ENACT 15 mC

The ENACT15mC Oxford ULL team curated the Reimagining Florence Park exhibition at the Glass Tank at Oxford Brookes University, sharing outcomes from an Oxford Urban Living Lab that explored how immersive tools such as AR and VR, together with an interactive 3D Digital Model, can support meaningful community participation in imagining more liveable neighbourhood futures.

The exhibition brought together immersive visualisations, community-generated ideas, AR experiences, VR demonstrations, and interactive outputs developed through a series of workshops with Florence Park residents. Visitors were invited to explore proposals for neighbourhood futures through immersive technologies and engage with ideas emerging from the ENACT15mC co-creation process.

Alongside the exhibition, Tim Jones and Avar Almukhtar delivered a seminar called Re-Envisioning Liveable Neighbourhoods Using Digital Technology: Case of Florence Park, introducing the research approach and the community workshops developed through the project. During the exhibition period, the programme also included an Opening Event and Drinks, as well as dedicated AR and VR experience sessions that enabled visitors to actively engage with the project’s immersive work.

It was a pleasure to welcome Florence Park residents, community panel members, business (tech partners of the project), students, colleagues from across Oxford Brookes University and University of Oxford.

Visitors engaged with the interactive 3D Digital Model and the AR and VR experiences and contributed thoughtful reflections on how digital tools can support more inclusive and collaborative approaches to neighbourhood participation and planning. 

The exhibition contributed to strengthening collaborative dialogue between communities, researchers, and partners and supports the ENACT15mC project’s wider aim of advancing inclusive approaches to Envisioning Neighbourhoods and Co-Creating Thriving Communities.

Visitor Reflections

Throughout the exhibition, visitors shared encouraging reflections on the immersive experiences and community-led approach:

“Amazing project! So wonderful to see these outputs, lovely way to exhibit the project.”

“Very interesting exhibition and thank you for showing me so much background. I hope we can carry this further.”

“The concept seemed sensible and had good ideas. The bike routes might have a chance of reducing wheels.”

“This was very innovative and inspiring. It was thoughtful.”

“Very interesting. The ideas are coming from a good place and it is a good start.”

“Seems sensible and grounded with obvious practical applications.”

“So grateful to experience this beautiful vision coming to life. So lively and engaging.”

The exhibition highlighted the value of immersive and participatory methods in creating spaces for dialogue between researchers, communities, local stakeholders, and future practitioners, while opening further conversations around inclusive and liveable neighbourhood futures.