Empowering Teenagers Through Built Environment Education While Experimenting (In) The Public Space

摘要: Teenagers may not be the most obvious left-out category of people, but in the design and use of public spaces they are often left out. Public space belongs to everyone, yet teenagers seem not to have the means to make their voices heard when it comes to demanding their own space, which represents their identities and offers a creative and comfortable environment in which they can socialise and evolve. De-a Arhitectura Association began to develop the Urban Up educational program in 2016, as a starting point in diversifying its portfolio with another age group, that of teenagers, aiming to be inclusive of all categories and backgrounds. Throughout the past years, Urban Up tried to come before their need to be more involved and heard, regarding their wishes and expectations from the built environment and the public spaces they use, through different hands-on activities (extracurricular) and with a design …