What role will city centres play after the pandemic?
Client
Villa VigoniProject period
May 2021 — November 2021Services
Design SprintWorking method
WorkshopProduct
Call to ActionOur expertise
New Working SpacesPartner
German Research Foundation (DFG)Links
Design Sprint with international experts and practitioners at Villa Vigoni (Italy)
Under the auspices of Villa Vigoni, Italy, and funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), European decision-makers and researchers from various social science disciplines took part in a one-day joint Design Sprint seminar on 25 October. The Design Sprint was conceived by Multiplicities-Berlin with Susy Silva from Lisbon, Portugal, Dr Steve Harding from Birmingham, UK, and Dr Bastian Lange, Berlin/Leipzig, Germany. 15 participants developed ideas and criteria for the revitalisation of inner-city spaces.
The results can be summarised as follows: Changing work habits need localised and cost-effective infrastructures such as new workspaces, coworking options and other communal meeting places. As a facilitator, Multiplicities can provide local communities and action groups with an initial “what to do now” checklist to advocate for needed spaces in urban and suburban areas. As this is a social rescue effort, it needs to be community-orientated, easily accessible and low-cost.
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