From trampolines in sidewalks in Copenhagen, to a magnetic skatepark in Barcelona, to chess games at Union Square Park in New York, there are plenty of ways to foster adult play through the built environment.
What kinds of play are there, what dimensions of design can help facilitate play, and how can cities provide more opportunities for play for adults?
Open to everyone, hospitality by Callister Brewing & Craft Soda!
Facilitators
Claire Lee | Shazeen Tejani | Bethany Dobson | Stina Hanson
Illustrators
TBD
Performer
TBD
TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE.
About The Studio
The Urbanarium Studio is an urban design workshop place hosted by a collective of planners, designers and architects. This passionate cohort convenes groups and facilitates graphic discourse on city-making challenges through charrette-style live events. Participants watch their ideas come to life LIVE in a fun, interactive setting that aims to inform, entertain and output inspired ideas and design. Previous Studio sessions include: The Future of Work and the Future of Housing (UBC Master of Urban Design Alumni), Redesign Public Space (Vancouver Design Week and Vancouver Public Space Network), Public Washrooms (BC Housing and CityHive 2021), Black Youth Take on the Fourth Place (Ethọ́s Lab 2020), Everything You Want Is All Around You (Ethọ́s Lab 2021), The Connected City (Ethọ́s Lab 2022), Building Atlanthos (Ethọ́s Lab 2023), False Creek Resilience and Sea-level Rise (Arts Umbrella Summer Architecture Intensive 2020), Air, Water and Land - A New Civic Space for Vancouver (Arts Umbrella Summer Architecture Intensive 2021), Seniors Housing: Building Ecologies (Arts Umbrella Summer Architecture Intensive 2022), Young Planners Assemble: Draw Your City! (City of Vancouver, Vancouver Plan), Splash Pads of the Future (Granville Island), Downtowns of the Future (DVBIA/BOMA), Monuments of the Future (Heritage Vancouver), Mobile Artist Studios of the Future (FLEET/Other Sights), Staircases from Bridges (Granville Island). You can find the drawings from the sessions on our instagram page.