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Coltivando. L’orto conviviale al Politecnico di Milano – Milan

February, 02 2016

Coltivando. L’orto conviviale al Politecnico di Milano- Coltivando. The Convivial garden at Politecnico di Milano http://www.coltivando.polimi.it The Bovisa Durando campus, which houses the School of Design, was built at the end of the 90s on the site of “Ceretti &

Open Your Space

February, 02 2016

Human Cities Network has successfully expanded. Human Cities partner Davide Fassi PhD, Associate professor at the Design Department of Politecnico di Milano collaborated recently on the Collateral Exhibitions of the 2015 Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of UrbanismArchitecture.

Velenje pilot project – Velenje

February, 02 2016

Velenje pilot project – ReNewTown, New Post-Socialist city: competitive and attractive http://www.renewtown.eu/renovation-velenje.html Velenje was once a small village in the north-east of Slovenia. After the Second World War, during the socialist regime of Tito,

Atelier Toboggan – Saint-Etienne

February, 02 2016

Atelier Toboggan – Urban Street Slide Workshop Introduced by the Captain Ludd designers, this participative workshop of manufacturing a “urban street slide workshop” aimed at creating a moment of meeting around a do-it-yourself activity with the the Crêt-de-Roch inhabitants.

Non Riservato – Milan

February, 02 2016

Non Riservato http://www.nonriservato.net The concept of Non Riservato has born in 2011, when Ex-Voto organized a series of meetings related to sharing culture and social regeneration. They wanted to offer an entertaining and sustainable way out of social isolation and frustration.

NIL28 – Milan

February, 02 2016

NIL28 https://it-it.facebook.com/pages/NIL28/110273269049272 NIL28 was founded in 2011 by a number of creative professionals and studios sharing the same neighbourhood and willing to put their expertise to the service of local inhabitants.

Linnad Kõigile-Tallinn Kõigile – Tallinn

February, 02 2016

Linnad Kõigile-Tallinn Kõigile – Cities for All – Tallin for All The participants have three goals: — To make Tallinn a more accessible and comfortable destination and to improve it as a place to live by opening the city to more of its residents: people like the elderly,

The Walled Garden – London

February, 02 2016

The Walled Garden The Walled Garden story started for Clear Village in 2011, when Clear Village founder Thomas Ermacora visited the site and was struck by its potential. At the time the garden had been derelict for many years,

THINKtent Beograd Human City – Belgrade

February, 02 2016

THINKtent Beograd Human City – THINKtent Belgrade Human City THINKtent Beograd Human City aims to offer the people of Belgrade an intimate, beautiful and safe space for them to come together for conversation and reflection.

Mjehur Na Mrezi – MNM – Belgrade

February, 02 2016

Mjehur Na Mrezi – MNM – The Blop on the Net BON https://www.mixcloud.com/MjehurNaMre%C5%BEi/ Mjehur Na Mrezi currently operates as podcast, produced and distributed weekly. Content is distributed and promoted only through social networks / MixCloud,

Temporary Urban Solutions. Politecnico di Milano

February, 01 2016

http://temporaryurbansolutions.tumblr.com/ Framework The public space is becoming a place of social innovation in which creative communities act to create new solutions to everyday problems that the economic system and the society are no longer able to give.

«Les vieux beaux» – Saint-Etienne

February, 01 2016

«Les vieux beaux» Where are the old municipal furniture elements ? Abraded, damaged or broked, they remain an excellent material. By repairing and transforming them, the ETC Collective create new objects,

Métamorphose. Design Local ! Ou la rénovation selon les usagers – Saint-Etienne

February, 01 2016

Métamorphose. Design Local ! Ou la rénovation selon les usagers – Metamorphosis. Local Design ! Or renovation according to users. Métamorphoses. Design local ou la rénovation selon les usagers aimed to redevelop the working room of Mutual aid group (GEM) Lucien Bonnafé by adopting a participative approach.

La Cartonnerie – Saint-Etienne

February, 01 2016

La Cartonnerie http://carton-plein.org/ CARTON PLEIN association was formed at the instigation of EPASE in October 2010, around the conception by episode of temporary and experimental public space of 2000m2 : La Cartonnerie.

Chez Albert – Marseille

February, 01 2016

Chez Albert Chez Albert project is carried out on a proposal of La Semeuse in the context of a residence at the Laboratoires d’ Aubervilliers. Key actors Main promoters: – Yes We Camp was born during the Camping Marseille 2013 project (an artistic and alternative project of ephemeral base camp that was built in 2013 […]

Safety navigation for Senior citizens – Oulu

February, 01 2016

Safety navigation for Senior Citizens A smart phone based navigation system with easy-to-use interface to be used by senior citizens and their relatives. The number of elderly is increasing in the future.

Place au changement ! – Saint-Etienne

February, 01 2016

Place au changement! – Place of change! The Public Urban Planning Agency of Saint-Etienne (EPASE) launched a call for projects « Défrichez-là » to design a temporary public space located near the Châteaucreux train station and the Chappe-Ferdinand area.

Place It! de James Rojas

February, 01 2016

Place It! de James Rojas – Place It! by James Rojas http://www.placeit.org From his experience as an urban planner during 20 years, James Rojas realized how difficult it was to make unprofessionals participate to urban planning of their city.

Garage Moderne – Bordeaux

February, 01 2016

Garage moderne – Modern garage Le Garage Moderne has been one of the first solidarity-based garages in France. From 1990 to 2010 motorists have spent between 4500 and 5500 euros per year.

Lisää kaupunkia Helsinkiin – Helsinki

February, 01 2016

Lisää kaupunkia Helsinkiin – More city to Helsinki http://www.sarela.fi/english In 2009 Mikko Särelä started a group on Facebook called Lisää kaupunkia Helsinkiin. The aim was to create an easily approachable forum for people with the same interest,

Haringey Warehouse Community – London

February, 01 2016

Haringey Warehouse Community http://haringeyarts.co.uk/ The “project” is more like a range of initiatives to develop a deeper sense of community and solidarity among warehouse residents. Haringey Arts, a resident-led organisation, is the “spider in the web” of these initiatives.

Canning Town Caravanserai – London

February, 01 2016

Canning Town Caravanserai http://caravanserai.org.uk/ The on-site facilities of the Caravanserai were built over two years, with more than 50 volunteer trainees working alongside experienced tradespeople. Everything was constructed without prefabricated systems.