City Cypher

Join Design Core Detroit in celebrating of the innagural Detroit City of Design Competition winners: Cyclerate by SmithGroup; Garden Novella by Other Work (Detroit); and 3Rooms by Collectif Escargo (Montreal).

We are closing out Month of Design at Beacon Park with a celebration of the three neighborhoods featured in the Detroit City of Design Competiton: Southwest Detroit, Hope Village and Grandmont Rosedale. Enjoy live talent and entertainment from the three neighborhoods while interacting with the winning prototyles.

Prototypes will be on view at Beacon Park from September 20-30, 2019.

The City of Design competition is made possibly by John S and James L Knight Foundation. City Cypher and the public exhibition is supported by DTE Energy Beacon Park Foundation.

About the Detroit City of Design Competition
As an international, multidisciplinary competition, designers hailing from all 31 UNESCO Cities of Design were invited to prototype design solutions for Detroit neighborhoods that address safety and walkability. The goal of the competition is to design and test creative, innovative design solutions that make it easier for all Detroiters to move freely, safely and efficiently around their communities. The three prototypes will be moved to their respective neighborhoods in April 2020, where they will remain for four months.

Each winner was commissioned $20,000 for the design and implementation of the prototype.