Abstract
This is a social responsibility project that aims to provide design-oriented solutions to create a positive change by fostering awareness about recycling, and environmental issues among children in disadvantageous neighborhoods and all the public spaces prioritizing schools in İzmir, Turkey. The project used a co-design approach to gather insights and determine the needs of the community in disadvantaged neighborhoods, offering an interdisciplinary perspective to the design process. Based on the workshop session findings which is conducted with a focus group of children a mobile urban module is designed to circulate within the city and host activities according to the needs and dreams of the community. The “PLAY” concept was the central aspect of this social responsibility project; therefore, students from the İzmir University of Economics (İUE) collaborated with children and stakeholders -the İzmir Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) and Izmir Chamber of Commerce (İZTO)- to design various aspects of the mobile urban module, including graphic identity, service-system strategy, interior design, and product design. We believe that children need to be actors in their own education life and raise their voices in the situations and decisions that affect them. This approach allows them to be included as a designer in the design process without disregarding their ideas. With this project, an interactive education model is offered that will put a trace in children’s daily academic routines.
Presenters
Didem Kan-KilicAssociate Professor, Interior Architecture and Environmental Design, Izmir Ekonomi Üniversitesi, Izmir, Turkey
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Co-design, Mobile Urban Module, Local Community, Interactive Education, Spatial-Service Design
