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Co-creating the City: Design Cities and the New European Bauhaus

Tuesday 20 April 2021  

The City of Helsinki warmly invites you to a design discussion around the New European Bauhaus initiative:

CO-CREATING THE CITY

Tuesday 4 May 2021

12:00 -13:30 CET

Location: Online

Helsinki is interested in exploring the idea of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) from the point of view of design cities. Their own design journey is coming up to 10 years – Helsinki was World Design Capital in 2012. Since then, they have used design to better understand the needs of their different users, to improve their services and own processes, and to drive systemic change in complex societal issues and phenomena.

They are keen to see how cities today use design to make cities more inclusive and sustainable. They are especially keen to look at issues of co-creation in the built environment. Who is part of creating our cities? What kind of tools and mechanisms do cities use to co-create and how do our governance systems support co-creation? Ultimately, how do we together imagine the future of our cities?

You are welcome to explore the role of cities and design in the New European Bauhaus. You will learn about design stories from Helsinki and together with leading design cities from across Europe discuss how cities might work together to co-power our communities. The event is organised by the City of Helsinki and Helsinki EU Office.

Register to the online event by 30 April via this link.

For more information, please contact ilkka.myllymaki@helsinki.eu

 

PROGRAMME

12:00-12:10 Welcome and Introduction

Hanna Harris, Chief Design Officer, City of Helsinki

12:10-12:20 The role of cities in the New European Bauhaus

Sirpa Pietikäinen, MEP

12:20-12:50 Design stories from Helsinki

Design and Architecture:

Case Helsinki Central Library Oodi

Kari Lämsä, Service Manager, Helsinki Central Library Oodi

Designing with children:

Learnings from Working with Schools

Linda Vanni, Designer, Pentagon Design

Designing systemic change:

Case Physical Activity programme

Tommi Laitio, Executive Director, Division of Culture and Leisure

12:50-13:15 Discussion: Cities Taking the Lead

Anna Lisa Boni, Secretary General, Eurocities

Xavi Calvo, Director General, Valencia World Design Capital 2022

Luther Quénum, NEB high roundtable, World Design Capital Lille 2020

Moderated by Hanna Harris, Chief Design Officer, City of Helsinki

13:15-13:25 Reflections and relevance to NEB

Vera Winthagen, Policy Analyst, Joint Research Centre JRC, NEB team of European Commission

13:25 Conclusion