Applied Science, Faculty of
Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of
DSpace
UBCV
Sedehi, Nastaran
Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture - MASA
University of British Columbia
Most architectural discussions around the commons focus on reclaiming public or underused spaces as shared resources, often linked to ideas like the Right to the City and designing spaces for collective use. This thesis expands that conversation by introducing the concept of knowledge commons in architecture, reframing architecture not just as a physical practice but as a shared body of knowledge, including theories, methods, and tools that can serve the public, especially marginalized communities. Just as spatial commoning reclaims land, commoning architectural knowledge aims to make architectural knowledge more accessible, equitable, and useful to all. It advocates for a two-way exchange of knowledge between experts and non-experts, where both contribute to and benefit from a shared intellectual resource. In this way, knowledge becomes a commons: co-created, co-owned, and collectively used. The project is presented through three interconnected components: A poster that visualizes the concept of architectural knowledge commons and how this thesis theorizes it. A Lexicon of Commoning Architectural Knowledge, which gathers and organizes precedents where expert and non-expert communities share knowledge. This lexicon appears in this booklet and on an interactive website with links and images serving as a directory for the precedents. The website is not presented in this document. A comic book imagining a mobile app as a tool for commoning architectural knowledge. Because accessibility is central to this work, the content is communicated through clear language and multiple engaging formats—poster, booklet, comic book, and website—to explore how different media can support the practice of commoning.
COMMONING ARCHITECTURAL KNOWLEDGEbyNastaran SedehiA THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OFMASTER OF ADVANCED STUDIES IN ARCHITECTUREinThe Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral StudiesTHE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA(Vancouver)May 2025© Nastaran Sedehi, 2025The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies for acceptance, the thesis entitled: Commoning Architectural KnowledgeSubmitted by Nastaran Sedehi in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Advanced Studies in Architecture.Examining Committee:John Bass, Associate Professor, Architecture, UBC(Supervisor)Matthew Soules, Associate Professor, Architecture, UBC(Supervisory Committee Member)Germaine Koh, Assistant Professor, Art History, Visual Art, and Theory, UBC(Supervisory Committee Member)Tijana Vujosevic, Associate Professor, Architecture, UBC(Supervisory Committee Member) iiABSTRACTMost architectural discussions around the commons focus on reclaiming public or underused spaces as shared resources, often linked to ideas like the Right to the City and designing spaces for collective use. This thesis expands that conversa-tion by introducing the concept of knowledge commons in architecture, reframing architecture not just as a physical practice but as a shared body of knowledge, including theories, methods, and tools that can serve the public, especially mar-ginalized communities.Just as spatial commoning reclaims land, commoning architectural knowledge aims to make architectural knowledge more accessible, equitable, and useful to all. It advocates for a two-way exchange of knowledge between experts and non-experts, where both contribute to and benefit from a shared intellectual resource. In this way, knowledge becomes a commons: co-created, co-owned, and collectively used.The project is presented through three interconnected components:A poster that visualizes the concept of architectural knowledge commons and how this thesis theorizes it.A Lexicon of Commoning Architectural Knowledge, which gathers and orga-nizes precedents where expert and non-expert communities share knowledge. This lexicon appears in this booklet and on an interactive website with links and images serving as a directory for the precedents. The website is not presented in this document.A comic book imagining a mobile app as a tool for commoning architectural knowledge.Because accessibility is central to this work, the content is communicated through clear language and multiple engaging formats—poster, booklet, comic book, and website—to explore how different media can support the practice of commoning.iiiLAY SUMMARYThis project explores how architectural knowledge, like design ideas, building methods, and planning tools, can be shared more openly and fairly with the public, especially communities often left out of the conversation. Instead of just focusing on shared physical spaces, it introduces the idea of knowledge com-mons in architecture: a shared pool of ideas and resources created and used by both professionals and everyday people. The project includes a poster that explains this idea visually, a booklet that gathers real-life examples of collabora-tive knowledge-sharing, and a comic book that imagines a mobile app helping people better understand architecture. By using different formats—print, web, and visual storytelling—it shows how architecture can be more accessible, inclu-sive, and community-driven.ivPREFACEThis thesis is original, unpublished, independent work by the author, Nastaran Sedehi. The use of Generative AI in this thesis was limited to the use of ChatGPT 4 for checking grammar and spelling. Thesis conceptualization, outline, figures, and all other content are the author’s original work and no Generative AI is used in its development.vviTABLE OF CONTENTSAbstract---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------iiiLay Summary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ivPreface----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------vTable of Contents---------------------------------------------------------------------------------viList of Figures------------------------------------------------------------------------------------viiiGlossary--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ixPoster------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------xIntroduction-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1Precedent Study Description-----------------------------------------------------------------3Map------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4Lexicon of Commoning Architectural Knowledge----------------------------------------53D Modeling------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6Blogging-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6Booklet Making--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7Citizen Workshop-----------------------------------------------------------------------------8Campaigning-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------8Debating----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9Diagramming----------------------------------------------------------------------------------9Drawing----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10Educating-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10Event Organization-------------------------------------------------------------------------11Exhibition-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12Gaming----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14Guide Book Creation-----------------------------------------------------------------------15Hub Making-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------15Manual Making------------------------------------------------------------------------------17Mapping---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------18Meme Making--------------------------------------------------------------------------------19Parody Making-------------------------------------------------------------------------------21Photographing-------------------------------------------------------------------------------22Place Making---------------------------------------------------------------------------------22Podcast Making-----------------------------------------------------------------------------23Policy Scanning-----------------------------------------------------------------------------25Public Installation---------------------------------------------------------------------------25Poster Design--------------------------------------------------------------------------------26Story Telling----------------------------------------------------------------------------------27Tactile Drawing------------------------------------------------------------------------------28Toolkit Making--------------------------------------------------------------------------------29Video Making---------------------------------------------------------------------------------30Video Game Design------------------------------------------------------------------------30Urban Facade Transformation-----------------------------------------------------------31Website Design------------------------------------------------------------------------------31Zine Making----------------------------------------------------------------------------------32Design Charretes---------------------------------------------------------------------------33Community Art Making--------------------------------------------------------------------34Co-building-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------34Vernacular Architecture-------------------------------------------------------------------35viiCollective Ideation--------------------------------------------------------------------------38Virtual Reality Collaboration--------------------------------------------------------------39Accessible Design Services--------------------------------------------------------------39Do It Yourself---------------------------------------------------------------------------------40Educational Programs---------------------------------------------------------------------41Sources----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------44Appendix: Comic Book ------------------------------------------------------------------------48viiiLIST OF FIGURESFigure 1- Research Poster----------------------------------------------------------------------xFigure 2- Precedent Study Map---------------------------------------------------------------4Figure 3- Precedent Study Cover-------------------------------------------------------------5Figure 4- Precedent Study Word Cloud----------------------------------------------------43GLOSSARYARCHITECTURAL KNOWLEDGE:The body of shared ideas, practices, and information that informs how spaces are designed, built, used, and understood.COMMONING:The active process of creating, managing, and taking care of shared resources through collective effort and care.COMMONS:(Used as plural form) Resources, like land, water, or information, that are shared and managed by a community for mutual benefit.DESIGN KNOWLEDGE: Knowing how to create and organize spaces that look good and work well for people.EXPERIENTIAL KNOWLEDGE: What people learn from their own personal experiences.KNOWLEDGE COMMONS:Collectively created and shared knowledge resources, such as open-source software or academic research, managed by collaborative practices.LEXICON: A collection of words or terms related to a specific subject, language, or field of knowledge.LOCAL KNOWLEDGE: What people know about their own place, community, and environment.TACIT KNOWLEDGE: Things we know how to do, but are hard to explain, like having a natural sense of how much sunlight a space needs to feel warm and inviting.TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE:Knowing how buildings are built, what materials to use, and how to make them safe.THEORY (OF ARCHITECTURE): Ideas and ways of thinking that help us understand and talk about architecture.VERNACULAR KNOWLEDGE: Traditional ways of building that come from local customs and passed-down skills.ixFigure 1-Research Poster- Source: Author, 2025.POSTERxINTRODUCTIONTavānā bovad har ke dānā bovad.