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Design Cities (UNESCO)

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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