TY - CHAP
T1 - From the Station of Being to Societal Transformation
T2 - How design can drive a new European Renaissance
AU - Trotto, Ambra
AU - Hummels, Caroline C.M.
AU - Peeters, Jeroen
AU - Yoo, Daisy
AU - Levy, Pierre D.
PY - 2022/4/27
Y1 - 2022/4/27
N2 - The beginnings of a new European Renaissance can be felt in many places, including the Swedish city of Umeå, where a new Smart Bus Station was realised. This ‘Station of Being’ aimed at transforming today’s practices and exploring new sustainable futures based on values such as beauty and diversity. In this chapter, we describe ‘Station of Being’, the approach that was used, namely, Designing for Transforming Practices, the societal transformations it triggered, and how it supports the flourishing of a new civilization.
AB - The beginnings of a new European Renaissance can be felt in many places, including the Swedish city of Umeå, where a new Smart Bus Station was realised. This ‘Station of Being’ aimed at transforming today’s practices and exploring new sustainable futures based on values such as beauty and diversity. In this chapter, we describe ‘Station of Being’, the approach that was used, namely, Designing for Transforming Practices, the societal transformations it triggered, and how it supports the flourishing of a new civilization.
KW - Transformation
KW - Design
UR - https://www.nextrenaissance.eu/from-the-station-of-being-to-societal-transformation-how-design-can-drive-a-new-european-renaissance/
M3 - Chapter
SN - 978-2415001995
BT - The Next Renaissance
PB - Odile Jacob Publishing
CY - Paris
ER -