Participatory Design: Tools and Techniques for Re-imagining Digital Transformations
Participatory design (PD) is a powerful methodology that can be applied to re-imagining digitalization process, bringing ethical considerations to the foregroun...
Tag: city
Quarantine Aurora
while the city still sleeps dream drops hit our windows birds break the silence of night it is vigil or is a dream? urban lucid dreams half-asleep early daylig...
Everyday Life in Bogota during Pandemic Times (part II)
Sheltering in place during the quarantine is like a long voyage. A long trip without movement. A journey without clear time of arrival. Some times I have the fe...
Deep Mapping Bogota: Urban Mediation in the Tropical Highlands
It has been almost three months since I returned to Bogota. Quickly, I have tried to adapt to its scale, flows, and rhythms. It has been quite an intense experi...
Bogota’s Ciclovia: An Experiment in Democratic Use of Public Space
Every Sunday part of Bogota’s transit network transforms into a non-motor vehicle system. Instead of cars and buses, more than 120 kilometers of streets a...
The Disorientation Effect of a Booming Town: Austin Under Construction
To experience rapid urbanization can be disorienting. Cities and towns that grow too fast have to confront the challenges of collapsing and re-designing their t...
Making History in the City of Austin: The Celebration of the First Hip Hop Festival
“If you love your city, make some fucking noise!” said Austin Martin at the stage of Red7, surrounded by a crew of 7 local MCs during the performanc...