Co-design as play: junk sounds and architecture in urban space

Guido Robazza; Matt Smith

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-99480-8_10

Co-design as play: junk sounds and architecture in urban space

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Abstract

This reflective article discusses a project making a junk music play installation in the heart of urban Portsmouth, UK. The authors discuss the challenges of working on co-design with groups of students from Priory School, a secondary school with students from the University of Portsmouth. A series of creative responses and methods are explored and critically discussed including modular design, junk music play, practical haptic making and the extension of the ‘classroom’ into the site-specific setting of an underpass contained by a roundabout. The project evaluation suggests a success within the context of community and applied practices in architecture and community music. The voice of the participants is captured from written and graffiti’d words and phrases composed by the students. The main aim of the article is to present how we can apply projects in an interdisciplinary way, involving making and doing that is noisy, playful and impactful in an urban setting.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cities’ Identity Through Architecture and Arts
Editors	Nabil Mohareb, Alessio Cardaci, Sreetheran Maruthaveeran, Nicola Cavalagli
Publisher	Springer Nature
Pages	121-139
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030994808
ISBN (Print)	9783030994792
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99480-8_10
Publication status	Published - 30 Jul 2022
Event	4th International Conference on Cities Identity Through Architecture and Arts - Pisa, Italy Duration: 14 Dec 2020 → 15 Dec 2020

Publication series

Name	Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation
ISSN (Print)	2522-8714
ISSN (Electronic)	2522-8722

Conference

Conference	4th International Conference on Cities Identity Through Architecture and Arts
Abbreviated title	CITAA 2020
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Pisa
Period	14/12/20 → 15/12/20

Keywords

Community music
Creative workshops
Junk music
Public art co-design
Temporary urbanism

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Co-Production of Temporary Interventions in Public Space as a Tool for Placemaking
Robazza, G., Smith, M. & Leddy-Owen, C.
1/02/15 → …
Project: Research

Cities’ Identity Through Architecture and Arts (CITAA) – 4th Edition
Guido Robazza (Presented paper) & Matt Smith (Presented paper)
14 Dec 2020
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

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Robazza, G & Smith, M 2022, Co-design as play: junk sounds and architecture in urban space. in N Mohareb, A Cardaci, S Maruthaveeran & N Cavalagli (eds), Cities’ Identity Through Architecture and Arts. Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation, Springer Nature, pp. 121-139, 4th International Conference on Cities Identity Through Architecture and Arts, Pisa, Italy, 14/12/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99480-8_10

Co-design as play: junk sounds and architecture in urban space. / Robazza, Guido ; Smith, Matt.

Cities’ Identity Through Architecture and Arts. ed. / Nabil Mohareb; Alessio Cardaci; Sreetheran Maruthaveeran; Nicola Cavalagli. Springer Nature, 2022. p. 121-139 (Advances in Science, Technology and Innovation).

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Co-design as play: junk sounds and architecture in urban space

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Cities’ Identity Through Architecture and Arts (CITAA) – 4th Edition

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