Workshop
Co-Designing urban smart furniture for facilitating migrants’ integration
Design Campus - 22th Giugno 2018
Scientific Coordinator
Alessandra Rinaldi
Partners
Omar Abou Khaled, Elena Mugellini, Leonardo Angelini - HumanTech Institute, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland - HES-SO
Omar Abou Khaled, Elena Mugellini, Leonardo Angelini - HumanTech Institute, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland - HES-SO
Maurizio Caon - Digital Business Center, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland - HES-SO
Partecipants
Francesco Romano, Gerardo Giardello - Institute of Legal Information Theory and Techniques, ITTIG, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR
Isabella Mancini - Associazione Nosotras
Tiziana Chiappelli - Associazione Progetto Arcobaleno
Rosa Yovera, Meriem Afafar - Cultural Mediators, Associazione Progetto Arcobaleno
Giovanni Crisonà - CSCS Group
Francesco Romano, Gerardo Giardello - Institute of Legal Information Theory and Techniques, ITTIG, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, CNR
Isabella Mancini - Associazione Nosotras
Tiziana Chiappelli - Associazione Progetto Arcobaleno
Rosa Yovera, Meriem Afafar - Cultural Mediators, Associazione Progetto Arcobaleno
Giovanni Crisonà - CSCS Group
Claudia Becchimanzi, Ester Iacono, Silvia Favero - Department of Architecture (DIDA), University of Florence
Paolo Costa - Department of Social Science (DSPS), University of Florence
Paolo Costa - Department of Social Science (DSPS), University of Florence
Topic of the workshop
European cities are changing due the immigration of people from different countries bringing a variety of heterogeneous cultural backgrounds. There are many issues related to the integration and dialogue between cultures. Urban design plays a key role in how migrants participate in their host community and it is an important driver for the inclusion process. Facilitating the participation of residents in designing public spaces and their use helps to create a better sense of belonging. Promoting in public spaces the interaction of different cultures becomes a crucial element to facilitate social cohesion and living together. The workshop aims to investigate innovative solutions for facilitating migrants’ integration and the dialogue between differ-ent cultures, through the design of innovative urban furniture integrating smart technologies.
European cities are changing due the immigration of people from different countries bringing a variety of heterogeneous cultural backgrounds. There are many issues related to the integration and dialogue between cultures. Urban design plays a key role in how migrants participate in their host community and it is an important driver for the inclusion process. Facilitating the participation of residents in designing public spaces and their use helps to create a better sense of belonging. Promoting in public spaces the interaction of different cultures becomes a crucial element to facilitate social cohesion and living together. The workshop aims to investigate innovative solutions for facilitating migrants’ integration and the dialogue between differ-ent cultures, through the design of innovative urban furniture integrating smart technologies.
