DesignCommons

@DesignIndaba and @HelDesignWeek present a new traveling platform @design_commons, destined to be a capsule project at Design Weeks globally.

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“If you look at the successful cities, most of them are looking at sustainability. And we think nature, for health, should be a centrepiece of those plans.” https://t.co/msGZaJbaJY

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“We always had this big vision of building up technology that could impact one of the biggest challenges humanity ever faced, which is climate change.” https://t.co/MkB0pRKcdX

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"Global temperatures continue to rise and the world’s nations need to increase clean energy production fast." https://t.co/dnBQjoflcf

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"As long as the world clamors to build, the cement industry has little incentive to disrupt the status quo." https://t.co/BwbzeP2TSI

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"A lot of the design of today is still exclusive and for the few. For us at IKEA it's really important to be inclusive instead." - Marcus Engman, IKEA's head of design. https://t.co/QsLs6QkUmK

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“It’s not just about products and materials, but also about rooftops and space. There’s a lot of inherently underutilised space in our cities.” https://t.co/L7ftYHgE8o

[The Design Indaba @designindaba]

The work of @StudioSwine seeks to achieve harmony between nature and industry. Watch their @design_commons talk: https://t.co/RlEfwmPOUC

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Paloma Strelitz spoke to us on the need for developing spaces that consider the humanity of its occupants. https://t.co/8oSdYhCOkY

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From the inclusion of nature in #cities, to the importance of humanness, and technology on a grand scale, these #designcommons speakers share what cities need now. https://t.co/m4xNtyTqiH

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“Water managers were the first rulers of the land. Designing the city to deal with water was the first task of survival here and it remains our defining job.” https://t.co/QYKpk99tk2

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“if you can get the right mix of housing, at the right levels of affordability, then it makes economic sense to invest in social housing.” https://t.co/PmShPhA4wW

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"It's really the role of the designer to be a bridge between people and innovation." - @StudioSwine https://t.co/s6Gh0jVKiM

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"The idea that a global economic hub like Lower Manhattan flooded during Hurricane Sandy, costing the public billions of dollars, yet still has so few protections, leaves climate experts here dumbfounded." https://t.co/QYKpk99tk2

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"One of the topics we think is interesting within IKEA is the shared density of our cities. The thing that everybody is going to live in smaller spaces. We redefine the home of the future," Marcus Engman, IKEA's head of design. https://t.co/QsLs6QkUmK

[The Design Indaba @designindaba]

How can city layouts be designed to better cope with #climatechange? https://t.co/nS4C4YIose

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"Cities where newspapers closed up shop saw increases in government costs as a result of the lack of scrutiny over local deals." https://t.co/dMYMH7JY7N

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“When building new transport corridors in cities now, we should be thinking about what may replace present day technology in the future.” https://t.co/1srLDBLMqF

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Voted “world’s most liveable city” for 7 years straight, Melbourne feels uncertain about whether it wants to be a global megacity doubling its population to eight million by midcentury, or hang on to its charms. https://t.co/iaTZ41ganI

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"Wooden bikes are much easier to repair than their metal counterparts, and proper sealing makes the wood completely waterproof." https://t.co/FBGEr9FiY1

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"Great design could be affordable for many people," Marcus Engman, IKEA's head of design. https://t.co/QsLs6QkUmK