Shaping spaces of sociability: Social infrastructure and the gentle transformation of Budapest’s Népszínház Street
I’m walking down Budapest’s Népszínház Street. Leaving behind Blaha Lujza Square, one of the city’s major public transportation hubs, I’m entering Józsefváros, a district that
Carrozzerie n.o.t. – Where the theatrical workspace is ours
Carrozzerie_n.o.t is an ex-car repair workshop in Rome that has been transformed into an independent cultural and performing arts centre focusing on theatre and dance. The space accommodates both rehearsals
Interazioni Urbane – Reactivating the market
Interazioni Urbane is an association based in Rome. Composed of architects, sociologists, psychologists and photographers, they create participatory processes to improve the urban environment. Addressing the deterioration and gradual abandonment
ExRotaprint – Community ownership against speculation
“If you have space, you should do something directly for the people who make up the area.” ExRotaprint was founded in 2007 by tenants of the Rotaprint industrial complex in
L’Alveare – Co-working as social service
L’Alveare is a co-working space in Rome that integrates a kindergarten, in order to allow parents, especially women, to return to their freelancing work with small children. In 2013 their
Gangeviertel – Saving heritage through community mobilisation
Gängeviertel is a historic neighbourhood of Central Hamburg. When plans emerged about the demolition of the last heritage buildings of the district, artists, architects and activists mobilised themselves and the
De Besturing – From tenancy to collective ownership
De Besturing was founded in 2006 in an industrial area of The Hague and over the years it has been transformed from a temporary studio complex into a sustainable collective
LaFabrika detodalavida – Revitalising a rural area
LaFabrika detodalavida is a multifunctional community centre in Los Santos de Maimona in Extremadura (ES), that offers a series of local services to its rural community, such as cultural events,
Wikitoki – sharing non-monetary resources
Wikitoki is a laboratory of co-creation and collaborative practices in Bilbao. Wikitoki experiments with new models of production and organisation giving an important role to non-monetary kinds of capital, such
Magdas Hotel – Refugees with tourism jobs in Vienna
Magdas Hotel is a social business hotel based on cooperation, existing resources and a social vision. Refugees, volunteers and professionals of the hotel business transform a former rest home, situated
Funding the Cooperative City: Community Finance and the Economy of Civic Spaces
Funding the Cooperative City: Community Finance and the Economy of Civic Spaces Edited by Daniela Patti & Levente Polyák (Eutropian Research & Action) Publisher: Cooperative City Books, Vienna, 2017 Format:
BIP/ZIP – Promoting partnerships in sensitive urban areas
BIP/ZIP is a pioneering strategy by the Lisbon Municipality’s Body of Housing and Local Development, promoting partnerships in the city’s priority neighbourhoods. Besides establishing local governance structures that facilitate communication
Community Capital in Action: New Financial Models for Resilient Cities
In the past decade, with the economic crisis and the transformation of welfare societies, NGOs, community organisations and civic developers – City Makers – established some of the most important
