How can design focus on one's own identity, without neglecting what is external or different?
For example, the awareness of biases, discriminations and privileges, the capability to learn from everyone and everywhere, or the recognition of the complexity of the intersection of the different aspects of a person's social and political identities?
Civic Playground Project
Version 01
TEAM
Lee Brunco
Julia Kan
Gracie Meek
Arleigh Parr
Elena Sabinson
CONTEXT
Bachelor of Science, Design + Environmental Analysis
Magnifying Small Spaces Studio
2024
PROFESSORS
Leighton Beaman
Zaneta Hong
The Civic Playground Project is a speculative research initiative centered on “civic toys”: manipulable, community-oriented 3D objects that encourage collaborative creativity and problem-solving. The first iteration aims to enable individuals from diverse backgrounds, skills, and abilities to engage in shared making while easing tensions inherent in collaborative processes. By balancing individual contributions with collective configurations, civic toys provide inclusive frameworks that foster imaginative exploration, cooperative interaction, and participatory expression.
