Urban Planning for Social Resilience –
Learn to Build Impact from the Ground Up

Urban Planning for Social Resilience – Learn to Build Impact from the Ground Up

14 – Designing Social Infrastructure: Public Spaces and Third Places

Students focus on designing social infrastructure and third places that strengthen community resilience, using a human-centred, Design Thinking approach to analyse local needs and develop initial ideas for inclusive spaces that foster social connection.

About The Course

In this unit, you will focus on the design of social infrastructure and its role in strengthening community resilience. You will explore how public spaces and third places can support social interaction, inclusion, and everyday community life. Using a human-centred design approach and Design Thinking methods, you will learn to analyse local needs, engage with user perspectives, and develop initial ideas for inclusive spaces that foster social connection.