vbat meet market presents: #asksagmeister for what design can do
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Currently half the world’s population live in cities. Year on year this number is set to continue growing.
Whilst the experience of living in a city is generally a positive one, with living space becoming tighter issues will inevitably arise.
The recent rise of megacities in Asia and the Americas, such as Shanghai, Mexico City, Jakarta, and Mumbai, has already taught us how their rapid growth has spawned associated Urban Issues such as: • Overcrowding • Poor waste management • Mobility problems • Air pollution • Bad energy supply
With these problems projected to grow explosively worldwide in the near future, we feel now is the time for greater awareness to be raised amongst the young design community in Europe.
Our ultimate aim, in doing this, is to find new design solutions for these problems to prevent European cities, such as Amsterdam, from going down the same path.
Have you visited any of the so-called megacities? If so, what particular urban issues did you experience whilst visiting them?
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In the many years you’ve lived in New York what changes have you noticed in respect to Urban Issues?
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Urban Issues in Amsterdam?
• Overcrowding • Noise • Drunken tourism • Trash
• Loss of green spaces • Air pollution • Transportation • Loneliness
How can we use design to make the people of Amsterdam really feel the urgency of sustainability?
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— Babette Porcelijn
• Airbnb • Uber • Shutter projects
Urban Issues Solutions
• Smart Traffic Lights • Pocket Parks • Smartphone zombie lanes
Is your agency, Sagmeister & Walsh, working on any other design projects that touch on Urban Issues?
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“How can I make it clear that young designers should take a stand in society?”
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— Wesley van Groenland
What do you think are the biggest Urban Issues that young designers really need to think about?
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