Experimenting Commoning practices – 10/09/2024

Marseille has seen recent major problems of space management, with deadly collapses of dilapidated buildings, and the city has very important regeneration plans. The intervention is planned for abandoned spaces in the neighbourhood of La Belle de Mai where La Friche and Chroniques are located, right in the city centre. The approach of Commoning fosters […]

Timișoara: A City Where Nature Thrives – 09/09/2024

Timișoara is renowned for being a green, living city where nature holds an essential role in the lives of its citizens. The city’s natural landscapes serve as the backdrop for community life, offering both beauty and functionality. Building on this harmony with nature, the Future DiverCities pavilion in GreenFeel is a unique intervention designed to […]

A dimora organised by LAMA – 05/09/2024

A work of art is like a treasure chest whose power comes from the mystery it holds. Capturing its secrets requires an encounter between the work and the beholder—the spark: the wonder. Summer 2024 saw Arianna Pace, Tommaso Mannucci (Monograff), and Ornella Cardillo exploring, investigating, and wandering through the village of Londa, with the aim […]

Launching of a survey by BIOS, Athens – 05/07/2024

Athens is among the 8 cities participating in the Future DiverCities project, which seeks to reimagine culture-led regeneration of urban empty spaces. In European cities, especially those involved in Future DiverCities, there are vacant and underutilized spaces near creative hubs that could serve as potential development areas for those eager to positively transform their cities. […]

PAL’s event at Spreepark, Berlin – 04-05/07/2024

Public Art Lab presents “Interfacing, Relational Mapping and Storytelling” (exhibition, panel, and afterparty) 4-5 July – Exhibition: Interfacing, Relational Mapping and Storytelling with the Spree River Communities The river that gives the Spreepark its name has characterised the city’s vibrant culture for centuries. Berlin is built from the river. The Spree has always had a […]

Open call – Twinning program – 17/06/2024

Peer-to-peer program between the ECHN members and the partners of the Future DiverCities project! A new program of exchanges is kicking off, offering exciting opportunities for collaboration, international exposure, visits, and skills enhancement with 8 European cultural institutions.  ECHN Members, don’t miss out on the chance to share your hub’s expertise and forge valuable partnerships […]

Newsletter #5 – 30/04/2024

Where do we go now? Assessment of the current situation – April 2024 As we are coming soon to the half of the Future DiverCities project (14 June 2024), we are proud to share some of the Project results and updates. To start with, let’s have an overview with some figures that illustrate the current […]

(Re)generative narrative approach… by Innocamp PL/ASHOKA – 23/04/2024

On May 2, 2024, Innocamp PL proposed a new webinar session entitled “(Re)generative narrative approach to urban change-making – lessons from Liepaja”, facilitated by Ashoka fellows Adam Jagiello-Rusilowski and Markus Raivio.  During the webinar, Innocamp PL presented their visit to Latvia and their collaboration with one of the project partners, Liepaja, as a case study […]

Podcast #1 – 28/03/2024

Podcast Episode #1: Curating ecological care and repair The School of the Feral Grounds podcast series – Designing for regenerative landscapes. Hosted and curated by Danica Sretenović and Gaja Mežnarić Osole from Trajna/Krater. Produced by Görkem Özdemir.Music: Ida Hiršenfelder (beepblip), “Voluminous Movement of a Watery Earth” excerpts (2024)  The School of the Feral Grounds‘ third and […]

Newsletter #4 – 24/01/2024

Future DiverCities : Webinars on urban ecology and changemaking Welcome, 2024!  Dear readers, we are excited to start the year by announcing new productions, more capacity building, and knowledge transfer within our communities.  But first, here’s a recap of last year’s productions.  In 2023, we presented the first cycle of webinars developed by Trajna and Innocamp PL in the […]