How can we design in a time of metacrisis? Overlapping global challenges such as climate change, economic instability, social inequality, and technological destruction require radically rethinking our current systems. In these complex and uncertain contexts, we call on everyone and designers everywhere to move beyond aesthetic solutions, embracing systems thinking, resilience, adaptability, and, most of all, inclusion.
Following the success of the first edition of the Designing Cities for All (DCFA) programme, we returned in 2023 with the new theme of Re-generation. This edition explores how design can (re)shape and (re)create regenerative cities by, for, and with everyone—and all living beings.
After two more years of DCFA and the release of our first two essay collections—18 Perspectives on Designing Cities for All (2021) and More Perspectives on Designing Cities for All) (2022)—we are thrilled to present the third and final installment in the series. Closing Perspectives on Designing Cities for All is a fresh anthology featuring essays from designers, researchers, urbanists, and other experts, all highlighting the role of inclusive design at the forefront of their work.
Pre-order your copy now! Official release on 22nd October.
Essays by:
Carin Rustema, Daisy Dawson, Ekim Tan, Gilberto Morishaw, Ilke Gers, Isabella Segalovich, Jackie Ashkin, Janelle Sallons, Joris Lechêne, Juneal Holder, Lucia Kula, Marc Boumeester, Martine Doppen, Roberto Rocco, Sarah Ichioka, Shibaura House, Shinta Oosterwaal, Sobhi Khatib and Thieu Besselink
This final publication reflects the end of the Designing Cities For All: RE-generation, Pakhuis de Zwijger’s two-year research and presentation programme, approach, and manifesto focusing on the role of designers in shaping and creating cities for, by and with everyone. While the first and second essay bundles each reflect the first and second years of DCFA, this third and last publication reflects the final two years (2023-2024). All three publications, with the Design Principles booklet, are a culmination of the whole DCFA trajectory over the past four years.
Soft Book launch
On the 22nd of October between 11:30 — 12.30 AM, you can join our soft book launch to celebrate the release of Closing Perspectives on Designing Cities for All at Dutch Design Week 2024. You can find us at Strijp-S area, Ketelhuisplein.
Order the book!
The book will be on sale for €15,00 as of October 22nd. If you’d like to read Closing Perspectives on Designing Cities for All with audio, the book will also available online as a PDF with plain text. Use your preferred text-to-speech audio reader to create your own DCFA listening experience. Keep an eye on this page and the DCFA dossier to see when it goes up!