“Knowledge is power.” Ferdowsi, 10th-century Persian poetI first learned this line in second grade, and now, in the final year of my second master’s degree, it still resonates with me, especially as I explore what knowl-edge means in the context of architecture.What sets an architect apart from a nurse is the knowledge specific to their field. It’s this knowledge that empowers them to make decisions, whether it’s design-ing a building or caring for a patient. We invest time, money, and effort into formal education and hands-on experience to gain this professional knowledge. It becomes an invaluable asset, shaping our careers and our identities.In today’s competitive landscape, keeping specialized knowledge to ourselves can seem like a way to stay ahead. But there’s another layer to this story: no one holds knowledge alone. Real power lies in collective knowledge, the knowledge that grows through sharing, collaboration, and connection. When we share knowledge, we not only strengthen each other, but we also help redistribute power and resources, creating more equitable access to the tools needed to improve our world.Architecture, as a profession, often guards its specialized knowledge, using technical language and institutional boundaries to maintain authority. Yet, many architects and scholars challenge this norm. Through creative practices, they find ways to share architectural knowledge beyond expert circles, opening it up to other disciplines and to the broader public.This thesis highlights such practices.12I propose a framework for understanding knowledge-sharing in architecture using the concept of commoning. The term “commons” refers to resources shared and collectively managed by a community, rather than owned privately or controlled by the state.Commons can take many forms, natural (like forests), urban (like public parks), or digital (like Wikipedia). In architecture, commons is often used to describe shared physical spaces, but my focus here is on knowledge commons: shared architectural knowledge that is accessible to everyone, regardless of expertise.Commoning, then, refers to the practices through which this knowledge is shared, co-created, and sustained by both architects and non-architects. This booklet serves as a guide to such practices, exploring how they can make archi-tectural knowledge more inclusive, accessible, and impactful.On the other hand, non-experts hold knowledge gained through lived experi-ence and passed down through generations. Through commoning practices, non-expert knowledge can enrich architectural understanding and foster mean-ingful collaboration and co-creation. The knowledge commons in architecture acts as a mediator, bridging top-down expert knowledge and bottom-up community knowledge, to create a shared, evolving source of insight for all.PRECEDENT STUDY DESCRIPTIONThis section introduces a collection of examples that show how architectural knowledge can be shared between experts and non-experts through collabora-tion and community involvement. It’s called the Lexicon of Commoning Architec-tural Knowledge. A “lexicon” here means a carefully chosen list of practices that help people learn from one another and shape their environments together.“Commoning” refers to the shared and ongoing process of creating, caring for, and managing knowledge and resources together. In this context, architectural knowledge includes the ideas, tools, and methods that influence how spaces are designed, built, and experienced.The lexicon is organized into two main parts:1. Community-Based Knowledge Sharing Practices2. Open Access and Collaborative PracticesEach part contains themes with examples from different parts of the world. These examples address various topics such as housing, public space, and urban planning, etc.Each entry includes:• A simple definition of the practice• One or more real examples showing how it works• A short summary of the example, including:◦ Title◦ Creator(s)◦ Location◦ Type of activity (Understand, Vision, Design, and Action)◦ Intended audience (Experts, Non-experts, or Both)The activity types describe how each project engages its audience:◦ Understand explains ideas or concepts◦ Vision encourages imagination and rethinking the future◦ Design provokes creative thinking and idea generation◦ Action supports taking steps or making changes• Each example also comes with a brief explanation of its purpose and a few topic tags. A map provided in the following page helps show how all the entries are orga-nized.3Open- access & collaboartionCommunity- based knowledge sharingCollaborative design platformsOpen- access designOpen educational resourcesWikihouseCommunity engagement practicesBringing together non-expert and expert knowledge Integrating indigenous knowledgeCo- creation practicesDesign charrettesThe Self- Help Manuals of the Communication Centre of Scientific Knowledge for Self- RelianceVernacular architectureAnkur. Society for Alternatives in EducationCommunity art- makingCitizen workshopCampaigningDiagramingDrawingEvent organizationExhibitionGamingGuide book creationManual makingMappingMeme makingParody makingPhotographingPlace- makingPodcast makingPolicy scanningPoster designStory- tellingParody Development SignChula Kere ArchitectureNeighborhood MuseumCondo Advertisement ParodyGerman Pavilion’s Opening PartyPilbara Interregnum; Seven Political AllegoriesDebating City DebatesCivic LabsUrbanarium StudioUrban facade transformation How is Your Art Going to Help us?Public installationVendor PowerSeabus Memes New Urbanist Memes for Transit- Oriented TeansCo- buildingWorkshopping the ChattahoocheeConcrete JunglePhoto PortraitsShe.They.UsCitizens Validation WorkshopThe Waterworks of MoneyNot for Sale!Participazione ExhibitionSpatializing JusticeCUP- postersBooklet making CUP BookletsWebsite design What's FAR?Toolkit making What's Zonning? Tactical ToolkitPolicy ScanBengali SongForaging in the CityHub MakingDIYChaal Chaal Agency DrawingsGyaan AshrayFLIP Exhibition LariConstructlab WorkshopsLal deraPlug in Lari Construction ManualHandbook for Climate Responsive Self- built Affordable HousingZine making Global ToolsWhole Earth CatalogueMaori ArchitectureCommunity StationsTactile drawing Design Tools for Blind PeopleVideo game design J'adore VenisePlay Khayelitsha Stakeare.naSpeckleCooperative Cohousing Booklets3D modeling Interactive ConsultationAsset Mapping GleaningAn Urban Lab on Public SpaceBlogging City ConversationsPoint Saint Charles Neighborhood Postering CampaignShould I Stay or Should I goAccessible design services Quinta Monroy Housing PlansBIM ModelingCollective ideation MiroThe WildVR CollaborationEducating City Shapers in School Inventing Infrastructures: A Children’s Drawing BookHousing MemesLet's Talk HousingOpen GiardiniVideo making About HereMASS Design Group TAWAW Architecture CollectiveUpworkWalter Segal HousesEducational ProgramsCommoning Practices in Architectural Knowledge4Figure 2-Precedent Study Map- Source: Author, 2025.MAPFigure 3-Precedent Study Cover- Source: Author, 2025.5community-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices63D MODELINGThe use of computer programs to generate 3D models that can be used by designers to visualize potentials of design ideas and communicate them to both expert and non-expert audience.EXAMPLE:Project title: Interactive ConsultationCreator: Place Changers EngageLocation: UKActivity type: Understand, Vision, DesignAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: Place Changers offers simple, flexible tools that make urban planning easier. Their 3D models help people see what new developments could look like, making it easier to understand plans, make decisions, and involve the community in the process.Tags: Planning consultationBLOGGINGWriting and publishing blog posts on architectural and urban topics in order to engage non-expert audience in discussions around city-making and influencing decision-making in urban context.EXAMPLE:Project title: City ConversationsCreator: Brian PalmquistLocation: Vancouver, CanadaActivity type: Understand, Vision, ActionAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: Written by Brian Palmquist, a Vancouver-based architect, the blog series called City Conversations on Substack share reflections, critiques, and insights on urban planning, architecture, and development issues, primarily in Vancouver. Brian's writing blends research, technical knowledge, and personal observation, often supported by diagrams, maps, or 3D visualiza-tions to make complex planning issues more understandable to a broader audi-ence. Tags: Urban activismcommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices7BOOKLET MAKINGA booklet is a small, thin book, typically consisting of a few pages and usually having a paper cover. It’s often used to provide concise information on a specific topic, such as instructions or educational content. Creating booklets in both print and digital versions is used to share architectural and spatial knowledge with non-expert and expert audience. Such booklets usually share information using plain language and visualizations for effective communication.EXAMPLE:Project title: CUP BookletsCreator: Centre for Urban Pedagogy (CUP)Location: New York, USActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: CUP works with community groups, schools, designers, and artists to create booklets that explain public policies and systems in a clear and simple way. These booklets cover many topics, like public transit, city planning, food insecurity, climate change, safety, immigration, and housing. By using art and design, CUP helps people better understand important issues, stand up for their rights, and work toward changing unfair systems.Tags: Public policyEXAMPLE:Project title: Cooperative Cohousing BookletsCreator: Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA,) Nastaran Sedehi, Azaan Rahemtulla, Meena Chowdhurry,Location: Vancouver, CanadaActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: AAHA student collaborators created booklets to explain Cooperative Cohousing—a model where residents jointly own their homes and shared spaces, and make decisions together about how their community is run. The booklets compare this to more familiar housing types like strata ownership, where individuals own their own unit but share responsibility for common areas, with decisions