HelloWood - a creative, professional and social program with a message that mobilizes more and more young people – was organized for the 3rd year by MOMEline – designworks, together with its new partner Reflekt social architecture studio. The week-long creative camp included 200 Hungarian and international students who worked together to realize social and cultural spaces for eight north-eastern Hungarian communities. The social mission of the project was showcased at Sziget, Europe’s Best Major Festival. Cameron Sinclair, the co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, commended HelloWood’s inspirational initiative for aspiring to social change with thoughtful design for marginalized communities.
Join us after the break for details on some of the projects.
The creative camp was a hands-on project that featured collaborative teams with local designers and community leaders. The campsite was situated near the village of Dedestapolcsany. The surrounding villages became the clients for the eight projects that would be developed over the week-long charrette. The inclusive approach to local people was inevitable for building a sense ownership of the architecture and design objects among local people. It was also important that the works had an immediate effect on community life, aiming at longer-term change and touching crucial points of local development.
