How to transform an asphalt schoolyard into a quality, vibrant and healthy new park where the community can grow together? This session brings fresh ideas and innovative approaches to you.
Michael Hall, Partner, FaulknerBrowns Architects, United Kingdom will moderate the session in the afternoon of Day 2.
photo: Rasmus Hjortshoj
Ola Mattson, Development Consultant, LOA fonden, Denmark
Innovation in funding and developing sports and leisure facilities: The model of LOA fonden
Throughout the Scandinavian countries, public policies and institutions secure funding for sport and culture facilities and thus result in a large number of sport facilities per capita in the world. The design and architecture of these facilities are based on concepts developed in the early 1960s, promoting standardized, mono-functional facilities built for competition. Today’s design needs innovation. The role of the funding agent is crucial and there is the need for revising constituting policies and systems.
Elizabeth Hand-Fry, Principal, Studio HIP, USA
The public realm and the democratization of play
New York City’s public school system is the largest and one of the most diverse school districts in the country, serving 1.1 million students, many of whom are disproportionately low-income with little access to close-to-home parks. Through a 3-month, hands-on participatory design process, the NYC Playgrounds Program enables a wide diversity of students to be the designers of their new playground. Our specialized curriculum introduces the students to the principles of landscape architecture and the important benefits of incorporating green initiatives into their new community park. The users of the playground become the designers of the playground which not only ensures the playground will be well loved, but it also builds great pride and stewardship. The result, often built in about a year, transforms an asphalt schoolyard into a quality, vibrant and healthy new park where the community can grow together.
Marie Traasdahl Staal, Executive Director of Innovations and Programs, GAME, Denmark
Designing street sports for sustainable development
The Danish Street Sports NGO GAME is working systematically with participatory design to co-create their sports for sustainable development method with kids, youth and stakeholders in Europe, MENA and Africa. The presentation will give an insight into GAME’s five principles for participatory design, and will unfold concrete examples. The participatory design approach helps to create equal participation in sports for girls and boys. Youth-led design-based interventions have resulted in increased access to public spaces for sports in Lebanon.