typically made by a strata council. Using clear visuals and plain language, the students aimed to help a general audience understand how Cooperative Cohousing offers a more affordable and community-driven way to live in British Columbia.Tags: Affordable housingcommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices8CITIZEN WORKSHOPArchitects and city planners organize public workshops to give residents a chance to learn about upcoming design projects, share their needs, and give feedback. To make these workshops more engaging and easier to understand, they often use visuals and hands-on tools like games and models.EXAMPLE:Project title: Citizens Validation WorkshopCreator: Active Neighborhoods CanadaLocation: CanadaActivity type: Vision, DesignAudience: Non-expertProject description: After the design workshop, a validation workshop invites residents to look at the ideas and say which ones they like best. It’s a communi-ty-focused space that welcomes people who may not feel comfortable speaking up in more formal meetings. The goal is to find out which ideas matter most to the community, so planners can focus their time and resources on what people really want.Tags: Co-designCAMPAIGNINGCampaigns help people learn about important urban and spatial issues and encourage them to take action. They usually happen online, using social media and creative content to get people interested and involved.EXAMPLE:Project title: Not for Sale!Creator: Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA)Location: Canada and ItalyActivity type: Understand, ActionAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: Organized by AAHA, Not for Sale! is a campaign that uses architecture to raise awareness about Canada’s housing crisis. It brings togeth-er architects, researchers, and the public to call for safer, fairer, and more afford-able housing. By using design as a form of activism, the campaign encourages both experts and everyday people to get involved. Its main exhibit was set up at the Canada Pavilion during the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale, a major inter-national architecture event.Tags: Housingcommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices9DEBATINGA debate is a structured discussion where people present different opinions on a topic. Architects and urban specialists use debates to explore and argue different views on urgent city and spatial issues. These events help the public learn about professional perspectives and invite non-experts to join the conver-sation and get involved in shaping ideas.EXAMPLE:Project title: City DebatesCreator: UrbanariumLocation: Vancouver, CanadaActivity type: Understand, ActionAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: Urbanarium’s City Debates are public events designed to make conversations about urban issues more open and accessible to the Metro Vancouver community. These debates explore big questions like how our cities work, what kind of future they might face, and how we can shape those outcomes. Urbanarium presents itself as a source of trustworthy, unbiased infor-mation, and the City Debates are one of the ways it helps both experts and everyday people learn more about cities, and about their own roles in shaping them.Tags: CityDIAGRAMMINGA diagram is a simple visual that explains how something works or shows the relationship between different parts of an idea or system. Architects and design-ers use diagrams to clearly share ideas with both experts and non-experts. Diagrams make complex information easier to understand and more accessible to everyone.EXAMPLE:Project title: Spatializing JusticeCreator: Teddy Cruz and Fonna FormanLocation: USActivity type: UnderstandAudience: ExpertProject description: Teddy Cruz and Fonna Forman created a series of diagrams for their book Spatializing Justice to explain the main ideas behind their work. These visuals help designers better understand their approach, which focuses on using design to promote justice and fairness. Their diagrams highlight a range of social and urban challenges faced by communities along the US-Mexico border and show how design can be a tool for positive change.Tags: Justice-oriented practicecommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices10DRAWINGDrawings are a key tool architects use to share ideas and information. They help communicate design concepts not just to other professionals, but also to people without a background in architecture. Common types of architectural drawings include plans, sections, and perspective views. These visuals show how spaces are organized and what they might feel like, helping others understand a proj-ect’s full potential.EXAMPLE:Project title: Various DrawingsCreator: Chaal Chaal AgencyLocation: IndiaActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: Chaal Chaal Agency uses architectural drawings as a way to clearly share design ideas with communities. These illustrations help people understand and take part in projects, especially those that are led by the com-munity or used for learning. Their drawings often show small, hands-on design projects that explore the unique challenges and possibilities of working in low-income communities.Tags: Small-scale interventionsEDUCATINGArchitects and city builders use workshops, programs, and tools to help people who aren’t experts learn about cities and how they’re shaped. These activities share specialized knowledge in a clear way, helping communities understand urban issues and showing them how they can take part in making decisions about their neighborhoods.EXAMPLE:Project title: City Shapers in SchoolsCreator: City HiveLocation: Vancouver, CanadaActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: City Shapers in Schools is a workshop program held in classrooms that teaches students about how cities are run, how they can get involved in their communities, and how city planning works. Using topics like climate action, affordable housing, and public spaces, the workshops are inter-active and designed for students in grades 5 to 12. The goal is to help young people discover ways to participate in civic life and understand the places and issues that affect them.Tags: Youth engagementcommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices11EXAMPLE:Project title: Inventing Infrastructures: A Children’s Drawing BookCreator: Chaal Chaal AgencyLocation: IndiaActivity type: Understand, VisionAudience: Non-expertProject description: This project encourages kids to think about how fairness and city systems connect, all through a child’s eyes. With playful text and incom-plete pictures, the book invites young readers to use their imagination. Through interactive drawing activities, they learn about complex ideas about cities in creative and personal ways.Tags: Youth engagementEVENT ORGANIZATIONArchitects and urban professionals organize events to bring together both experts and everyday people. These events create a space where everyone can share knowledge, exchange ideas, work on projects together, and take action on different city and space-related challenges.EXAMPLE:Project title: German Pavilion’s Opening PartyCreator: German representatives in the 18th Venice Architecture BiennaleLocation: Venice, ItalyActivity type: Understand, Design, ActionAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: At the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale, a major interna-tional architecture event, the German team hosted an open neighborhood party in Casette, Giudecca, Italy. Called a “sagra,” this event challenged the usual exclusive and fancy Biennale openings by welcoming everyone. It brought together local residents, activists, and Pavilion visitors. The event also featured projects by Constructlab and the community, including small improvements to neighborhood infrastructure. These efforts supported the right to the city—the idea that all people should have a say in how their city is shaped and access to its resources—and the right to housing, which means that everyone deserves a safe, secure, and affordable place to live.Tags: Public space, housingcommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices12EXHIBITIONAn exhibition is a public display of objects, ideas, or works, often in galleries, museums, or public spaces, meant to inform, inspire, or spark conversation. Exhibiting design and research work is a way for architects to share specialized or co-created knowledge with both expert and non-expert audiences. Through creative practices and different types of media, like drawings, models, videos, or installations, architects make complex ideas more understandable and engag-ing for everyone.EXAMPLE:Project title: Neighborhood MuseumCreator: Community Design Agency, Students from the School of Environment and Architecture (SEA)Location: Mumbai, IndiaActivity type: Understand, Vision, DesignAudience: Non-expertProject description: A group of SEA students set up a temporary neighborhood museum in Natwar Parekh Colony, located in the eastern suburb of Govandi, Mumbai. This pop-up museum was the result of a four-week studio focused on community participation in design, led by the Community Design Agency. The students gathered oral histories and made detailed observations to build a living archive of the local community’s experiences. The project aimed to challenge dominant narratives and offer a more accurate, respectful way of sharing stories from often-overlooked neighborhoods.Tags: Oral historyEXAMPLE:Project title: Participazione ExhibitionCreator: Austria representatives in the 18th Venice Architecture BiennaleLocation: Venice, ItalyActivity type: Understand, Vision, ActionAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: This exhibition challenges how the Venice Biennale keeps growing while often excluding local people from the spaces it uses. It aimed to open up those spaces for shared use and discussion. The project invited neigh-borhood residents to freely use the Biennale’s public areas, encouraged local groups to deepen their conversations with the Biennale, and called on the insti-tution itself to support more public involvement on its own grounds.Tags: Common space,public spacecommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices13EXAMPLE:Project title: FLIPCreator: Chaal Chaal AgencyLocation: ColumbiaActivity type: Understand, VisionAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: FLIP is a flexible exhibition structure that highlights the chal-lenges everyday people face when trying to access and share information about political violence—which refers to harm or coercion used by governments, groups, or individuals to achieve political goals, including repression, censor-ship, or conflict. Created through a collaborative process, FLIP is made up of modular parts that present research findings in playful and engaging ways. These parts include interactive architectural elements that double as exhibition surfaces. The structure acts as an open, adaptable information system that can be reshaped and used by many different people.Tags: Political violenceEXAMPLE:Project title: Exhibition LariCreator: Chaal Chaal AgencyLocation: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaActivity type: Understand, VisionAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: