The Danube Design Lab for Collaborative City Planning was designed for students from 8th to 12th grade, and included six days of intensive work under the guidance of a team of trainers and architects of the Collective Foundation. The project focused on the parts of the city that are connected to the riverfront, which in Ruse is a huge area as the Danube river crosses the city.
During the laboratory, 30 students from various vocational and language schools in Ruse developed five projects for urban change, supported by scale models and a comprehensive strategy for their implementation. The projects impress with their conceptual design, care for the the environment and the community, and aesthetic craftsmanship. At the final event in the city’s Theatre building, mixed teams of students presented their projects and sought broad support from all those interested in proposals for the transformation of the urban space through the eyes of the young people of Ruse.