SEP 02, 2016 – AVANTI ARCHITECTURE LTD CO-AUTHORED PAPER PRESENTED AT THE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE CONFERENCE

MakingCitiesTogether submitted a paper on the placemaking and participatory Urban Design processes that lead to the current public space and regeneration work being done in Dandora Phase II. The paper was accepted by SFC scientific committee and Architect Marco Carolei, part of the MCT Design team, presented the paper on the last day of the conference held at the United Nations HQ in Nairobi, Kenya. The paper was published on the SFC 2016 Book of Abstracts. Below an extract from the Introduction of the paper: ‘Making Cities Together’ was conceptualised as a project that promotes exchange of knowledge, ideas, best practices and experiences among various actors in the field of Placemaking, and participatory urban development from across the world. Through strong partnerships and cross-sector collaborations with the county government, the UN, NGOs, the Private Sector, the Civil Society, the Academia, Community Based Organisations, Youth Groups, and individuals, the project sought to affirm the central role of partnerships in the creation of pleasant and timeless neighborhoods, and public spaces. It was further conceived as a pilot to showcase what is possible and showcase a best practice example of making great and sustainable community, and public spaces that can be replicated. The project aims to develop a sustainable, viable, and long term agenda for Nairobi’s public spaces.