A Lari is a mobile unit designed to offer shelter and work-space on the street, often serving people in urgent need of a place to live or work. To highlight the value of the Lari in academic and urban design discus-sions, a group of designers re-imagined it as part of a student exhibition. Instead of the usual static and polished display typical of end-of-semester shows, they created a moving exhibition using old, rented Laris. Students helped build the exhibit and were encouraged to present their work in their own way. The goal was to test their ideas in real-world settings and reach broader, more diverse audiences.Tags: Vendorscommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices14GAMINGArchitects and city builders design and use games to share ideas about space and design in fun, interactive ways. These games help gather input from com-munities and encourage conversations between experts and non-experts. Common formats include board games and card games, which make it easier for people to understand complex topics and take part in planning and design processes.EXAMPLE:Project title: Play KhayelitshaCreator: Play the CityLocation: Cape Town, South AfricaActivity type: Understand, VisionAudience: Non-expertProject description: Play the City introduces city gaming as a new way to support collaborative city-making in Cape Town. The game is simple and easy to understand, helping both experts and non-experts talk to each other without needing technical language. By creating a playful environment, the game opens up dialogue between different groups, encourages shared ideas, and helps build stronger communities over time. This approach also helps make urban planning more efficient by reducing conflict, saving time, and lowering costs.Tags: City makingEXAMPLE:Project title: StakeCreator: Fields of ViewLocation: IndiaActivity type: Understand, VisionAudience: Non-expertProject description: India is home to 34 million pastoralists who manage over 50 million livestock, making it vital to understand their needs when shaping policies and development plans. The game Stake was created to explore how different groups interact with shared land, or commons, with a focus on sustainability. In the game, players take on the roles of pastoralists, farmers, or industrialists, each needing land for different purposes, grazing, agriculture, or factories. Set on a shared land called Mitti, the game challenges players to make decisions about land use and resource consumption. The goal is to balance their needs without exceeding the limits of sustainable use, showing how individual choices impact the larger community and environment.Tags: Stake-holders engagementcommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices15GUIDE BOOK CREATIONArchitects create guide books to explain complex topics and offer step-by-step advice for solving specific design or planning problems. These books use simple language and clear visuals to help people without expert knowledge understand important ideas and take part in creating solutions.EXAMPLE:Project title: Handbook for Climate Responsive Self-built Affordable HousingCreator: Chaal Chaal AgencyLocation: IndiaActivity type: Understand, DesignAudience: Non-expertProject description: This handbook was created to help communities come up with their own design solutions that respond to local climate conditions. It acts as a learning tool, showing how smart, place-based design can help tackle envi-ronmental problems. The guide shares practical tips for building and planning in ways that are sustainable and rooted in local knowledge. It encourages people to take part in shaping their surroundings with climate-friendly strategies that fit their specific context.Tags: Self-built housingHUB MAKINGA hub is a central place where people come together to connect, share ideas, and work on common goals. Architects create hubs to bring experts and non-ex-perts into the same space for conversation, knowledge exchange, and collec-tive problem-solving. These hubs support open dialogue and encourage collab-oration on issues that affect communities and their built environments.EXAMPLE:Project title: Lal deraCreator: Chaal Chaal AgnecyLocation: Uttar Pradesh, IndiaActivity type: Understand, ActionAudience: Non-expertProject description: This project reimagines the Black Taj in a modern context through a set of temporary water-treatment pavilions. These pavilions are designed to support long-term environmental and community efforts by produc-ing clean drinking water and bringing life back to the surrounding gardens. They also offer practical solutions for people who currently lack access to safe water and green spaces. More than just infrastructure, the project acts as a public platform where anyone can learn about water systems, share knowledge, and take action on urgent issues in Agra.Tags: Water recourcescommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices16EXAMPLE:Project title: Community StationsCreator: UC San Diego EarthlabLocation: San Diego, CA, USActivity type: Understand, VisionAudience: Non-expertProject description: Community Stations are a project by UC San Diego Earth-lab that brings together research, teaching, and community work to help improve life in neighborhoods near the San Diego, Tijuana border. These spaces are built to teach people in new ways, where even the buildings show how things like energy and community systems work. The goal is to support young people in becoming thoughtful, collaborative leaders. The project also uses art and storytelling to help people get involved, learn more about their communities, and work together for positive change.Tags: University-community partnershipEXAMPLE:Project title: An Urban Lab in Public SpaceCreator: Urban TranscriptsLocation: Ljubljana, SloveniaActivity type: Understand, VisionAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: This project brings together artists, architects, planners, and local people to explore how public spaces can support community life and democracy. It takes place in Republic Square in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and turns the area into a kind of urban lab. Through events, installations, and public talks, the project invites people to think about and use public space in new ways. The goal is to show how shared spaces can be more welcoming, open to different voices, and help build a strong sense of community and belonging.Tags: Public spacecommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices17MANUAL MAKINGManuals are a popular tool used by architects, advocates, and urban activists to share useful knowledge with the general public. They help people understand city and space-related issues and create their own solutions. Manuals usually offer step-by-step instructions written in plain language and supported by clear visuals. This makes it easier for non-experts to solve problems on their own and take action in their communities.EXAMPLE:Project title: Vendor PowerCreator: Centre for Urban Pedagogy (CUP,) The Street Vendor Project, Candy ChangLocation: New York City, USActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: This project is a pamphlet and fold-out poster designed to help New York City’s 10,000+ street vendors understand local rules and avoid fines. It uses simple graphics and minimal text, translated into the five most common languages spoken by vendors, to explain frequently misunderstood laws. Although the topic isn’t directly about architecture, the manual uses spatial illustrations and visual layouts to explain information clearly, making it relevant to design practices focused on space, access, and public life. The goal is to make legal information easy to understand and help vendors know their rights.Tags: VendorsEXAMPLE:Project title: Plug-in Lari Construction ManualCreator: Chaal Chaal AgnecyLocation: IndiaActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: Plug-in Lari is a simple design idea to improve traditional street carts, or “Laris,” which are widely used in Indian cities. While these carts are important for daily life, many don’t provide basic things vendors need, like shelter, storage, or electricity. This project offers easy add-ons that can be attached to existing carts, instead of building a new one from scratch. These additions include a roof, extra space, storage areas, power access, and better security. To make it even more helpful, the designers also created a manual to guide vendors in making these upgrades themselves. That’s why it’s called a “Plug-in” Lar. It’s a flexible, step-by-step way to make street vending easier and more secure.Tags: Vendorscommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices18MAPPINGMapping is a common tool that architects and city planners use to show how places change over time and to tell the stories of the people who live there. It helps explore everyday experiences and makes it easier to share knowledge about spaces with both experts and non-experts. Mapping can reveal patterns, challenges, and opportunities that might not be seen otherwise, making it a powerful way to understand and improve communities.EXAMPLE:Project title: Workshopping the ChattahoocheeCreator: SCAPE StudioLocation: Metro Atlanta, USActivity type: Understand, Vision, DesignAudience: Non-expertProject description: This project shares a ten-year planning journey along the Chattahoochee River in Metro Atlanta. It used different tools and materials to involve the community in imagining the future of the river. One key part was layering clear sheets over maps so that people could draw their ideas, dreams, and memories right onto the landscape. Instead of focusing only on the final result, the project highlights the ongoing process, capturing stories, uncovering local histories, and showing how much work is still ahead. It’s a reminder that shaping a place is about listening, learning, and continuing to build together over time.Tags: Local narrativesEXAMPLE:Project title: Asset MappingCreator: Active Neighborhoods CanadaLocation: CanadaActivity type: Understand, VisionAudience: Non-expertProject description: Asset mapping is a simple tool that helps gather information about how people experience their neighborhood. It creates a visual map that highlights important places and shows areas where there may be problems. This helps architects and planners know where to focus their design ideas. Because it’s easy to do and involves the community directly, asset mapping also gets people interested in the project and makes them feel more connected to the process. It’s a way to both learn from residents and build excitement about what’s possible.Tags: Lived experiencecommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices19EXAMPLE:Project title: GleaningCreator: Germaine Koh, Emily Carr University of Art + DesignLocation: Vancouver, CanadaActivity type: Understand, VisionAudience: Non-expertProject description: Gleaning is an interactive map that shows both current and historical sources of food in a neighborhood. It helps people explore where food comes from, how it’s shared, and the stories connected to it. The map includes public food access points, local farming sites, food industry landmarks, and community memories related