The WDC CDMX 2018 programming is focused on promoting socially responsible design and creative production from various platforms as drivers of social, economic and cultural change in society.
As part of the activities contemplated is the content generated by several of the most important museums in the city – both public and private – through a special program of historical review exhibitions and parallel activities. The history of design in Mexico has at different times accompanied the history of exhibitions and expanded notions of cultural production disseminated by the museums of our city.
That is why, simultaneously with the annual program of WDC CDMX 2018, a cultural agenda has been formed with exhibition and content offers on intersections of architecture, design and visual arts.
The line of work that governs this component of the program is that of reflection on our city and the experience of inhabiting it and transforming it through design; The questions and answers for this are vast, so through the exhibitions and their ability to function as knowledge and reflection devices, it is a necessary part of the program’s narrative.
SIGNATURE EVENTS
The World Design Capital project has been characterized in previous editions by generating different layers of programming. The WDC CDMX 2018 program is defined from a first segment of projects and events conceived by the World Design Organization to be implemented by the designated city, some of them are of a protocol nature and others more of content development.
In the case of CDMX, this part of the program is built and developed in conjunction with various local government agencies and secretariats through projects conceived specifically as well as by integration or subscription of already active programs that are related to the profile of the WDC program. CDMX 2018.
The events contained in this category are:
WDC Opening Ceremony
WDC International Design Policy Conference
World Design Experience
WDC Network of Cities Meeting
WDC International Design Week Forum
World Design Spotlight
WDC Convocation Ceremony
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Within the framework of the World Design Capital CDMX 2018 designation, we present the educational program that aims to promote academic links and generate a collaboration platform between universities, faculties and educational institutions of design and architecture.
Each university will develop a theoretical-practical program within the respective campus to debate the most important aspects of city life from the perspective of socially responsible design. The objective is to disseminate among students the importance of carrying out actions to improve the lives of the inhabitants from their training ground as designers and promote dialogue and meetings between different universities within the same program.
The WDC CDMX 2018 platform seeks to identify common challenges regarding the improvement of life in our city and generate commitments for professional action from different spheres of citizenship, in this case academic and student spheres. This inter-university project, from a multidisciplinary methodology, will offer cycles of talks and activities focused on the intersection of fields such as design, innovation, architecture, urban planning, creative economy and public policies. The program will run from March to October 2018. Students will have access to the complete annual program at each of the university campuses.
CULTURAL PROGRAM
The WDC CDMX 2018 programming is focused on promoting socially responsible design and creative production from various platforms as drivers of social, economic and cultural change in society.
As part of the activities contemplated is the content generated by several of the most important museums in the city, both public and private, through a special program of historical review exhibitions and parallel activities. The history of design in Mexico has at different times accompanied the history of exhibitions and expanded notions of cultural production disseminated by the museums of our city. That is why, simultaneously with the annual program of WDC CDMX 2018, a cultural agenda has been formed with exhibition and content offers on intersections of architecture, design and visual arts.
The line of work that governs this component of the program is that of reflection on our city and the experience of inhabiting it and transforming it through design; The questions and answers for this are vast, so through the exhibitions and their ability to function as knowledge and reflection devices, it is a necessary part of the program’s narrative.
LOCAL DESIGN PROGRAM
Within the framework of the World Design Capital CDMX 2018 designation and as part of the official program, a local design agenda is presented announcing existing city projects and initiatives that have been consolidated within the local cultural scene.
The meaning of this agenda is to generate a collective timeline and communicate from the WDC CDMX 2018 platform the independent events with their respective dates and venues in order to build a common 2018 calendar that jointly strengthens professional efforts within this community. .
Each of the projects will be related to the transversal thematic axes of the entire project. Through this agenda, a cross-communication strategy can be built with the WDC CDMX 2018 networks in order to extend the reach of each project and therefore of the local creative scene.