Participatory Urban Design Course at Shenzhen International School of Design (SISD)

Faculty in the SISD course, a practice-based exploration of how digital tools can strengthen urban governance. Through case studies and hands-on prototyping, data-informed methods (digital mapping, community sensing, participatory platforms, and rapid feedback loops) were tested to translate lived experience into design decisions, and to critically assess questions of inclusion, representation, and trust. The course emphasised designing participation as an end-to-end system: from outreach and accessibility, to deliberation and co-creation.

With Laura Guimaraes and Jiangyue Wu