to food and nature. The project is shaped by photos and stories shared by local residents. It starts with the Marpole neighbor-hood of Vancouver, a place that used to be farmland and was once an important hub in Indigenous trade networks. Gleaning uses mapping as a design tool to collect and share local knowledge about space, history, and food. Although Gleaning focuses on food security, its use of spatial information and mapping techniques makes it highly relevant to architecture.Tags: Food securityMEME MAKINGCreating and sharing memes on social media is a fun and powerful way for both experts and everyday people to talk about urban and spatial issues. Memes use simple language and pop culture references, making complex topics easy to understand and share. They are low-cost, widely accessible, and invite more people to join the conversation and take action on important city-related chal-lenges.EXAMPLE:Project title: Seabus MemesCreator: UnknownLocation: Vancouver, CanadaActivity type: Understand, ActionAudience: Non-expertProject description: This Instagram account shares memes about life in Vancou-ver, focusing on everyday city issues like public transit, housing, urban planning, and local government. By using humor and relatable content, it helps people engage with serious urban topics in a fun and accessible way.Tags: Instagramcommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices20EXAMPLE:Project title: Housing MemesCreator: Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA,) Neil Popko, Fiona Lam, Cansu UndeyogluLocation: CanadaActivity type: Understand, ActionAudience: Non-expertProject description: As part of AAHA’s Not for Sale! campaign, a group of students worked with AAHA to create a series of memes that highlight housing issues across Canada. These memes focused on topics like housing affordabili-ty and fairness, using humor and relatable content to raise awareness and encourage action.Tags: InstagramEXAMPLE:Project title: New Urbanist Memes for Transit-Oriented TeansCreator: UnknownLocation: World-wideActivity type: Understand, ActionAudience: Non-expertProject description: This project is a Facebook group dedicated to creating and sharing memes related to urban environment and its surrounding issues, espe-cially public transportation. It aims to encourage advocating for positive transfor-mation in urban settings.Tags: Facebookcommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices21PARODY MAKINGParody is a creative and engaging tool often used by non-experts to push back against top-down urban development. By using humor, satire, and pop culture references, parody helps communities call out decisions made without their input. It’s a way for people to express criticism, share alternative viewpoints, and encourage more inclusive and democratic planning in cities.EXAMPLE:Project title: Parody Development NoticeCreator: Friends of China TownLocation: Toronto, CanadaActivity type: Understand, ActionAudience: Non- ExpertProject description: The Friends of Chinatown, a grassroots group in Toronto, used parody as a way to protest a major development project in Chinatown. They created a fake version of the official development sign and placed it in front of Rol San, a well-known local restaurant that was set to be demolished. The real proposal was for a 13-storey, mixed-use building that could force over 10 long-standing Chinatown businesses to close. By mimicking the city's signage, the parody sign drew attention to the impact of the project and gave the commu-nity a powerful and creative way to speak out.Tags: City makingEXAMPLE:Project title: Condo Advertisement ParodyCreator: UnknownLocation: Toronto, CanadaActivity type: Understand, ActionAudience: Non-expertProject description: In response to a Toronto condo project's advertisement, social media users created parody versions that made fun of the glossy image of condo living it tried to promote. These parodies offered a fun but sharp critique, challenging the development’s message and highlighting the real-life impacts such projects can have. This example shows how parody can be a creative and accessible way for the public to question urban development and bring attention to the hidden realities behind flashy design proposals.Tags: Social mediacommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices22PHOTOGRAPHINGPhotographing people and places helps architects understand how communi-ties live and use space. It’s a key part of site analysis and also a way to involve residents by capturing their stories and everyday environments.EXAMPLE:Project title: Photo PortraitsCreator: Active Neighborhoods CanadaLocation: CanadaActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: This project used whiteboards and a photo booth to invite residents to share what they love about their neighborhood. Participants wrote messages and posed for portraits, adding a personal and visual layer to com-munity engagement. It’s a fun, youth-friendly way to build connections and collect meaningful input.Tags: Local narrativesPLACE MAKINGPlacemaking is a collaborative process where experts and community members work together to shape public spaces based on local needs and values. It often involves temporary installations, art, or events that activate spaces, strengthen social ties, and invite civic engagement.EXAMPLE:Project title: Civic LabsCreator: the Atelier d’Architecture AutogéréeLocation: Paris, FranceActivity type: Understand, Vision, ActionAudience: Non-expertProject description: This project followed urban workshops with local stakehold-ers and resulted in a temporary community space designed by architects and Parisian institutions. The goal was to improve public space and support local involvement by creating a place where residents, groups, and professionals could gather, share ideas, and shape the neighborhood together.Tags: Public spacecommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices23EXAMPLE:Project title: Concrete JungleCreator: Parasite 2.0 & Brain DeadLocation: Venice, ItalyActivity type: Understand, Vision, ActionAudience: Non-expertProject description: In Marghera, a group of residents turned part of a church wall into a climbing space, creating a place for connection, activity, and commu-nity life. For two decades, it’s been a local gathering spot run by volunteers. The Concrete Jungle project supports and strengthens this effort by treating the space as a form of grassroots city-making. It’s a powerful example of how people share and grow architectural knowledge through lived experience, by adapting everyday places, responding to their environment, and shaping the city from the ground up.Tags: Public spacePODCAST MAKINGA podcast is a digital audio show that people can listen to anytime on their phone or computer, usually released in episodes, like an on-demand radio show. Making and sharing podcasts is a popular way for both experts and non-experts to talk about urban and spatial topics. It’s an engaging tool that helps start conversations and reach a wide audience with important city-related issues.EXAMPLE:Project title: Should I Stay or Should I Go?Creator: UrbanariumLocation: Vancouver, CanadaActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expert, ExpertProject description: This podcast series explores Metro Vancouver’s housing crisis through personal stories and expert conversations. Host Jenny Tan, who lives in a trailer, teams up with architect Bruce Haden to talk with journalists, developers, her mom, and others about the challenges of living in the region. Published by Urbanarium’s City Talks, it opens up a space for public dialogue on planning and design issues in Vancouver. Tags: Citycommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices24EXAMPLE:Project title: Let’s Talk HousingCreator: BC HousingLocation: Vancouver, CanadaActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: Let’s Talk Housing is a podcast by BC Housing that explains what’s being done to make homes more affordable in B.C. Hosted by Sara Goldvine, it features conversations about important topics like housing for people with low incomes, mental health, homelessness, and how climate change affects housing. It helps listeners learn about the challenges and efforts to create safe and affordable homes for everyone.Tags: HousingEXAMPLE:Project title: She.They.UsCreator: Pan-Canadian Voice for Women's HousingLocation: Vancouver, CanadaActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: This podcast, hosted by Andrea Reimer and presented by the Pan-Canadian Voice for Women’s Housing, looks at how housing in Canada can better support women and gender-diverse people. It talks about why the housing crisis hits these groups harder and what changes can help make hous-ing more fair and inclusive.Tags: Housingcommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices25POLICY SCANNINGPolicy scanning means looking at city and regional policies to see how a project can match existing goals, like transportation or accessibility plans. It helps city builders make sure their ideas support the community and fit within current rules and strategies.EXAMPLE:Project title: Policy ScanCreator: Active Neighborhoods CanadaLocation: CanadaActivity type: Understand, VisionAudience: ExpertProject description: This project uses policy scanning to understand how local, city, and provincial plans, like transportation or accessibility strategies, can support a community’s vision. Tags: Policy makingPUBLIC INSTALLATIONPublic installations are temporary or permanent structures set up in public spaces to engage people and spark conversations. Architects often use them to share stories about a city’s history or highlight the everyday experiences of local communities.EXAMPLE:Project title: Foraging in the CityCreator: Chaal Chaal AgencyLocation: IndiaActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: This public installation encouraged people to explore and reconnect with the hidden stories of Panjim’s urban environment. Inspired by creative walking methods and mapping ideas, the project challenged the way cities are often shaped by consumerism. It included three steps: researching Panjim’s past, collecting meaningful objects through a group walk, and building a 3D display that shared these stories in a hands-on, visual way.Tags: Local narrativescommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices26EXAMPLE:Project title: Open GiardiniCreator: Studio GISTOLocation: Venice, ItalyActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: “Open Giardini” by Studio GISTO is a public art project that transforms the Venice Biennale’s gardens into a more welcoming and inclusive space. Using playful elements like movable benches, shade structures, and interactive features, it encourages people to gather, relax, and reshape the space for everyday social and community use.Tags: Public SpacePOSTER DESIGNDesigning and sharing posters helps architects turn complex ideas into clear, visual messages that are easy for everyone to understand and access.EXAMPLE:Project title: CUP PostersCreator: Centre for Urban Pedagogy (CUP)Location: New York, USActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: The Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) creates posters to