Where Does Inclusive Design Meet Film? Copenhagen Architecture Festival (CAFx) Launches Film Mosaic: Leave No One Behind

Where is immersive design with movies? Copenhagen Architecture Festival (CAFX) launches the film Mosaic: Leave Someone Behind

The world's greatest social challenges are reflected in the way we build our nations. Privatization of public space, lack of affordable housing, dark design and spatial isolation are some of the causes and manifestations of urban inequality that characterize contemporary cities. Although it has the potential to reproduce these inequalities, when further expressed in space, the design works to oppose inequality, equality and inclusion.

Most actions to compare expressions of equality occur on a small scale, visible and even invisible in everyday life. This is manifested through simple design that recognizes the needs of all users and helps combat the exclusion of minority communities and the most vulnerable people in urban and rural contexts around the world. These stories contain insights into the thriving everyday users of space, centuries-old cultures, and radical communities resisting constructive and neoliberal capitalism. But they are not often said.

1. Necessary steps

What environmental interventions are being designed around the world to address the challenges posed by environmental degradation? What gaps allow marginalized groups to feel included in urban life? Need a strategy to survive the injustice of the city? In response to the urgency of these questions and to give voice to represented urban placemakers, the Copenhagen Architecture Festival (CAFx) presents Mosaic: Leave One Behind, an international competition for short films on design solutions. Found, started. In the built, developed and planned environment.

The film's thematic mosaic revolves around the UN's 'Leave No One Left Behind' ( LNOB ) Agenda, "the unequivocal commitment of UN Member States to eradicate all forms of poverty, end discrimination and exclusion, and reduce the vulnerabilities that leave people behind and undermine the full potential of individuals and humanity." does. ("Universal Values").

" The starting point of the Mosaic Film Platform is to spread awareness about the LNOB agenda and find new local perspectives on solutions to the challenges it presents. By documenting and understanding the diversity of realities that the LNOB agenda must address, we bring knowledge and new understanding to inclusive cities. , to create neighborhoods, buildings, infrastructure, etc. We want to create development etc. Create in the whole world”.

The competition calls for films of a maximum of three minutes; They document personal experiences of inclusive design, highlight positive examples of everyday spatial initiatives from different geographic contexts, and provide concrete insights into urban practices that promote inclusive design, inclusive spaces, and struggles. against equality. All accepted short films are collected in the online open source platform Film Mosaic, a versatile open source archive that provides a broader and more detailed understanding of the many simple ways the field can use inclusive design practices. All users of space, human and non-human.

1. should be included

Designers and architects are increasingly supporting interest in the LNOB agenda: LNOB is the main theme of next year's International Union of Architects and the framework for many recent architectural research publications. Spatial professionals are increasingly aware that the forms of inequality built into our material landscape not only reflect the world's structural social inequalities, but also work inexorably to reproduce them at all scales. From street furniture to urban planning and from materials to construction projects, spatial biases can persist, with the potential to transform spatial amenities through comprehensive design interventions.

The trend is how we structure our space around a prototypical, neotypical, white, cisgender, straight, rich healthy user experience that implicitly or overtly targets socially, physically, or emotionally vulnerable individuals or groups. Her gender is clearly not included. Limited identity, age, race, sexual orientation, mobility or income. Architecture itself has been accused on many fronts of the inherent biases of a white male-dominated field and complicity with the environmental destruction caused by the architectural industry. We see many designers, architects and planners around the world responding to the need to rethink their practices, towards more inclusive and participatory solutions that benefit and give voice to those who are often excluded from space. The film "Mosaic" aims to act as a catalyst for this new movement in architecture and design.

" Through Global Film Mosaic, we can not only raise awareness, but mobilize for action by spreading ideas about how local solutions can create value in a broader global context." (Josephina Michau)

1. A movie is required

Highlighting the potential of film to facilitate meaningful knowledge sharing, CAFx has selected a short film competition to document experiences of inclusive design in their communities from represented communities around the world. Cinema, whether produced by professional or amateur technology, is an influential medium available to almost everyone. In our current media environment, it's easy to cross boundaries. Even with a simple description , the film is presented as the perfect medium to convey the vast dimensions of Bruno's (Bruno) lifestyle design.

Based on a genuine tradition of research on the relationship between film and architecture, CAFx has chosen a unique tool to effectively communicate the knowledge gathered through the Film Mosaic Open Call, which we believe will start a cloud conversation around cities. . Desired. . It creates and inspires decision makers and spatial experts working to achieve a more authentic social future. The more we learn about the resilience and sustainability of architecture, the more we ask authorities and experts around the world about it. Through Film Mosaic: Leave No One Behind, we hope to raise awareness and promote knowledge sharing about sustainable and inclusive spatial design by using short films to highlight the less heard people and human voices.

1. Reflection is important.

These themes continue to be explored in Archie Daily's series of articles on the connection between film and architecture and the urgency of creating better places for all. The Copenhagen Festival of Architecture invites practitioners and scholars of film and architecture with a focus on participatory design and planning to contribute to this critical conversation. Some contributions address the relationship between the fields, while others explore how design and architecture, using film as a democratic storytelling tool, can help address the UN's agenda of leaving no one behind.

In articles published throughout the year until summer 2023, read about the social and environmental impact of architecture, explore holistic approaches to urban planning, explore the potential of cinema to capture the experience of place, and explore the phenomenon of communication. , and at least know if it is necessary to implement non-discriminatory design solutions where you expect them to be.

As the series unfolds, you can watch a selection of the best films from the Mosaic Film Competition.

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The Mosaic Film: The Leave Nobody Behind Film Competition seeks films that explore comprehensive architectural or design solutions in the built, planned and/or developed environment.

• Maximum time is 3 minutes,
• Closing date: March 1, 2023
• Price: 1: 2500 €; 2nd €1500; 3: €1000
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Films are accepted daily and posted continuously on the Mosaic Films platform.
The Copenhagen Architecture Festival aims to facilitate the creation of short films by including film and architecture workshops starting in winter 2021 and working closely with local partner institutions from around the world, including Film Focus.