On September 24th, members of the YoPA team—Professor Mai Chin a Paw, PhD students Jesse Vargas, Leto Demetriadou, and Maria Fernanda Souza—joined forces at Europe Placemaking Week 2024 for an exciting panel discussion and a lively workshop. They were accompanied by colleagues Professor Irina Schneid and Professor Hannah Berkin-Parker from the project “Learning Scapes: Co-Designing With Youth in New York City,” and the architect Bella Filatova from Serbia’s “Drakonoproject,” both focused on co-designing urban spaces with youth.
The panel, Youth-Driven Urban Transformation: Bridging Education, Inclusion & Engagement, brought together fresh ideas from each expert and the audience on how to engage youth in reshaping urban spaces. The interactive workshop, Mapping Youth-Driven Urban Transformation, got participants thinking creatively as they mapped out ways to include youth in urban planning.
Both sessions were energetic, insightful, and full of collaboration!
Beyond these moments, YoPA members also attended multiple sessions to deepen their knowledge on community engagement and impactful co-designed interventions. They made new connections, also paving the way for potential collaborations in the future.
It was a fruitful and inspiring event!