A river makes a city alive and brings culture — so is Yangtze river to Wuhan and Spree to Berlin. A film by Tian Gao and De Santis.
8 CITYMAKERS-Virtual Walks have won these amazing souvenirs!
We invite our award winners to enjoy this unique ‘opinion wear’ and share this message with us:
It matters! Keep walking to deepen understanding between China and Europe, share alternatives for a better world and acting on them!
Congratulations to:
- From Yangtze to the Spree by Tian Gao and Georgi De Santis (Wuhan, Berlin)
- Rebirth of Indutrial Heritage by Jing Su (Shanghai, Berlin)
- Here by Yue Hu (Hangzhou)
- Learning Cities – What if you can’t walk? by Kika Yang and Randolfe Camarotto (Berlin)
- A conscious walk during Pandemic in Amsterdam by Prisca Arosia and Bobby Born (Amsterdam)
- Social Infrastructure by Anna W. I. Au (Berlin)
- Sister Cities Wuhan and Duisburg by Sonja Broy and Silvan Hagenbrock (Duisburg)
- Chinatown by Jöran Mandik and Lina Martin-Chan (Hamburg)
‘Keep Wuhan Walking’ started out as an initiative by CITYMAKERS in February 2020 to show solidarity with our peers in China. It includes a key message: Wuhan is more than COVID-19. The illustration on the T-Shirt is by award-winning Shanghai native/Berlin-based designer Yimeng Wu, founder of Studio Wu 無, specializing in intercultural design with a mission to foster cross-cultural understanding. Studio Wu also designed the maps for the online magazine that was published as part of the Keep Wuhan Walking initiative.
EUnify is a project by SOUVENIR OFFICIAL, founded by Berlin designers David Mallon and Karin Önder. The EUnify label’s most recognized collection was launched in 2017 in the face of Brexit, championing unity and inclusion at a time in which the world seemed to fall apart. SOUVENIR OFFICIAL’s aim is to create lasting memories and share alternatives for a better world. SOUVENIR OFFICIAL is also a partner of the ‘She For Social Impact Awards’.
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Rebirth of Industrial Heritage
How do people renovate industrial heritage with creativity, art and culture in the city in order to give them a new function? How to make them a part of the city’s creative economy and let the city be sustainable and livable? A film by Jing SU.
Here
East Railway Station Hangzhou, China. The Chinese character “Entrance” outlines the location of the camera. A film by Hu Yue.
Learning Cities – What if you can’t Walk
A cinematic learning journey through the city of Berlin, investigating places and people active in the field of ‚Learning Cities‘. A film by Kika Yang and Randolfe Camarotto.
A conscious Walk during Pandemic in Amsterdam
How does the culture of walking is influencing urban planning in Netherlands and Asia and urban design ‘adaptation’? A film by Prisca Arosia.
Social Infrastructure
City of Books. Libraries. A personal perception on the quality of spaces in the city. A film by Anna W. I. Au.
Sister cities Duisburg and Wuhan – Commonalities of different cities? Similar cities with differences?
Twin towns Duisburg and Wuhan: Commonalities of different cities? Similar cities with differences? Exploring traces of history and the connections to China in the former steel city. A film by Sonja Broy and Silvan Hagenbrock.
Chinatown
Das “Chinesenviertel” – Hamburgs forgotten Chinatown. Adopting the role of the archivist, the filmmakers combing through Hamburg’s urban fabric for traces of the hidden history of Hamburgs displaced Chinese community. A film by Lina Martin-Chan and Jöran Mandik.
Special thanks to SOUVENIR OFFICIAL for sponsoring the EUnify T-Shirt and supporting CITYMAKERS China-Europe!