In this paper we draw upon the articles included in this special issue to question how to re-politicise
co-design and participatory design (PD). Many authors in these fields have recently …

Highlights • Outlines a participatory design approach interested in the past as a resource. •
Design space can be redefined as a historical space by engaging with the uses of the past. • …

In this article, we put forward the importance of engaging with the past in co-design projects.
We argue that such an engagement helps situate and contextualise design projects, …

This paper explores how the concept of autonomous design, as proposed by Arturo Escobar
(2012, 2017a, 2017b) and inspired by the global South, can inform socially engaged design …

Rising societal polarisations around health and climate crises have brought more attention
to the close relations between social and environmental challenges. These polarisations …

This article looks at the landscape of the Old City of Mostar eighteen years after the
reconstruction of its famous Old Bridge. The reconstruction project took place within broader …

This article explores the relations between participatory design (PD) and critical heritage
studies (CHS) in the context of urban planning and development. In searching for a PD …

The aim of this workshop is to implement and evaluate an approach to transdisciplinary
interaction, designed to address spatial planning in an inclusive manner. We propose to engage …

… Mela Zuljevic Mela Zuljevic is a design researcher interested in the intersections of visual
communication, participatory design and critical development studies. Currently working as a …

De Andere Markt (DAM) started in 2015 as a Living Lab in the neighbourhood of Winterslag
in Genk, Belgium. It was founded by researchers of LUCA School of Arts, UHasselt and the …