World Design Capital 2012
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World Design Capital 2012 was an international year-long designation highlighting Helsinki’s achievements and initiatives in using design to drive urban development, innovation, and quality of life.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Design Capital designation
ⓘ
design-themed city designation ⓘ |
| aim |
highlight Helsinki’s achievements in design
ⓘ
improve quality of life through design ⓘ promote design-driven urban development ⓘ showcase design as a tool for innovation ⓘ |
| collaboratingCity | Lahti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratingMunicipality |
Espoo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kauniainen ⓘ Vantaa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| duration | year-long ⓘ |
| focus |
innovation
ⓘ
quality of life ⓘ urban development ⓘ use of design in the city ⓘ |
| formerNameOfOrganizer |
World Design Organization
ⓘ
surface form:
International Council of Societies of Industrial Design
|
| geographicRegion | Northern Europe ⓘ |
| hostCity | Helsinki ⓘ |
| includes |
design events
ⓘ
exhibitions ⓘ public participation projects ⓘ urban development projects ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Finnish ⓘ |
| languageMinority | Swedish ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
increased international visibility for Helsinki as a design city
ⓘ
integration of design into public services and urban planning ⓘ |
| organizer | World Design Organization ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | World Design Capital program ⓘ |
| predecessor | World Design Capital 2010 ⓘ |
| relatedField |
architecture
ⓘ
industrial design ⓘ service design ⓘ urban design ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
World Design Capital program
ⓘ
surface form:
World Design Capital 2008
World Design Capital 2010 ⓘ World Design Capital 2014 ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria | use of design for social, cultural and economic development ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | international competition ⓘ |
| status | completed designation ⓘ |
| successor | World Design Capital 2014 ⓘ |
| theme | Open Helsinki – Embedding Design in Life ⓘ |
| timeSpanEnd | 2012-12-31 ⓘ |
| timeSpanStart | 2012-01-01 ⓘ |
| titleHolder | Helsinki ⓘ |
| year | 2012 ⓘ |
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