This richly illustrated book introduces the current eleven UNESCO Cities of Design, offering examples of their use of design as an engine for current and future development. Includes interviews with designers, activists, organizers and critical observers.
The Power of Design: A Journey through the 11 UNESCO Cities of Design
Table of contents
Introduction.- Berlin.- Berlin the City of Creative People.- DMY International Design Festival Berlin Design is about Change.- Saint-Etienne.- Saint-Etienne the City of Militant Design Activists.- From Weapons Manufacturing to Cité du Design.- Buenos Aires.- Buenos Aires the First City of Design.- Palermo the Power of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems.- Montreal.- Montreal Developing the City through Design.- The Design Montreal Open House.- Nagoya.- Nagoya the City of the Design City Declaration.- The City of Monozukuri: the Art of Making Things.- Kobe.- Kobe Aiming to be a Design City.- The Design Creative Center Kobe.- Seoul.- Seoul The Mecca of World Design.- Design Seoul Design Caring for Citizens.- Shanghai.- Shanghai the City of Transrapid Progress.- Shanghai Creative City Parks.- Beijing.- Beijing a City of Design with World Heritage Sites.- 798 Gongchang.- Shenzhen.- Shenzhen from 30,000 to 12 Million in 30 Years.- Visiting Two Cultural Industrial Clusters.- Graz.- Graz on the Way to being a Creative City.- The Graz T a Tactile Ground Guidance System for Visually Impaired People.- References.- Bibliography.- Credits.
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