Congress Centre, Helsinki as part of the World Design Weeks summit from 14 to 15 September 2017.[4][5]
Speakers include architect David Adjaye, Dutch architect Winy Maas, Finnish technology entrepreneur Marko Ahtisaari, Dutch landscape architect Cees van der Veeken and Studio Swine, a collaboration between Japanese architect Azusa Murakami and British artist Alexander Groves.[6]
The event is open to the public and is partially released as a video series on the Design Indaba website.[7]
References
- ↑ "DesignCommons" (in en-US). Helsinki Design Week. https://www.helsinkidesignweek.com/events/design-commons/.
- ↑ "DesignCommons event in Helsinki aims to find solutions to world issues" (in en-US). Dezeen. 2017-08-09. https://www.dezeen.com/2017/08/09/design-commons-event-helskini-aims-find-solutions-to-world-issues/.
- ↑ "Ground-breaking design conference to be launched at Helsinki Design Week - Helsinki Design Week" (in en-US). Helsinki Design Week. 2017-06-07. http://www.helsinkidesignweek.com/series/ground-breaking-design-conference-to-be-launched-at-helsinki-design-week/.
- ↑ "DesignCommons - Helsinki" (in en). http://designcommons.info/.
- ↑ "Northern Dimension Partnership on Culture" (in en). https://www.ndpculture.org/news/design-commons-at-helsinki-design-week.
- ↑ "Design Commons is a new kind of bespoke, global, portable conference | Design Indaba" (in en). Design Indaba. http://www.designindaba.com/articles/creative-work/design-commons-new-kind-bespoke-global-portable-conference.
- ↑ "Design Commons | Design Indaba" (in en). Design Indaba. http://www.designindaba.com/projects/design-commons.
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