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United Arab Erimates

The short film "PATCH" focuses on homeless people around the world who suffer from a lack of shelter For those who are trying to create their own space in the street or side road with a piece of cloth, home is different for everyone; when you don't have one, you'll come to realize the difficulties. Patch is for those who are always trying to patch something for shelter

Azerbaijan

Due to public shaming, lack of awareness and education, and exclusive spaces, disabled communities struggle the most and turn into home prisoners at some point. The integration of disabled people into society is very limited in Azerbaijan and the film highlights a deaf person’s perspective on daily life. Due to little to no existing inclusive infrastructure in Baku, most disabled people find it hard to go out of their houses without being dependent on a helper. Also, those who feel comfortable going out are always subjected as someone “in need” and get many offers from the public for help which the person did not even ask for in the first place. Many also assume that people with disabilities are in need of money and often offer them some financial help as well, which leaves many in an uncomfortable situation. The public authorities who are responsible for the city design and institutions working with people with disabilities are usually very irresponsive and the needs of the community have been unfortunately neglected for years with many empty promises to provide necessary design and tools around the neighborhoods to make life easier for them.

Denmark

Conversation with the city' explores the process of welcoming in Copenhagen, through the stories of two strangers at different times. The Norrebro neighborhood has become the place where both of them belong: its diversities shaped the area in a welcoming architecture. Actually, it is a process, that starts from Norreport Station and continues until Superkilen Park. It has to be a process of care for humans, for their perceptions, and for places as well: in that sense, it is similar to the first conversations we make in order to feel welcomed in a new city.

Albania

This short orangerie depicts the seasonal growth of Albanian citruses and the warm-hearted fruit sellers hidden behind the even faster growing townscape of Tirana, who supply the capital with short food supply chain Vitamine C from the region.

Denmark

Natur Park Amager, an urban nature park in the south of Copenhagen offers many ways to enter nature. In this short film Johnny shares how walking the Amarmino trail helps him recharge and renew. Even if urban parks in theory are accessible to everyone, much is still needed to make them both more sustainable and more accessible. In this ongoing project I ask how more people can get access to nature experiences in the city, and what is needed to use these natural resources in a more sustainable way.

Hong Kong

An intergenerational design research project that brings virtual reality and video gaming technologies to local communities in public housing as design communication tools. During a series of interactive and engaging co-design activities, youth and older adults are taken as co-researchers to critically reflect on public spaces and give agency to everyday knowledge. Participants are empowered with techniques of digital tools that help them to generate shared expressions of spatial needs and develop a mutual understanding of community interests. The participatory tools and processes are evaluated and published as open-source educational materials, together with the analysed co-design outcome.