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In the making of a new generation

As Gen Z (the generation born after the mid-90’s or in the early 21st century), it is my turn now to pick up the pieces of old generations. This means coming up with solutions to the problems we are facing at the moment after industrialisation, globalization and all the other -ations that have created wellbeing but also resulted in some unwanted outcomes. Sometimes, the earth as it is now and the elements on it that we are left with, make me hopeless when thinking of implementing change. Thus, in addition to making life as bearable as possible for the next generations, I want to make sure that the generations after me have the right tools to first, fix up the possible messes made by us (I’d say for example, mr. Ford didn’t know how much his factories would end up boosting capitalism and consumerism, thus I can not trust my decisions fully either), and second, implement change how they see fit.

How we developed the "Hidi House" concept

Our main goal in the Urban Lab subject was to create an idea and a project to change the area in Tampere, Hiedanranta. For us, it was not an easy process and we thought about what to do in a city where there is everything? What to do with this area, which, compared to the center, is not super developed and densely populated. We had a lot of choices, since we are from different streams of the Sustainable Urban Development program (administrative sciences, social sciences, and technology), we had different views on this task. Therefore, in order to come to one solution, we went through a long process of developing and changing our project, comparing new ideas with the old ones, and eliminating some details. In this blog post, I want to focus on my own experience as a group member during the creation of a project which relates to urban development. I want to help people to understand which process my group went through to come to the results that we have now.

Reflecting on HIDI House: A realistic or an idealistic concept?

Urban development as its own field of work, study and practice is increasing in significance as cities grow and try to tackle issues like climate change, accessibility and segregation. In Tampere, Finland, the area of Hiedanranta is planned to be developed into a new residential neighbourhood, but at the same time, it is to be used as a testbed for piloting new types of urban development in neighbourhoods.

Students' posters provide new insights into the development of Hiedanranta

Transdisciplinary teaching in two Urban Lab courses is one of the unique elements of the Bachelor's degree programme in Sustainable Urban Development (SUD) at Tampere University. In spring 2022, cooperation and communication between students and external stakeholders took place in the future city district of Hiedanranta in Tampere. The course culminated in a poster exhibition during the Finnish Urban Studies Conference 2022 with theme 'Sustainable Cities.'