The City Is the Brief: Learning to See Before You Design

Design does not begin with a floor plan; it begins with observation. Drawing from the relationship between architecture, photography, and the urban environment, this workshop explores how designers can train themselves to truly see the cities around them. Participants will learn how streets, people, movement, culture, forgotten buildings, and everyday details can become sources of design intelligence, helping them create spaces that feel connected to their context rather than disconnected from it.