Urban & community development after the crisis
Lessons from London
A jam-packed 3-day exchange in East London with over 50 international professionals. We joined together with prominent urban thinkers to find new, bottom-up strategies for urban and community development after the crisis.
Life in a changing urban district
Meeting new faces and places in East London
For three days in early November, Inspiring Cities & Wonderful World is organizing a diverse agenda to explore some of East London's most innovative redevelopment projects and creative voices.
Insights from Dublin for city development beyond the crisis
Dublin between crisis and new energy
In April 2011 an interdisciplinary group of Dutch and Flemish professionals discovered in Dublin new insights and solutions for city planning and development during and after the crisis.
Home is not where you were born, but where you eat and live
An evening about homeliness in the Afrikaanderwijk in Rotterdam
On the 18 november Inspiring Cities, YD+I and The Urban Country Club went on an quest to discover the meaning of homeliness in the Afrikaanderwijk in Rotterdam. Read more about the results of the evening.
From making a city to being a city, seeking a new design and strategy for cities
The spontaneous city
Behind the spontaneous, organic, catalyzing or naturally renewing city hides an underlying movement from (planned) urban expansion to the (more organic) renewal of existing urban structures: from ‘making a city’ to ‘being a city’. This brings up new tensions and questions both in design and in strategy.
Half a billion for the cultural institutions of Amsterdam's Museumkwartier
Museum Quarter Vision
The Museum Quarter is a unique location in Amsterdam: it comprises no fewer than four world-class cultural institutions. What needs to be done to get Museum Square and the surrounding area in shape before the museums re-open? How can we make this into a metropolitan location that is better equipped to welcome future visitors? A vision of the identity, structuring and programming for the cultural heart of Amsterdam.
It takes two to tango - combining private and governmental initiative in the development of cultural squares
Joint programming for cultural squares
New plans and policies for the squares in the four major Dutch cities have been drafted previous years. Government and cultural organizations engaged in joint programming. Stipo and Inspiring Cities organized a meeting on this topic.
Two succesful events on architecture and urban development
The AFFR and IABR in Rotterdam
The Internationale Architectuurbiënnale Rotterdam (IABR) and the ArchitectuurFilmFestival Rotterdam (AFFR) calls for submission of projects that contribute to the new urban thinking.
The chance to speak and the art of listening
The story of the Talking Stick
Talking sticks are used in talking circles by native people in North America to solve problems. It is a very efficient way to overcome barriers en allow people to express themselves with complete freedom.
The intercultural city and City-making
Interview with Charles Landry
Planning creativity, culture and cities often leads to hyped tunnel visions, in which the cultural creatives are viewed from the economic point of view mostly. This is a shame, says Charles Landry, for culture is much more than economic value or the rise of the creative industries. Landry pleas for a city to use the creativity of many "to become the best and most imaginative city for the world - not the most creative city in the world".
Lay down yellow waterpipes and see what happens - Comillas, Spain
Interactive public domain
In Comillas (North of Spain) a wondelfull example of interactive art in the public space. Yellow pipes challenge people to do something creative... And that happens a lot. Fantastic! The pictures speak for themselves.