Design_Cities_(UNESCO)

Design Cities (UNESCO)

Design Cities (UNESCO)

Recognition conferred by UNESCO


UNESCO's Design Cities project is part of the wider Creative Cities Network. The Network launched in 2004, and has member cities in seven creative fields. The other fields are: Crafts and Folk Art, Music, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, and Media Arts.

Criteria for UNESCO Design Cities

To be approved as a Design City, cities need to meet a number of criteria set by UNESCO.[1]

Designated UNESCO Design Cities share similar characteristics such as having an established design industry; cultural landscape maintained by design and the built environment (architecture, urban planning, public spaces, monuments, transportation); design schools and design research centers; practicing groups of designers with a continuous activity at a local and national level; experience in hosting fairs, events and exhibits dedicated to design; opportunity for local designers and urban planners to take advantage of local materials and urban/natural conditions; design-driven creative industries such as architecture and interiors, fashion and textiles, jewelry and accessories, interaction design, urban design, sustainable design.

There are 40 Cities of Design:

See also


References

  1. "The Creative Cities Network - A Global Platform for Local Endeavour" (PDF). UNESCO. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-11-02.
  2. "Asahikawa". 30 October 2019.
  3. "Baku". 30 October 2019.
  4. "Bandung". Archived from the original on 2017-04-03.
  5. "Bangkok". 30 October 2019.
  6. "Brasilia". January 2018.
  7. "Budapest". 14 December 2015.
  8. "Cebu City". 30 October 2019.
  9. "Fortaleza". 30 October 2019.
  10. "Geelong". Archived from the original on 2019-03-01.
  11. "Hanoi". 30 October 2019.
  12. "Istanbul". Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  13. "Muharraq". 30 October 2019.
  14. "Puebla". Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  15. "Querétaro". 30 October 2019.
  16. "Torino". Archived from the original on 2019-07-23.

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