Musical Swings is an urban interactive artwork that stimulates human connections in public spaces. Imagined as a collective experience, the work invites people of all ages and backgrounds to make music together.

“Playfully demands conscientiousness of strangers”

— Fast Company

“Engaging architecture and placemaking.”

— Curbe

“The Swings utilize music to weave together human experience.”

— Design Boom

156 visitors per hour

226 500 visits in 3 weeks

4,498,000$ economic impact*

293% of return on investment

*over a period of 19 weeks

“It draws the public in positive ways. It made our city feel like a genuine urban destination.”

— Economic & social impact analysis of the Musical Swings in Detroit, MI

Civic Innovation Winner
Knight Cities Challenge

Grand Prize
UNESCO Creative Cities Design Awards

Best in Show
Interaction Design Awards

“A living work of art”

— Oprah Winfrey