Istanbul95: Experience the city from the height of a 3-year-old
Istanbul95, a Bernard van Leer Foundation project for children up to 3-years-old, asks a simple question: “If you could experience the city from 95cm – the height of a 3-year-old – what would you change?” Urban95 seeks to answer this question with experts from academic and civil society, in an attempt to influence the works of municipalities and urban designers in the area of child development.
Experts on Jan. 26 held a publicity meeting and released the details of the “Istanbul95” project, which aims to improve life in Istanbul for young children and their caregivers.
Designed with the help of the Bernard van Leer Foundation, Istanbul95 launched in 2016 as a collaboration between four district municipalities and experts from both academia and civil society.
The program was based on a simple question: If you could experience the city from an elevation of 95 centimeters-the average height of a three-year-old-what would you do differently?