World Design Capital 2014
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World Design Capital 2014 was the global biennial designation awarded to Cape Town, South Africa, recognizing its innovative use of design for urban development and social change.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| World Design Capital 2014 canonical | 2 |
| World Design Capital | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: World Design Capital 2014 Context triple: [World Design Capital 2012, successor, World Design Capital 2014]
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A.
World Design Capital 2012
World Design Capital 2012 was an international year-long designation highlighting Helsinki’s achievements and initiatives in using design to drive urban development, innovation, and quality of life.
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World Design Capital 2010
World Design Capital 2010 was the designated global title year recognizing a city for its outstanding use of design to drive urban development, innovation, and cultural identity.
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World Design Capital program
The World Design Capital program is an international initiative that biennially designates cities to showcase and promote the role of design in their urban development, innovation, and cultural identity.
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City of Design
City of Design is a nickname for Graz that highlights its international recognition for innovative architecture, creative industries, and urban design.
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E.
World Design Conference 1960
World Design Conference 1960 was a landmark international design gathering in Tokyo where the Japanese Metabolism movement was first publicly introduced and theorized.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: World Design Capital 2014 Target entity description: World Design Capital 2014 was the global biennial designation awarded to Cape Town, South Africa, recognizing its innovative use of design for urban development and social change.
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A.
World Design Capital 2012
World Design Capital 2012 was an international year-long designation highlighting Helsinki’s achievements and initiatives in using design to drive urban development, innovation, and quality of life.
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B.
World Design Capital 2010
World Design Capital 2010 was the designated global title year recognizing a city for its outstanding use of design to drive urban development, innovation, and cultural identity.
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C.
World Design Capital program
The World Design Capital program is an international initiative that biennially designates cities to showcase and promote the role of design in their urban development, innovation, and cultural identity.
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D.
City of Design
City of Design is a nickname for Graz that highlights its international recognition for innovative architecture, creative industries, and urban design.
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E.
World Design Conference 1960
World Design Conference 1960 was a landmark international design gathering in Tokyo where the Japanese Metabolism movement was first publicly introduced and theorized.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Design Capital designation
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design award ⓘ urban design recognition ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve quality of life through design
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showcase Cape Town as a design city ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
design-driven social innovation
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innovative use of design for city development ⓘ |
| awardedTo | Cape Town ⓘ |
| category | international city designation ⓘ |
| cityMayorAtTime | Patricia de Lille ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| designationFrequency | every two years ⓘ |
| designationType | biennial ⓘ |
| focus |
innovative use of design
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social change ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLogo | World Design Capital Cape Town 2014 logo ⓘ |
| hasOfficialProgramme | World Design Capital 2014 programme ⓘ |
| hostCity | Cape Town ⓘ |
| hostCountry | South Africa ⓘ |
| includes |
community projects
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conferences ⓘ design events ⓘ exhibitions ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialCommunication | English ⓘ |
| location | Cape Town ⓘ |
| nextEdition | World Design Capital 2016 ⓘ |
| organisedBy | World Design Organization ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
World Design Capital
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linked to:
World Design Capital 2014
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| previousEdition | World Design Capital 2012 ⓘ |
| purpose |
highlight design-led urban transformation
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promote design as a tool for social and economic development ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | international design community ⓘ |
| region | Western Cape ⓘ |
| relatedField |
architecture
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industrial design ⓘ social innovation ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| relatedOrganisation | Cape Town Partnership ⓘ |
| selectedOver |
Bilbao
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Dublin ⓘ Other shortlisted cities ⓘ |
| selectionAnnouncedIn | 2011 ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | international bid ⓘ |
| slogan | Live Design. Transform Life. ⓘ |
| theme | Live Design. Transform Life. ⓘ |
| year | 2014 ⓘ |
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linked to: World Design Capital 2014