Over a thousand children participate in an inclusive design research project of a country park, as part of the PolyU School of Design’s research on children and public design
The Public Design Lab of the School of Design at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) launched an inclusive design research project (the Project) named “Playful Public Design by Children” in 2019. Using the real-life setting of Shing Mum Country Park, the Project engaged a group of kid art educators and over a thousand children together with their parents to study the inclusive design of country parks.
The Project is a critical breakthrough in research collaboration between a university design research lab and a creative learning studio. It not only enabled the Public Design Lab’s researchers and designers to explore children’s participation in public design, but also facilitated CreativeKids’ design facilitators and researchers to collect data on children’s observations, concerns, ideas and solutions. The Project furthermore provided valuable references for researchers and art education practitioners to carry out public design research both with and for young children.
The Public Design Lab will present the Exhibition of “Playful Public Design by Children”, showcasing the creative design and thinking process of the participants with augmented reality and project videos. The Exhibition is currently open until 31 December 2021 in Gallery A, Podium Level, Jockey Club Innovation Tower, PolyU.
Officiating guests attending the opening event held earlier included: Mr Eric Yim, Chairman of the Industry Advisory Committee at PolyU’s School of Design; Professor Michael SIU, Chair Professor of Public Design at PolyU’s School of Design; Dr LEUNG Siu-fai, Director of the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department; Ms Winnie HO Wing-yin, Director of the Architectural Services Department; and Dr Angelina LO, Founder Director of CreativeKids. The children and their parents who participated in the Project also shared their design ideas at the event.
In recognition of its impact and creativeness, “Playful Public Design by Children” was selected by the Hong Kong Institute of Architects (HKIA) to represent Hong Kong in the Golden Cubes Award 2020 (international level) organised by the International Union of Architects (UIA).
Launched in March 2019, the Project “Playful Public Design by Children” was co-led by the Public Design Lab of PolyU’s School of Design and CreativeKids, a local art design education studio for children and youth. A total of 1,023 children and their parents participated in the Project, which lasted for over a year. According to the development capabilities and interests of the participants, a number of playful design projects were designed for four age groups: (1) Signage design for prohibiting monkey feeding for children aged between 3.5 to 5.5; (2) Whirly facilities design, playful tools design and butterflies study for those aged between 5.5 to 8; (3) Gazebos design, tree-based outdoor space design and treehouse and observation towers design for those aged between 8 and 12; (4) self-directed design and recycling bins design workshop for teenagers aged between 12 and 18. For more details of the “Playful Public Design by Children” Project, please visit the website: https://www.sd.polyu.edu.hk/en/research/design-legacy-public-design-lab#playful-chinese.
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理大設計學院公共設計研究室帶領逾千位兒童參與郊野公園共融設計研究項目
(2021年11月2 日) 香港理工大學（理大）設計學院公共設計研究室（研究室）於2019年開展「玩樂公共設計」共融設計研究項目（項目），以城門郊野公園為研究場景，聯同一群兒童藝術導師、逾千名兒童及其家長研究郊野公園共融設計。研究室於上周五(10月29日)舉行了「玩樂公共設計」出版本發表及展覽開幕活動，展覽將輔以擴增實境(AR)及項目影片，展示及紀錄逾千名兒童的構思及創作。
多位嘉賓及協作單位代表出席了開幕活動，包括：理大設計學院顧問委員會主席嚴志明先生、理大設計學院公共設計學講座教授邵健偉教授、漁護署署長梁肇輝博士、建築署署長何永賢女士，以及奇極創作室創辦人徐羅國彥博士；並由參與項目的小朋友及其家長分享其創作構思。
「玩樂公共設計」共融設計研究項目於2019年3月展開，由理大設計學院公共設計研究室與本地兒童及青年藝術設計教育工作室奇極創作室共同合作，歷時一年多，獲 1,023 名兒童及其家長參與。項目根據兒童發展能力和興趣，分為四個年齡組別，並為參與者設定了多個有趣的設計主題： 3.5 至 5.5 歲的兒童設計禁止餵食猴子的指示牌； 5.5至8歲的兒童進行旋風設施設計、趣味工具設計和蝴蝶研究；8至12歲兒童則構思涼亭設計、戶外樹基空間設計、樹屋及觀景台設計；而12 至 18 歲的青少年則參與自主設計和回收箱設計工作坊。
項目突破了大專院校設計研究室和坊間創意工作室之間的研究合作，一方面讓理大公共設計研究室研究員及設計師探索兒童參與公共設計的可行性，另一方面協助奇極創作室的導師和研究員收集有關兒童觀察、關注、想法和解決方案的數據，為研究員和藝術教育工作者提供了寶貴的參考資料，以開展針對幼兒和公共設計的研究。
項目於2020年3月獲香港建築師學會邀請代表香港參與國際建築師協會舉辦的金立方獎（國際級別）(Golden Cubes Award 2020)，備受肯定。
「玩樂公共設計」展覽展期由即日起至12月31日，於理大賽馬會創新樓平台展覽廳A舉行，有關更多「玩樂公共設計」共融設計研究項目的詳情，請瀏覽網站：https://www.sd.polyu.edu.hk/en/research/design-legacy-public-design-lab#playful-chinese
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