How Value is Expressed in the Built Environment

Design to Value is premised on architectural thinking as the modus operandi of every element of every project's process. In harmony with the refinement of certain processes is a recommitment to the social, which is re-emerging as a central consideration. Design to Value is structured around making spaces that support people to live and work - it is not about building a building but building a place for value. City planning and design is a complex activity with wide ramifications for many people. The urgent need to settle refugees with all the preconceptions and politics of everyday planning is a large and often overwhelming job. Commissioned by the city authorities, City Science Lab began a project called Finding Places. Engaging directly with members of the public they set up a number of workshops facilitated by the Urban Renewal and Urban Development Corporation Hamburg.