help people understand complicated urban and legal issues. In their Making Policy Public series, they team up with designers and community groups to turn dense topics, like housing rights or immigration laws, into clear, easy-to-read posters. These posters use simple language, illustrations, and storytelling to make hard-to-understand systems more approachable. This helps communi-ties, especially those most impacted, learn about their rights and speak up for themselves.Tags: Policy translationcommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices27EXAMPLE:Project title: Point Saint Charles Neighborhood Postering CampaignCreator: Architects Against Housing Alienation (AAHA,) Nastaran Sedehi, Azaan Rahemtulla, Meena ChowdhurryLocation: Montreal, CanadaActivity type: Understand, Vision, ActionAudience: Non-expertProject description: As part of the Not for Sale! campaign in summer 2023, students proposed a poster project to spark conversations about shared hous-ing resources. They aimed to turn the empty ground-floor wall of a building into a space for imagination. The posters, designed at full scale, would show what the space could become, encouraging the public to think differently about hous-ing and its potential as a community shared space.Tags: Housing ecosystemSTORY TELLINGStorytelling is the act of sharing a message or experience using words, images, or actions. Architects use storytelling to explain their design ideas, the process behind them, and the lived experiences or histories of the places they work with. It helps connect experts and non-experts through engaging narratives.EXAMPLE:Project title: Pilabra Interregnum: Seven Political AllegoriesCreator: Grandeza StudioLocation: AustraliaActivity type: Understand, ActionAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: This project, shown at the 18th Venice Architecture Bien-nale, uses a physical model and video to share the story of Pilbara, a remote region in northern Western Australia. The area is rich in minerals and has been heavily shaped by mining and colonization over the last 160 years. While it’s called “the powerhouse of the nation,” the region still faces major issues like poor infrastructure and social inequality, especially for Indigenous communities.Tags: Colonizationcommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices28EXAMPLE:Project title: The Waterworks of MoneyCreator: Carlijn Kingma, Thomas Bollen, Martijn Jeroen van der LindenLocation: NetherlandsActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: “Waterworks of Money” is an interactive exhibit from the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale that explains how money flows through the European Central Bank’s system. Using detailed drawings and videos, the proj-ect compares money movement to how water moves through pipes and valves. It makes complex ideas, like credit, bonds, and monetary policy, easier to under-stand. The project helps people see who controls money and how financial deci-sions can impact inequality. This project is relevant to architecture because it uses detailed architectural drawings to tell the story of money flow. It also shows how city-making is closely connected to financial systems, helping viewers understand the hidden links between architecture, urban planning, and the economy.Tags: MoneyTACTILE DRAWINGTactile drawings are raised or textured images that people can feel with their hands to understand shapes and layouts. Architects use them to make building plans and designs accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired.EXAMPLE:Project title: Design Tools for Blind PeopleCreator: Chris DowneyLocation: USActivity type: DesignAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: Chris Downey is a blind architect who helped popularize the use of tactile drawings in architecture design. These raised or textured drawings let designers feel plans with their hands. After losing his sight, Downey used them to keep designing buildings. His work shows how architecture can be more inclusive and accessible for everyone.Tags: Accessibilitycommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices29TOOLKIT MAKINGA toolkit is a collection of helpful materials or instructions made to guide people through a task or challenge. Architects and city builders often create toolkits to break down complicated ideas about cities and spaces, so that everyone, even those without technical training, can understand and get involved.EXAMPLE:Project title: What's Zoning?Creator: Centre for Urban Pedagogy (CUP)Location: New York City, USActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: This project is a toolkit that helps people understand zoning rules, those complicated laws that decide what can be built where. Created by CUP with designers and community groups, the toolkit uses simple language, clear pictures, and real examples to explain how zoning affects homes, busi-nesses, and public spaces. It also shows how people can get involved in deci-sions about their neighborhoods, especially in communities that are often left out of these conversations.Tags: ZoningEXAMPLE:Project title: Tactical ToolkitCreator: Chaal Chaal AgencyLocation: IndiaActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: This project used a board game to get community members involved in planning their neighborhood. Designed as a fun and interactive tool, the game helped people explore how to use space and share resources. Based on the everyday life of a local public square (chowk,) it invited residents to think creatively and work together on ideas for improving their surroundings.Tags: City makingcommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices30VIDEO MAKINGVideo making is a powerful way to explain urban and spatial topics in a simple and engaging way. Experts and non-experts use videos to share ideas, stories, or problems about cities and spaces. Thanks to social media and online platforms, it’s now easier than ever to reach and connect with a wide audience.EXAMPLE:Project title: About HereCreator: Uytae LeeLocation: Vancouver, CanadaActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: "About Here" is a YouTube channel by Uytae Lee that makes short, fun videos explaining how cities work. He talks about things like housing, transit, and neighborhoods, using simple language, engaging visuals, and storytelling to help everyone understand what’s going on in their city. Tags: City makingVIDEO GAME DESIGNArchitects and artists use video games to help a wide audience, including differ-ent age groups, learn about urban and spatial topics. These games support public education on city issues and architectural history in an engaging and accessible way.EXAMPLE:Project title: J'adore VeniseCreator: Stefano DealessandriLocation: ItalyActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: J’adore Venise is an interactive installation that reveals how Venice uses surveillance technology to monitor the city. It focuses on a system called the Smart Control Room, which tracks people’s movements using over 400 cameras and phone data, collecting details like age, gender, and travel paths. The installation includes a video essay and a video game. The game invites players to explore Venice while trying to avoid surveillance zones, using open-source mapping tools. This project encourages people to think critically about data tracking in cities and how they can protect their privacy in monitored spaces.Tags: Urban surveillancecommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices31URBAN FACADE TRANSFORMATIONAn urban facade is the exterior face of a building that interacts with the surrounding public space. Transforming urban facades means re-imagining or changing this exterior to improve how it looks or functions. This process can enhance how the building connects with public areas and encourages social interaction. Both experts and non-experts use facade transformations to share messages with the public and spark dialogue or action.EXAMPLE:Project title: How is Your Art Going to Help us?Creator: Teddy Cruz and Fonna FormanLocation: Madrid, SpainActivity type: Understand, ActionAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: As part of the Madrid Abierto public art event, the facade of Casa de America was transformed with a bold question: “How is your art going to help us?”—a quote from a community discussion in Buenos Aires. This state-ment encouraged the public to think about the social value of art. A custom ladder invited visitors to enter the building through a large window and gather in a historic salon. Inside, community members and cultural leaders met to create programs linking the institution to local needs. The project turned the facade into more than just a surface. It became a doorway to collective urban dialogue.Tags: Urban facadesWEBSITE DESIGNCreating websites is a tool architects and city makers use to share information and knowledge. Online platforms allow them to present content in many formats, making it accessible to a wide audience.EXAMPLE:Project title: What is FAR?Creator: Centre for Urban Pedagogy (CUP)Location: World-wideActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: This project is an online tool created by the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) to help people understand Floor Area Ratio (FAR), a zoning rule that affects building size and shape. Users can move virtual building blocks to learn how FAR, height limits, and other rules affect design. It also lets users see how zoning shapes whole neighborhoods and what might happen if the rules change.Tags: Zoningcommunity-based knowledge sharing > community engagement practices32EXAMPLE:Project title: are.naCreator: Charles Broskoski, Daniel Pianetti, and Chris SherronLocation: World-wideActivity type: DesignAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: Are.na is an online platform where people can collect and organize ideas using images, text, and links. Instead of using folders, it lets users build flexible, connected collections called channels. It’s used by creatives like artists, architects, and educators to do research, share knowledge, and explore topics in a calm, ad-free space. It works like a mix of a mood board, research archive, and notebook.Tags: Sharing platformsZINE MAKINGZine making is a do-it-yourself way of creating small, self-published booklets or magazines using basic tools like paper and photocopiers. Architects and artists use zines to share ideas, stories, and knowledge in creative and personal ways, outside of traditional publishing.EXAMPLE:Project title: Whole Earth CatalogueCreator: Stewart BrandLocation: USActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: The Whole Earth Catalog was a magazine that shared tools, ideas, and advice for people interested in self-sufficient and sustainable living. With its motto “access to tools,” it made expert knowledge easy to understand and use. Covering topics like building, nature, and education, it helped connect people with practical skills and inspired new ways of thinking about design, community, and the environment.Tags: DIYopen-access and collaborative practices > co-creation practices33EXAMPLE:Project title: Global ToolsCreator: Radical ArchitectureLocation: ItalyActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: Global Tools was a magazine created from a series of work-shops in 1970s Italy that aimed to support free, creative learning. It brought together artists and designers who wanted to reconnect thinking with making, bridging the gap between hands and mind. The magazine focused on natural materials, simple tools like the hammer, and included drawings and illustrations to make technical knowledge easier to understand and share. It explored themes like the body, construction, communication, survival, and theory, promoting a more human, hands-on approach to design and learning.Tags: HandmadeDESIGN CHARRETTESDesign charrettes are short, focused workshops where designers, experts, and community members come together to solve design problems. Architects and planners use them to quickly generate ideas, have open discussions, and make decisions together about how to improve urban spaces.EXAMPLE:Project title: Urbanarium StudioCreator: UrbanariumLocation: Vancouver, CanadaActivity type: Understand, Vision, DesignAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: This project is a set of city planning workshops where designers and architects work with the public in fun, hands-on sessions. Partici-pants share their ideas and see them turned into drawings in real time. The goal is to make city design more inclusive by involving people directly in the process, instead of decisions being made only by experts. It’s also a way for profession-als and students to learn from each other and from the community.Tags: Co-designopen-access and collaborative practices > co-creation practices34CO-BUILDINGCo-building is when designers, builders, and local people work together to plan and build a space. Everyone shares ideas and helps make decisions, using local knowledge and doing hands-on work. It turns building into a team effort where people learn from each other and feel empowered.EXAMPLE:Project title: Gyaan AshrayCreator: Chaal Chaal AgencyLocation: IndiaActivity type: DesignAudience: Non-expertProject description: Gyaan Ashray is a temporary classroom built by students and community members during a winter school program. Using simple materi-als, the project shows how flexible structures can support learning, conversa-tion, and cultural exchange. It demonstrates how architecture can be used to bring people together and create spaces for education and community activi-ties.Tags: Light structureCOMMUNITY ART MAKINGCommunity art making is when artists and local people create art together. It’s a shared process that highlights the community’s stories, traditions, and values. These projects often use local materials and ideas to make artworks that repre-sent and strengthen the community’s identity.EXAMPLE:Project title: Bengali SongCreator: Arinjoy SenLocation: BangladeshActivity type: VisionAudience: Non-expertProject description: Bengali Song is an installation shown at the 18th Architec-ture Biennale that celebrates everyday life and local traditions in rural Bengal. Created by Arinjoy Sen, the project uses objects, tools, drawings, sounds, and videos shared by the community to tell stories of daily work and cultural practic-es. It highlights how people shape their surroundings through shared knowl-edge, rather than formal design. The project shows architecture as a collective and lived experience, not something only created by professionals.Tags: Rural lifeopen-access and collaborative practices > bringing together expert and non-expert knowledge35EXAMPLE:Project title: Constructlab WorkshopsCreator: ConstructlabLocation: VariousActivity type: Understand, DesignAudience: Non-expertProject description: Constructlab’s workshops are spaces where people design and build things together while learning from one another. They bring together professionals, students, and locals to work on projects that are shaped by the needs and ideas of the community. These workshops focus not only on building structures but also on building skills, relationships, and shared creativity.Tags: Design-buildVERNACULAR ARCHITECTUREVernacular architecture is a way of building that brings together professional knowledge and local traditions. It uses local materials, skills, and ideas to create spaces that meet the specific needs of a community and reflect its environment and culture.EXAMPLE:Project title: ChulaCreator: Yasmeen LariLocation: PakistanActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: This project is a low-cost, smoke-free stove designed by Yasmeen Lari for rural communities in Pakistan. Made with local materials like mud and lime, it helps reduce harmful smoke, saves firewood, and improves health. Women are trained to build and share these stoves, helping them become local leaders and earn income. The Chula shows how simple, commu-nity-based design can solve environmental and social problems.Tags: Empowermentopen-access and collaborative practices > integrating indigenous knowledge36EXAMPLE:Practice title: Kere ArchitectureLocation: Burkina Faso and GermanyActivity type: DesignAudience: Non-expertProject description: Kere Architecture works closely with local communities at every step of a project. They listen to people’s needs and ideas to design build-ings that fit the culture and environment. During construction, they hire and train local workers and use materials like clay and laterite that are easy to find nearby. This helps the local economy and keeps traditional building methods alive. Their approach creates buildings that are practical, sustainable, and built with the communityTags: Participatory designINDIGENOUS ARCHITECTUREIndigenous refers to the original peoples of a place, along with their cultures, traditions, and ways of life. Indigenous architecture is a way of designing that respects these peoples' values, knowledge, and ways of living. It brings togeth-er expert and community knowledge through close collaboration. By including Indigenous perspectives in design, education, and community work, it supports cultural identity and shared learning, making architecture more inclusive and rooted in place.EXAMPLE:Project title: Maori ArchitectureCreator: Diedre BrownLocation: New ZealandActivity type: UnderstandAudience: ExpertProject description: Deidre Brown is a leading architectural historian and teach-er from Aotearoa New Zealand who has helped bring Maori architecture into the spotlight. In her book Maori Architecture: From Fale to Wharenui and Beyond, she explores how Maori buildings have changed over time and shows why their design ideas should be part of modern architecture. As a university leader, she works to include Maori ways of thinking in how architecture is taught. Her work helps protect cultural heritage and encourages a more inclusive and respectful approach to designing buildings.Tags: Maori architectureopen-access and collaborative practices > integrating indigenous knowledge37EXAMPLE:Project title: Sustainable Native Communities Design Lab (SNCDL)Creator: MASS Design GroupLocation: O’ghe P’oghe or Santa Fe, New MexicoActivity type: DesignAudience: ExpertProject description: MASS Design Group's Sustainable Native Communities Design Lab (SNCDL) works with Native communities to design homes that reflect their cultures, values, and environments. Led by Joseph Kunkel, who is from the Northern Cheyenne Nation, the team partners with tribal leaders from the beginning of each project to make sure the designs are meaningful and useful. They also help secure funding to support these projects. This approach helps Native communities create housing that supports both cultural identity and future independence, while also giving young Native designers the chance to grow as leaders.Tags: Native American architectureEXAMPLE:Project title: Learning ToolsCreator: TAWAW Architecture CollectiveLocation: Calgary, CanadaActivity type: UnderstandAudience: ExpertProject description: Two-Eyed Seeing is a way of understanding the world by using both Indigenous and Western ways of knowing, side by side. It encourag-es seeing with one eye the strengths of Indigenous knowledge, and with the other eye the strengths of Western knowledge, bringing them together for great-er understanding. TAWAW Architecture Collective uses this approach to connect Indigenous and Western architectural practices. Through workshops, toolkits, and community events, they help design spaces that reflect Indigenous culture and values. Their work is grounded in listening, mutual respect, and storytelling, both traditional and data-based.Tags: Two-eyed seeingopen-access and collaborative practices > collaborative design platforms38BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING (BIM)Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a digital tool that helps people who work on buildings, like architects, engineers, and builders—share ideas and work together. It creates a 3D model of the building that includes useful details, such as what materials will be used and how everything fits together.EXAMPLE:Project title: SpeckleCreator: Dimitrie StefanescuLocation: World-wideActivity type: DesignAudience: ExpertProject description: Speckle is a digital tool that helps architects, engineers, and designers work together. It connects different software so people can share their work, make updates, and see changes in real time, all in one place. This makes teamwork easier and helps everyone share ideas and learn from each other.Tags: Data sharingCOLLECTIVE IDEATIONCollective ideation is a group process where architects, designers, and every-day people work together to share ideas and experiences. The goal is to come up with creative solutions. It supports open conversation and learning from each other, making it a useful way to share knowledge in architecture.EXAMPLE:Project title: MiroCreators: Andrey Khusid, Oleg ShardinLocation: World-wideActivity type: DesignAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: Miro is an online tool like a shared whiteboard where people can work together, no matter their background. It lets users add notes, draw-ings, images, and links to brainstorm and organize ideas in one space. In archi-tecture and design, Miro helps both professionals and community members share their thoughts and build projects together, making the process more inclu-sive and creative.Tags: Teamworkopen-access and collaborative practices > open-access design39VIRTUAL REALITY COLLABORATIONVirtual Reality (VR) is a technology that creates a computer-generated, interac-tive 3D environment that people can explore and interact with using special headsets. VR Collaboration is when people use this technology to work together on architectural designs in a shared virtual space. Both experts and non-experts can walk through 3D models, give feedback, and share ideas in real time. This helps everyone understand and take part in the design process, even if they’re in different places.EXAMPLE:Project title: The WildCreator: Gabe PaezLocation: World-wideActivity type: Understand, DesignAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: The Wild is a virtual reality (VR) tool that lets people work together on 3D designs in real time. Architects, designers, and clients can walk through and change spaces together, even if they are in