New meeting places for children and youth in Brån and Stärkesmark

The project aims to create new and attractive meeting places for children and youth in Brån and Stärkesmark while giving them greater opportunity to influence the development of their villages. Together with the village associations, Vännäs municipality, and the School of Architecture at Umeå University, children and youth will participate in creative workshops where their needs, wishes, and ideas are at the center. Students from the School of Architecture will then take the ideas further and build four smaller, sustainable wooden structures – two in each village – in or around the village houses. The project will also develop a method for how associations, municipalities, universities, and youth can collaborate on local place development. By allowing children and youth to be co-creators instead of just a target group, the project aims to strengthen their influence and engagement in community life.