Toolbox in Action
Explore how participatory meanwhile interventions unfolded in the context of seven regeneration initiatives across Europe & Asia.
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Discover the Temporary Use Journey
PreparatoryIn Zero waste project, we build an innovative practice base for zero-waste communities in Shanghai around the "Xinhua Community Design Center". With the goal of 3+1+N scene creation, combined with the whole-process community participation method, a systematic platform for sustainable operation will be formed to support the continuous operation of the residents.
Temporary use"Xinxing Fire" is a team composed of local parents in Xinhua, serving the Xinhua community playground project. We hope that we can become a star for the children of Xinhua, and work with them to create a friendly community game environment, and illuminate the entire Xinhua community and even Shanghai with this beam of light, becoming a template for more urban community playgrounds.
Temporary useThe "Bring-your-own-table" is a self-service workstation plan based on the concept of sharing. The first offline physical space is the co-learning space at the Xinhua Community Design Center.
Temporary useThe workshop aims to give an experience to and teach citizens to use courier packaging and other wastes to fabricate their own tools to explore urban nature in a new and deep way.
Temporary useThe festival was organised in a grassroot way by the community in Xinhua. Different activities to promote sustainable actions among local residents took place, including planting, composting, recycling tours, lectures and a sustainability fair.
Temporary useA studio course beyond the boundaries of the classroom became a Residency Program in an urban community. It called on students to learn and design about urban ecology together with local residents and different stakeholders.
Temporary useIn an era of sustainable living, the theme of the 2023 Sparks in 1m³ and the 4th Humanities Xinhua Original Works Design Competition is "New Relationships". The project collects proposals from the public and neighborhoods over a two-month period, and a series of workshops are hosted to incubate and support the implementation of actions. The project develops community talents support and teamwork activations.
Temporary useThis community festival is held by Xinhua Community Design Center, Big Fish Design Center, and is sponsored by the local government. It is an initiative to connect all the stakeholder involved in Xinhua community, but also a regular appointment once a year to invite community members and producers from other parts of China.
Temporary useStudents of Tongji University have worked with Xinhua residents to develop ideas and projects dedicated to the community.
Temporary useHow can we living in cities with more contact, connection and dialogue with nature? In this day of global celebration of our Planet, we experiment on small actions and interactions to explore and attune with the nature around us.
Temporary useThe "Xinhua Toy Exchange House" was created from an unused small dark room in Lane 345, Xinhua Road. Children can bring their unused toys and exchange them here, so that unused toys can flow and allow upcycling of resources and connect children of different families. Children have the opportunity to become "children's store managers" and participate in the daily operation, charity donations and toy transformation and reuse of the Toy Exchange House. The Toy Exchange House advocates the concept of sustainability and hopes to use space as a carrier to jointly build a child-friendly community.
