Food, cities, and futures are transformed when groups of people come together to address urban issues and shift norms through countercultural practices. In two different areas of Amsterdam, Mediamatic and De Kaskantine can be seen as a dichotomy...
Sweden was internationally recognised as a picture perfect egalitarian country. The well-mediatised riots in Järva shattered this falsified image. What is scantily mediatised are the preceding protests. Whilst those protesting prior to the riots cannot...
Amsterdam, April 9th 2015. Over a hundred sex workers have gathered at the Oudekerksplein, a square that lies at the heart of Amsterdam’s red light district. Soon, they will march from the square to the city hall, where they will hand over a signed...
Three years ago, the Paris municipality redesigned one of its major city squares, Place de la République. The plan was simple: giving less room to cars and more to pedestrians, turning Place de la République into the largest pedestrian square of the city,...
How do you move around in cities? Do you walk, bike, take public transportation, or drive? Are you a conscious user of streets? Here are two thoughts about who uses city streets and who should own them. Zebra crossings Zebra crossings are a very essential...
