In today cities, we have a dense population but sparse interconnections.
Through the course of research, we will identify the experience of having interaction with strangers. Recognising the proximity of human interaction in the range of proxemics.
After exploring various and different practices, I felt close to heart when I’m engaging with people in my work. As such, the possible direction I am heading is to reflect the communal space in society development.
** featured image is LOPELAB’s Urban Venture, which redefines the usage of public spaces
What in stored in wet markets aren’t just variety and affordable fresh selections, these are the spaces that has communal experience, a microcosm of Singapore’s multi-cultural society, the part and parcel of the Singaporean way of life.
“Through the years, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) have issued plans to mimic the old streetscape of Chinatown, such as converting Smith Street into Chinatown Food Street to recreate the bustling nightlife in old night market streets. Despite the efforts, the STB only managed to draw tourists to the streets and fails to bring the locals back.” Extract from the main article.”
In the line with urban development, familiar sights lose their place in public spaces as they become obsolete and less relevant now than they were in their prime time.
Design isn’t just a simple collection of ideas, it advocates and informs those who lack the knowledge beforehand. A practice which lead the changes needed for a better world.
Changes that isn’t just limited to the scope of a single designer, but the community that get empower by him. Together, the message he wish to translate is developed from the collective effort of such community and this designer’s wishes to do more on advocating social changes.