Abstract:

As the city infrastructure changes, there has been a decrease in the areas of green recreational spaces. The importance of a favourable psychological environment has been more often emphasized and the methods to form friendly communities of citizens have been sought. The article raises the idea that one of the possible ways is the development of interactive architecture. The interactive installation can become a usual component of the urban environment to create a positive emotional atmosphere and conscript the community’s members together; it can also be used for educational purposes. The publication discusses interactive design projects of 2015-2016 years that were performed by the lecturers of Vilnius College of Technologies and Design involving students of various study programmes into activities uniting city communities; interdisciplinary cooperation opportunities have been analyzed; the importance of developing interactive design workshops and integrating them into the study process of various specialities’ programs has been revealed. The following research methods have been used: socio-cultural method, analysis of documents’ content, comparative analysis, case analysis, observation, analysis of statistical data.

Keywords:

Interactive design, interactive installation, urban spaces, infrastructure of cities, interactive design workshops, interactive design research.