A very inspiring place making project. I agree with Celia – now it is time to DO something – not just talk. Episode 001: Awakening the Narrows Celia Spouncer is an ecologist and landscape architect who is transforming a former derelict hotel called the Narrows in Portaferry. We visited Celia and heard about the story […]
I have not dared to watch the Tonight with John Oliver (I miss Jon Stewart) but found a Youtube clip on Care and Parenting in Urban Context lab and watched it. It was great and I think I will give Oliver a chance even if I really miss Jon Stewart. I hope he takes some […]
The book “Build the City – Perspectives on commons and culture” is a collaboration between Krytyka Polityczna, the EU Cultural Foundation, the ECF labs and the partners in the action research network Connected Action for the Commons. It is an inspiring collection of texts, studies, interviews and examples of projects concerning the Commons in the urban, […]
The common language at the European Cultural Foundation’s second annual Idea Camp – featuring 50 ‘idea makers’ from 23 countries who gathered in Stockholm to chase prizes of €10,000 – was English. Unofficially, it was urbanese (Read on)
Under ett par dagar besöker en grupp kopplade till Think TankTransbaltic Ekenäs. På Pro Artibus AIR programkoordinator Åsa Lönnqvists initiativ kommer nu Ekenäs att vara med i detta spännande pilotprojekt vars mål är att utveckla verktyg för kreativ stadsplanering runt Östersjön med tvärvetenskaplig inriktning. Inom det planerade EU projektet vi hoppas pilotprojektet ska utmynna i kommer konstnärer, […]
On the Build the City lab you can discuss on the theme ‘Build the City’ and the wider discourse around culture, communities, democracy and the Commons.
In Venice you can not avoid looking at people’s wash. Some hang out all their clothes and some are more restrictive. But isn’t an art? I think people tend to wear clothes in colors that fit with their building’s colors… While in Venice I found the book “The Politics Of Washing – Real life in Venice”. It […]
I you are not already listing to the Mystery show you can start by listening to this episode. If it does not make you a fan (or an addict) we have less in common than I thought….
The IdeaCamp is based on shared knowledge and open source philosophy. To have a chance to solve the massive challenges that we are facing today we do not need competition but more collaboration! In the light of the open source philosophy I want to share the book “Build the City: perspectives on commons and culture” with you.
There is very little time for social media activities while the IdeaCamp is going on because we (the Idea makers as well as Idea feeders) are working so hard on our ideas but the good news is that there is a great and competent media team who spends all day working on media production from the camp. […]
Ylva Rancken-Lutz
"I am linked therefore I am" 