Category: The Open City
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Eating Cities: When Food Creates Places – Mediamatic & De Kaskantine
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 of art vs. practice, system vs. revolution, planning vs. improvisation, structure vs. impermanence, but these organizations reach…
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Behind the protests in Järva, Stockholm
Stockholm aims to be recognised worldwide for its innovation and creativity. But it fails to address how the challenge of a divided city can be resolved.
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Sex in the City: A Right or a Wrong?
In cities worldwide, policy makers try to reduce the physical presence of sex work. Yet this is detrimental to the working conditions in this industry.
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Place de la République, Between Leisure and Revolts
Margot Abord devles into the interesting connection between protest movements and public space at the example of Nuit Debut in Paris. Her contribution is part of the Open City series.
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Who owns urban streets?
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 part of urban mobility for pedestrians. It is supposed to…