different places. This makes it easier to see and understand complex ideas, talk about them clearly, and make decisions as a team. The Wild helps experts and non-experts work together, making the design process more open, interactive, and inclusive.Tags: VRACCESSIBLE DESIGN SERVICESAccessible Design Services are ways architects share design tools and infor-mation, like drawings, guides, or open-source plans, with the public. This helps communities, especially those without easy access to professional help, use and adapt these resources. It encourages more people to take part in designing and building their spaces.EXAMPLE:Project title: Quinta Monroy Housing PlansCreator: Elemental, Alejandro AravenaLocation: ChileActivity type: DesignAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: The Quinta Monroy housing project by Elemental is a well-known example of community-based design. After the project was built, the architects shared the building plans online so anyone could use, learn from, or improve them. By making the designs open to the public, they helped spread architectural knowledge and offered ideas for creating affordable housing in other places too.Tags: Social housingopen-access and collaborative practices > open-access design40EXAMPLE:Project title: UpworkCreator: Elance and oDeskLocation: World-wideActivity type: DesignAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: Upwork can be seen as a platform that democratizes access to architectural design services by connecting clients with professionals from around the world. It enables individuals, small communities, or organiza-tions, who might not typically afford or access traditional architectural firms, to find skilled designers for a range of services, from drafting to visualization. By fostering freelance collaborations, Upwork also becomes a space where archi-tectural knowledge is exchanged across borders, scales, and expertise levels, promoting more inclusive and flexible access to design support.Tags: Freelance practiceDO IT YOURSELFDo It Yourself (DIY) in architecture, as exemplified by WikiHouse, refers to a participatory approach where non-experts are empowered to engage in the design and construction process through open access to tools, resources, and knowledge. As a tool for knowledge sharing, DIY democratizes architectural practice by making technical information, digital fabrication files, and construc-tion methods freely available, fostering collaborative learning, local innovation, and community-driven solutions in the built environment.EXAMPLE:Project title: WikiHouseCreators: Alastair Parvin, Nick IerodiaconouLocation: World-wideActivity type: DesignAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: WikiHouse is a free online platform where anyone can design and download building parts to create their own small buildings. It supports do-it-yourself construction by offering easy-to-use design files and tools, helping people build in a more affordable, sustainable, and collaborative way.Tags: Self-builtopen-access and collaborative practices > open educational resources41EXAMPLE:Project title: Walter Segal HousesCreator: Walter SegalLocation: UKActivity type: Understand, DesignAudience: Non-expertProject description: The Walter Segal Method is a self-build approach to house construction developed by architect Walter Segal in the 1970s. It uses a simple, timber-framed construction system that requires no specialist skills, making it accessible for non-professionals. By enabling individuals and communities to build their own homes using standard materials and straightforward techniques, the method promotes hands-on learning and the sharing of architectural knowl-edge.Tags: Self-built housingEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSEducational programs are organized activities or projects that help people learn together. In architecture, they bring experts (like architects or designers) and non-experts (like local residents or students) into the same space to share ideas, skills, and experiences. These programs, such as workshops, classes, or community centers, make architectural knowledge more accessible, helping everyone understand and shape their built environment.EXAMPLE:Project title: The Self-Help Manuals of the Communication Centre of Scientific Knowledge for Self-RelianceCreator: Yona Friedman in collaboration with UNESCOLocation: India, Africa, South AmericaActivity type: DesignAudience: Expert, Non-expertProject description: The Self-Help Manuals by Yona Friedman are picture-based guides made for people in places like India, Africa, and South America. They show how to build using local materials and solve everyday problems like getting clean water, growing food, and building roads. Designed for people with little or no reading skills, the manuals help communities learn and take control of shaping their own environments.Tags: humanitarian practiceopen-access and collaborative practices > open educational resources42EXAMPLE:Project title: Ankur. Society for Alternatives in EducationCreator: Ankur NGOLocation: Delhi, IndiaActivity type: UnderstandAudience: Non-expertProject description: Ankur, meaning “seedling” in Hindi, is a project that uses education to bring people together and reduce social divides in India. It works in informal settlements, neighborhoods that are built without formal planning or access to basic services, mainly in Delhi. Ankur helps people in these areas, especially those often left out, gain useful knowledge about their neighborhood. One important part of the project is setting up local learning centers run by women, where people can read, use computers, and meet others. 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Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.wikihouse.cc/48APPENDIX: COMIC BOOKUNDERSTANDING DEVELOPMENT PERMITAPPLICATIONSThis comic book shares the idea for a mobile app that could be made with the City to help people easily understand what‛s happening behind development plans in their neighborhood.by Nastaran SedehiHEY, DID YOU SEE THIS? THAT WASN‛T HERE YESTERDAY.YEAH, SAW IT THIS MORNING. ANY IDEA WHAT THEY‛RE BUILDING?WOAH, TWENTY STORIES IN KITSILANO? THAT TOWERS OVER EVERYTHING!WHAT ABOUT PARKING? 182 UNITS IS A LOT. CAN UNDERGROUND REALLY HANDLE THAT?I'M CURIOUS ABOUT THE BELOW-MARKET PART. THEY SAY %20 OF UNITS WILL BE BELOW-MARKET RENTALS."BELOW-MARKET" IN VANCOUVER CAN STIL BE COMPLETELY OUT OF REACH FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. WHAT ABOUT PARKING?WOAH, TWENTY STORIES!BELOW-MARKET?I'D LOVE TO KNOW HOW THEY'RE DEFINING AFFORDABILI-TY HERE.IT‛S PART OF BROADWAY PLAN, I THINK. BUT HOW THAT DOES FIT IN A MID-RISE NEIGHBOURHOOD?DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONDEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONDEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONDEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION1 2HELLOOOO EVERYONE!GREAT QUESTIONS.LET ME SHOW YOU A HANDY TOOL TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE DEVELOPE-MENT AND SEE WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE WHEN BUILT!WAIT, I'VE ALREADY CHECKED OUT THE CITY'S WEBSITE AND THIS APPLICATION'S DOCUMENTS. I STILL CAN'T GET A SENSE OF HOW TALL IT'S GOING TO BE.I'M SICK OF READING LONG DOCUMENTS ANDTABLES FULL OF NUMBERS.WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!WE'VE IMPROVED OUR TOOLS. COME ON!GIVE IT A TRY!YOU WON'T REGRET IT! ALRIGHT!DEVELOPMENT PERMITAPPLICATIONI STILL CAN'T GET A SENSE OF THELANDSCAPING AROUNDTHE BUILDING.IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE USING THE 2D DRAWINGSPROVIDED BY THE CITY.PLEASE SCAN THE QR CODE ON THE DEVELOPMENT SIGN!WE'VE IMPROVED OUR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TOOLS TO HELP CITIZENS BETTER UNDERSTAND WHAT'S BEING BUILT IN THEIR NEIGHBOURHOOD AND WE CAN HEAR THEIR CONCERNS MORE EFFECTIVELY.DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATION3 4Hi citizens!Welcome to My Neighbourhood platform.Here you can gain more information on2175 W7th Ave. project and easily share your concerns with the city!NEXT>>6.5 FSR=Max buildable floor area10,875 m2Lot Area:1,673 m2 Average maximum below-market rents for unit types in 2025 are:- Studio: $1,465- One-bed: $1,653- Two-bed: $2,309- Three-bed: $3,172<<BACKIn this specific project:-The total permitted floor area with anFSR of 6,5 is:1,673 m2 x 6,5 =10.874 m2<<BACKIs there a specific keyword you'd like to search for regarding this permit application?Non-market housingAs described in this project, %20 of the floor area-is secured for below-market rental units.This means:20,169.68 SF182/35 units including:-9 studios-13 one-bed-4 two-bed-9 three-bed<<BACK NEXT>> <<BACK NEXT>>What would you like to do?1- I want to see what the project would look like?2-I want tounderstand the words, numbers, stats, etc.3- I want to submit my concerns about this project.WHICH ONESHOULD WE PICK? LET'S TRY THE SECOND ONE. I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE NUMBER OF NON-MARKET RENTALS. HMM, I GOT A SENSE OF THE BELOW-MARKET RENTS AND THE NUMBER OF UNIT TYPES. IT IS HELPFUL! HEY, COULD YOU GO BACK AND SEARCH FOR FSR? I STTL DON'T UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF FSR AND WHAT AN FSR OF 6.5 IN THIS PROJECT WOULD LOOK.Enter a topic, term, etc. SURE!FSRHOWEVER I THINK WE'D NEED MORE ONE-BED AND TWO-BEDBELOW-MARKET UNITS TO HELP OUT THE HOUSING NEEDS IN KITSILANO.5 6IS THAT HELPFUL?YOU KNOW, IF YOU THINK THE TOOL NEEDS IMPROVE-MENT, YOU CAN GIVE US FEEDBACK AND WE'LL WORK ON IT TO ADDRESS YOUR NEEDS!I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW THE PROJECT LOOKS LIKE!DEVELOPMENT PERMIT APPLICATIONLET‛S TRY!WOAH! COOL!THESE ARE STILLIMAGINARY. THE PROJECT COULD END UP DIFFERENTLY.LET'S SEE HOW TALL IT WILL BEI SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYINGBUT IT HELPS IMAGINE THE POTENTIALS OF THE DESIGN.UMM, NOT REALLY.I WAS LOOKING FOR SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF FSR AND WHAT IT MEANS EXACTLY.What would you like to do?1- I want to see what the project would look like?LOADING...Welcome to realtime visualizations of this project.Please turn on your device GPS and provide access to camera.OK I‛M READY>>Stand in the centre of one of the circles drawn on the pavement around the lot and face the camera to the lot.NEXT>>7 8IN ORDER TO SEE THE HEIGHT, YOU NEED TO GET A FEW STEPS FURTHER FROM THE POLE AND FACE THE CAMERA TO THE LOT.THE DESIGN RATIONALIS ALSO CLARIFIED.YEAH, JUST AS I IMAGINED IT'S HUGE, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT SHADOWING OVER OUR BUILDING.AND THE BROADWAY PLAN IS ABOUT BUILDING MORE OF THESE TALL TOWERS AROUND HERE. SO THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IS GONNA CHANGE SO MUCH.YOU KNOW, THERE ARE MORE DIAGRAMS ON SHADOWING THAT COULD HELP YOU WITH THAT QUES-TION. ALRIGHT, THANKS FOR SHARING THIS COOL TOOL. I'M GONNA PLAY WITH IT A BIT AND THINK ABOUT THIS PROJECT FURTHER.I'LL SUBMIT MY COMMENTS SOON!GREAT!WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR COMMENTS!ALSO, WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING YOUR CONCERNS AND ALSO FEEDBACK ABOUT THE NEW PLATFORM!OK, LET‛S TRY.9 10
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