World Design Capital
# World Design Capital

The World Design Capital (WDC) is a city promotion project by the World Design Organization (formerly named the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design )to recognize and award accomplishments made by cities around the world in the field of design.

The World Design Capital (WDC) programme, designated every two years by the World Design Organization (WDO), recognizes cities for their effective use of design to drive economic, social, cultural, and environmental development. Through a year-long programme of events, the designated city showcases best practices in sustainable design-led urban policy and innovation that improve quality of life.

## World Design Capitals by year

| Year | Location |
| - | - |
| 2008 | Torino, Italy |
| 2010 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 2012 | Helsinki, Finland |
| 2014 | Cape Town, South Africa |
| 2016 | Taipei, Taiwan |
| 2018 | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2020 | Métropole européenne de Lille, France |
| 2022 | Valencia, Spain |
| 2024 | San Diego, United States* Tijuana, Mexico* |
| *transborder collaboration |||
