Ciudad Diseño Tijuana

Tijuana Design Week

A citizen-led design workshop exploring how people can shape their cities through participatory design, civic imagination and action.

WDC 2026 Pavilion - Kochbrunnenplatz

How can citizens become actively involved in shaping their cities? How can we develop the mindset needed to initiate change? How can innovative proposals emerge through citizen-led design? <a href="https://www.ciudaddiseno.com" title="https://www.ciudaddiseno.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ciudad Diseño</a> is a participatory design platform created in Tijuana, Mexico, that explores complex urban dynamics at the US-Mexico border from the perspective of its inhabitants. This workshop will be led by <a href="https://www.katalinasilva.com" title="https://www.katalinasilva.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Katalina Silva</a> and <a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hxTANYIAAAAJ&amp;hl=en" title="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hxTANYIAAAAJ&amp;hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jorge Sánchez-Jofras</a>, two designers who spearheaded civic and community projects during World Design Capital San Diego-Tijuana 2024. The platform begins by examining current approaches to participatory urban design, acknowledging that these processes can sometimes create only the appearance of civic involvement, while real exclusions remain. Ciudad Diseño proposes participatory design as more than a consultation tool: it can become a democratic practice that enables more people to imagine, discuss, and shape their cities. This is the basis of the “citizen designer” proposal. Managing a dynamic urban system requires input from many voices. When democratic participation is low, the problem often lies not in the abilities of communities and stakeholders but in the way participation has been designed. Inspired by citizen science, the citizen-designer approach questions the exclusive role of the design expert and recognises local, lived knowledge as a vital contribution to design innovation and democratic practice.

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