● ACTIVE PUBLIC SPACE

Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia - IAAC (ES)

Center For Central European Architecture (CZ), Universitat Fur Angewandte Kunst Wien (AT)

State of the art

The concept of “Smart cities” and the application of smart urban technologies have emerged as outstanding contributions to the sustainable development of European cities.

Description of the project

The Information Society is bringing new principles and technologies with which to rethink the functioning and structure of the streets, avenues, squares and parks. Public space can now be transformed in Active Public Space, fostering people interaction with flows of energy, materials, services and finances to catalyse sustainable economic development, resilience, and high quality of life. APS focuses on the application of smart technologies to public space, addressing the following challenges: increasing architecture’s role, fostering the exchange of knowledge and best practices, contributing to bridging the existing skill gaps, enhancing citizen participation and increasing visibility for European architecture and urban spaces.

APS empowers architects, urban planners and designers to use digital skills by applying ICT to public space, using simulation softwares to test the performances and creating 1:1 prototypes of their projects.

Creative Europe’s support

Thanks to the support of the Creative Europe Programme, APS was able to bring together intelligent public space planning (IAAC), citizen participation (CCEA), and energy design (UAAV). This interdisciplinarity has allowed partners to address the challenge of designing an innovative public space from a holistic perspective.

#architecture #urban planning #smart public space #citizens' participation #sustainable development

Beyond Digitalisation

All of Active Public Space activities addressed the participation dimension, developing strategies to foster inclusiveness and accessibility of public space.

Contact

iaac.net/project/active-public-space Creative Europe Project Results