At the Folklore Museum in Aegina, Greece in ECOWEEK 2021

from Innovation to Social Design

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ECOWEEK design workshops have completed interventions and placemaking in more than 30 cities, through more than 200 sustainable design workshops engaging more than 4,500 students and professionals, as well as hundreds of local stakeholders.

ECOWEEK innovates in environmentally and socially-conscious design and action. The ECOWEEK design process is collaborative and participatory. Design-build and placemaking interventions in public spaces and public institutions take place through processes of public engagement of local stakeholders.

ECOWEEK design workshops empower students and young professionals to engage in transforming places and making a difference in local communities. We hope that young leaders will bring the necessary paradigm change to address the new challenges posed by the climate crisis.

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