COOPERATIVE CITY IN QUARANTINE # 10: Mobility
The Covid crisis is changing our lives, and mobility is definitely going to be one of the hottest topics – and one of the most
The Bip/Zip strategy – empowering local communities in priority districts of Lisbon
Based on the experience developed over the past ten years in Lisbon, the Bip/Zip program is currently at the basis of the URBACT Transfer Network Com.Unity.Lab which aims at sharing
Polis Athens: citizen-led urban regeneration through pop-up activities
Polis is a platform developed by Martha Giannakopoulou and her studio, If- untitled, to enhances collaboration between architects and the Municipality of Athens. It aims to support civic engagement into
Welcommon Hostel: sustainable tourism and social-cultural activities for the promotion of social innovation
The Welcommon Hostel is a responsible hostel using tourism revenues to invest in social activities. First converted from a hospital into a refugee shelter, the building located in Exarchia is
Tackling urban poverty in Bari
The City of Bari joined the Com.Unity.Lab Urbact network to be inspired by the Bip/Zip program to improve its local strategy. In this interview Vitandrea Marzano from the City of
HALLO: going beyond real estate speculation to create community spaces in Hamburg
The HALLO: collective aims to reactivate not publicly accessible spaces in the city of Hamburg. The collective organizes a yearly summer festival, HALLO: Festspiele, and it is developing a strategy
Masia Can Calopa: Cooperative Vineyard Plantation in Catalonia
The cooperative L’Olivera manages agriculture projects with social impact in the countryside outside Barcelona. Last autumn we visited Masia Can Calopa, where L’Olivera has cultivated a vineyard plantation and which
Social Solidarity Economy in Barcelona: The Ecos Cooperative
Ecos is a cooperative of cooperatives which works to support the growth of single cooperatives and to promote inter-cooperatives projects in Barcelona. In this article, we share what we learned
Fusolab Roma: Regenerating the periphery through education
Fusolab is a non-profit community hub in Rome’s Eastern periphery, offering educational activities within the arts, communication, technology, new media, sports and a variety of other fields. With a strong
Ecomuseo Casilino: an open-air museum in the Eastern periphery of Rome
Ecomuseo Casilino is a museum that operates beyond the standard walls of a museum. The Associazione Culturale Ecomuseo Casilino Ad Duas Lauros is committed to collect cultural resources, based on
Gólya: cooperative management in Budapest
Gólya is a community house in Budapest. It has been working for 6 years on Bókay János utca in the 8th District, and currently it is relocating to a new
Fostering community cooperation through a multifunctional private space: the case of Via Baltea in Torino
Via Baltea is a multifunctional space initiated and run by Sumisura, a cooperative of architects and social workers who operate in the field of urban regeneration and local development. Via
Variante Bunker: temporary use of a land in between vacancy and master-planning in Torino
The Bunker is a cultural project launched by The Cultural Association URBE – Urban Regeneration and the Torino Quittengo Srl, owner of the area. Bunker is located near the Vanchiglia