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Hirsch & Mann win 2016 Playable City Award

United Kingdom Architecture News - Nov 01, 2016 - 14:19   14882 views

Hirsch & Mann win 2016 Playable City Award

Watershed has announced the winner of the 2016 international Playable City Award, is UK based design and technology consultancy Hirsch & Mann, who will transform everyday pedestrian crossings into playful multi-sensory experiences.

In September, Watershed unveiled the shortlist of 8 projects out of 81 applications from 34 countries for the fourth international Playable City Award, inviting artists, designers, architects, technologists and creative practitioners from all over the world to propose new and distinctive ideas to respond to the theme Journeys.

Hirsch & Mann win 2016 Playable City Award

Hirsch & Mann’s Stop Smile Stroll is a playful intervention at pedestrian crossings that brings strangers together for a serendipitous shared moment – interrupting the tedium of our everyday mundane ‘stop and walk’ routine.  

The judges were particularly excited about their emphasis on co-creating pedestrian crossing experiences with local communities – which may range from a 30 second party to a moment of quiet reflection, as well as incorporating city data.

As winners of the 2016 Award they will receive £30,000 and will work with the Watershed team to develop and test their ideas in Bristol, before touring to other Playable City cities globally.

All images courtesy of Hirsch & Mann

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