SDG 11 | Sustainable Cities and Communities

Cultural Cities, Symbolic Infrastructures, and Urban Resilience

Cities are not just territories. They are narratives, symbols, and negotiations.

We design not only systems—but atmospheres for civic imagination.

Section 1: ICRS Urban Philosophy

We approach cities as symbolic systems of collective identity. Climate adaptation, migration, and urban memory must be addressed not only through infrastructure, but through cultural continuity and public visibility.

Our urban work focuses on small and mid-sized cities, where transformation is fast but rarely documented.

Section 2:  Flagship Project

Harbin × Genoa | The Blue Corridor

A dual-city narrative of climate, snow, ports, and symbolic regeneration

This project links Harbin (China) and Genoa (Italy) through a shared urban experiment that fuses winter identity, port memory, and future urban sustainability. It includes:

• Public space storytelling

• Waterfront symbolic planning

• Brand-city co-curation

• Urban diplomacy pathways

📍 To be activated along the 2026 Winter Olympics cycle.

Section 3: Ongoing Modules

Urban Symbolic Interfaces

A visual storytelling module for cities, using design languages and symbolic installations to create “representational interfaces” for cultural and sustainable urban environments.

Women and Cities Archive

A documentation and activation initiative tracing how women shape space, memory, and industry in mid-sized cities such as Harbin.

Cultural Compact for Resilience

A proposed cultural pact for resilient cities—calling on small and transitional urban areas to adopt culture as a foundation for cross-domain climate collaboration.

Section 4: How SDG 11 Integrates into ICRS

For us, SDG 11 is not a housing goal. It is a storytelling goal

We seek to ensure that urban transformation is visible, legible, and shared, across borders, histories, and communities.