‘Bengaluru has the potential to show the world the transformative power and the impact of design’ Premium

Earlier this year in July Montreal-headquartered World Design Organisation (WDO) launched the World Design Protopolis (WDP), an initiative where the organisation would work with selected cities to come up with prototypes that would offer design-based solutions for developmental problems plaguing the city. Bengaluru became the first city to be selected for the project. Under the initiative, the WDO will work with various stakeholders including BBMP, Srishti School of Design and the Association of Designers of India among others over a period of five years from 2023 to 2028.

Earlier this year in July, Montreal-headquartered World Design Organisation (WDO) launched the World Design Protopolis (WDP), an initiative where the organisation would work with selected cities to come up with prototypes that would offer design-based solutions for developmental problems plaguing them. Bengaluru became the first city to be selected for the project.

Under the initiative, the WDO will work with various stakeholders including Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Srishti School of Design and the Association of Designers of India among others over a period of five years from 2023 to 2028.

The first World Design Protopolis Conclave was held in the city last week as part of the Unboxing Bengaluru Habba. Bertrand Derome, Managing Director at WDO and Jacob Mathew of Srishti Manipal Institute of Art, Design and Technology spoke to The Hindu on the sidelines of the event about the expected outcomes of the project and what the city stands to benefit from it.