PlaceCity participatory interventions with students for better school spaces
As part of the European project called PlaceCity, placemaking for sustainable, thriving cities Nabolagshager established a collaboration with H20 High School in Grønland, Oslo to
New Book: The Power of Civic Ecosystems
The Power of Civic Ecosystems: How community spaces and their networks make our cities more cooperative, fair and resilient Public-civic cooperation has never been as important for European cities as
Joe Driscoll: From activist to city legislator
Once called a sonic wonderkid by Time Out, American singer, songwriter Joe Driscoll had a successful music career in Europe when he decided to move back to the US to
Redefining Post-Coronavirus Travel: Does Barcelona Hold the Key?
By Nikolas Kozloff To the extent that at least some people will be able to travel after the pandemic subsides, and haven’t gone bankrupt, how will tourism change in future?
Gamification and new scenarios for digital participation: tools and methods
Living and working in times of physical distancing and – sometimes forced – digitalisation cannot always be about video meetings via Zoom, Skype or other similar platforms. Or at least,
Towards a More Social Europe: Inclusion and innovation in three UIA projects
In 2021, Europe is facing a number of challenges. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought to surface many structural problems in European societies, from climate change through innovation gaps to geopolitical
Reclaiming non-places in winter: what placemaking can do for us during a pandemic
We all have beloved public spaces – spaces where we feel safe and comfortable, places we like to come back to, places where we can let our children play freely
Urban lessons learnt from the pandemic
2020 will remain in our memory as the year of a sudden, world-wide crisis. Although the pandemic is far from being over, with the arrival of the vaccines we can
Busy as bees: A rooftop garden and a dynamic community hub for social integration – BeeOzanam in Turin
BeeOzanam is a community hub whose challenge is to combat cultural poverty and social exclusion, stimulating the growth of a sustainable generation through the co-production of cultural, educational and aggregative
Užupis Republic: A self-governing micronation in the Lithuanian capital
The Republic of Užupis was declared in 1998 in the old town of Vilnius, in a run-down and undesirable district of the capital of Lithuania by a community of artists.
Collaborative housing: innovation in community engagement, social inclusion and participatory design
Collaborative housing can be conceived as an approach to complement state- or municipality-led public housing schemes with bottom-up, self-organised housing projects. It has been the object of a great diversity
Building community and culture in Warsaw’s urban village – Exploring Open Jazdow
Right in the centre of Warsaw, where there once was the summer residence of royals, now lies a one-of-a-kind symbol of resistance, rebirth and civil consciousness, a settlement of Finnish
Co-Housing students and homeless people – VinziRast in Vienna
A four-storey historical building in the heart of Vienna that houses bicycle, woodworking and sewing workshops, a restaurant serving international cuisine and a café hosting events sounds like a hipster