Building Locality in a Global Neighborhood: Participatory Design of IFRC Park

Allison Nkwocha, Isobel Zoe Morrison

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Allison Nkwocha🡭 and Isobel Zoe Morrison🡭, Penn alumna and landscape designers at WRT and Dirtworks, respectively, developed a case study that explores the making of a participatory landscape design in Geneva, Switzerland by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)🡭 and a design, planning and engagement team led by urbz🡭 .

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