U DESIGN JUSTICE INITIATIVE

The UDesign Justice Initiative aims to transform our approaches and professional practice by establishing a community of practice and a collective environment, where diverse stakeholders can collaborate. This initiative will collaboratively shape the structure and purpose of the UDesign Justice Initiative by involving a wide range of local and national participants, including community members, organizations, researchers, academics, and industry experts.

HOW WE BEGAN

OUR GOAL IS TO USE OUR CREATIVITY AND EXPERTISE TO DESIGN SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTS THAT WILL BE CAPABLE OF BUILDING STRONGER COMMUNITIES IN THE FUTURE

UDJI convenes communities, researchers, and practitioners to co-design just spatial outcomes. Below are snapshots from current and past work.

About Our Practice

The U Design Justice Initiative aims to transform our approaches and professional practice by establishing a community of practice and a collective environment, where diverse stakeholders can collaborate centering equity, inclusion, and justice in design practices and teaching. This initiative will collaboratively shape the structure and purpose of the UDJI by involving a wide range of local and national participants, including community members, organizations, researchers, academics, and industry experts.

HOW WE BEGAN
Team or Mission
Director

Head Organizer

Cecile Kotyk

Leading the UDesign Justice Initiative's mission with an eye toward equity and community-rooted design, our director brings extensive experience in public practice, research, and creative problem-solving. This role is dedicated to shaping the culture of accountability, imagination, and justice in every initiative.

OUR TEAM

The SAPL team leads research, outreach, and program design grounded in community practice and justice-driven pedagogy.

UDesign Sub Team

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UCALGARY

Our advisory team offers their interdisciplinary experience and design insight to guide meaningful, community-led transformation.

UDesign Sub Team

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UCALGARY

MEET THE TEAM

Contact Us

general inquiries

rein.gonzales@ucalgary.ca

cordelia.yip@ucalgary.ca

email

mariececile.kotyk@ucalgary.ca

address

SAPL, University of Calgary
2500 University Dr NW, Calgary, AB

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