Human Cities/SMOTIES develops spatial and service solutions by designing cultural and creative innovations in ten European small and remote places.
The project is part of the Human Cities network, a platform for interdisciplinary exchange, examining and acting to improve the liveability of indoor and outdoor public spaces to incubate innovative processes for social cohesion through participatory design.
Remote places & partners
The SMOTIES network is a partnership of ten design universities, research centres, creative agencies, and national associations. Each partner selected a small and remote place in their country to benefit from the design of cultural and creative regenerations within public spaces and in collaboration with local stakeholders.
Windows on the Future
To support creative thinking and seek a broader impact beyond the project, SMOTIES has developed guiding perspectives for the future: the Windows on the Future, narrative lenses to guide local stakeholders in identifying possible futures for their public spaces. Designed to support a foresight process, they consist of a set of possible scenarios based on the analysis of trends and can help shape present objectives and activities.
