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19 March 202319 March 2023 admin

Meet my characters

book 'Urban Games', city & children, placemaking, society & children

Meet my characters: Hugo, the 7-year-old narrator of my book, his 10-year-old sister Jana and their mum Mimi. See how Hugo explains what the urban game is about. Enjoy and try to play a bit yourself on your way to work!

14 June 202017 June 2022 admin

Children and fish

articles, city & children, placemaking, society & children, state & children

My friend from the UK, who spends half of his life in Scandinavia corrected me once when I described children as less experienced users of a city. Children are not less experienced – they experience differently.

Beata Patuszyńska – for over 15 years I have been involved in property sector as public relations and marketing advisor. I am also a mother.

Connecting the two roles I started investigating children’s experience of a city.

I believe children are important participants of urban space and therefor they should be included in deciding about its shape. I believe also that truly smart solutions are simple and they don’t need to employ state-of-the-art technology. Very often children spot them first.

That is why I talk and listen to children speaking on their experience of urban space. Later I share my findings during conferences, writing articles and educating.

I am based in Warsaw, Poland.

If you have any comments or ideas, please contact me. I will be happy to talk.