Urban Themes

Examines shaping the physical form and functions of cities, towns, and communities while speaking to the power and limitations of “design” in the urban form.

Involves creative projects to revitalise, enhance, or transform urban spaces. These interventions involve temporary installations, public art, community events, or infrastructure improvements designed to engage and benefit local communities and address urban challenges such as a lack of green spaces, traffic congestion, and housing affordability.

Examines creative solutions to address challenges and improve the quality of life in urban environments. These solutions include promoting economic growth, enhancing environmental sustainability, fostering social inclusion, and creating more resilient and livable cities.

This theme includes Research (visualised), activism, and policy initiatives focused on addressing the interconnected forms of oppression and discrimination experienced by individuals in urban environments. It recognises that people's identities and experiences are shaped by multiple intersecting factors such as race, gender, class, sexuality, ability, and more. This approach analyses and dismantles systems of power and privilege that create inequality in urban spaces to promote justice, equity, and inclusivity for all residents.

Explores the art and science of creating maps, representing geographic area features, and using various techniques, including surveying, remote sensing, and GIS (Geographic Information Systems).

The theme includes initiatives aimed at connectivity, walkability, and integrated and environmentally friendly transportation networks by reducing congestion and enhancing accessibility, efficiency, and sustainability of city transportation systems. This encompasses work that often involves planning, designing, and implementing various modes of transportation such as public transit, cycling infrastructure, pedestrian walkways, and Transit Oriented Development, etc. ( The right to mobilise )

Explores thought-provoking art pieces encapsulating the complexities of power dynamics, social structures, and cultural influences within urban environments. Through a blend of visual elements, it explores themes of inequality, gentrification, activism, and community resilience.  

Explores forms of visual art characterised by various techniques, such as graffiti, stencil art, murals, installations, and posters, to convey messages addressing social, political, or cultural themes. It adds vibrancy and creativity to urban landscapes, transforming mundane cityscapes into dynamic canvases that engage and provoke thought among passersby. Where do urbanism and art intersect?