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Design Cities (UNESCO)

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UNESCO's Design Cities project is part of the wider Creative Cities Network. The Network launched in 2004, and has member cities in seven creative fields. The other fields are: Crafts and Folk Art, Music, Film, Gastronomy, Literature, and Media Arts.

Criteria for UNESCO Design Cities

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To be approved as a Design City, cities need to meet a number of criteria set by UNESCO.[1]

Designated UNESCO Design Cities share similar characteristics such as having an established design industry; cultural landscape maintained by design and the built environment (architecture, urban planning, public spaces, monuments, transportation); design schools and design research centers; practicing groups of designers with a continuous activity at a local and national level; experience in hosting fairs, events and exhibits dedicated to design; opportunity for local designers and urban planners to take advantage of local materials and urban/natural conditions; design-driven creative industries such as architecture and interiors, fashion and textiles, jewelry and accessories, interaction design, urban design, sustainable design.

There are 40 Cities of Design:

City Country Year of Inscription
Asahikawa  Japan 2019[2]
Ashgabat  Turkmenistan 2023[3]
Baku  Azerbaijan 2019[4]
Bandung  Indonesia 2015[5]
Bangkok  Thailand 2019[6]
Beijing  China 2012[7]
Berlin  Germany 2006[8]
Bilbao  Spain 2014[9]
Brasília  Brazil 2017[10]
Budapest  Hungary 2015[11]
Buenos Aires  Argentina 2005[12]
Cape Town  South Africa 2017[13]
Cebu City  Philippines 2019[14]
Cetinje  Montenegro 2023[3]
Chiang Rai  Thailand 2023[3]
Chongqing  China 2023[3]
Curitiba  Brazil 2014[15]
Detroit  USA 2015[16]
Dubai  UAE 2018[17]
Dundee  United Kingdom 2014[18]
Fortaleza  Brazil 2019[19]
Geelong  Australia 2017[20]
Granada  Nicaragua 2023[3]
Graz  Austria 2011[21]
Hanoi  Vietnam 2019[22]
Helsinki  Finland 2014[23]
Istanbul  Turkey 2017[24]
Kaunas  Lithuania 2015[25]
Kobe  Japan 2008[26]
Kolding  Denmark 2017[27]
Kortrijk  Belgium 2017[28]
Medellín  Colombia 2018[29]
Mexico City  Mexico 2017[30]
Montreal  Canada 2006[31]
Muharraq  Bahrain 2019[32]
Nagoya  Japan 2008[33]
Puebla  Mexico 2015[34]
Querétaro  Mexico 2019[35]
Saint-Etienne  France 2010[36]
San José  Costa Rica 2019[37]
Seoul  South Korea 2010[38]
Shanghai  China 2010[39]
Shenzhen  China 2008[40]
Singapore  Singapore 2015[41]
Turin  Italy 2014[42]
Valencia  Spain 2023[3]
Whanganui  New Zealand 2022[43]
Wuhan  China 2017[44]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Creative Cities Network - A Global Platform for Local Endeavour" (PDF). UNESCO. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-11-02.
  2. ^ "Asahikawa". 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "55 new cities join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network on World Cities Day". Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Baku". 30 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Bandung". Archived from the original on 2017-04-03.
  6. ^ "Bangkok". 30 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Beijing".
  8. ^ "Berlin".
  9. ^ "Bilbao".
  10. ^ "Brasilia". January 2018.
  11. ^ "Budapest". 14 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Buenos Aires".
  13. ^ "Cape Town".
  14. ^ "Cebu City". 30 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Curitiba".
  16. ^ "Detroit".
  17. ^ "Dubai".
  18. ^ "Dundee".
  19. ^ "Fortaleza". 30 October 2019.
  20. ^ "Geelong". Archived from the original on 2019-03-01.
  21. ^ "Graz".
  22. ^ "Hanoi". 30 October 2019.
  23. ^ "Helsinki".
  24. ^ "Istanbul". Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  25. ^ "Kaunas".
  26. ^ "Kobe".
  27. ^ "Kolding".
  28. ^ "Kortrijk".
  29. ^ "Medellín, la ciudad que se transformó | Casa & Diseño".
  30. ^ "Mexico".
  31. ^ "Montreal".
  32. ^ "Muharraq". 30 October 2019.
  33. ^ "Nagoya".
  34. ^ "Puebla". Archived from the original on 2020-08-04. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  35. ^ "Querétaro". 30 October 2019.
  36. ^ "Saint-Etienne".
  37. ^ "San José".
  38. ^ "Seoul".
  39. ^ "Shanghai".
  40. ^ "Shenzhen".
  41. ^ "Singapore".
  42. ^ "Torino". Archived from the original on 2019-07-23.
  43. ^ "Whanganui".[permanent dead link‍]
  44. ^ "Wuhan".
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