Collaborative urban redevelopment and the network
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Collaborative urban redevelopment and the network
description
Lecture i gave at cognitive cities salon organized by VURB and ccities at Trouw. Explores nature of unused space and how it can be reused and.
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Collaborative urban redevelopment and the network
7,6 million square meters of empty office space in Netherlands
Vacant NL
Abandaned unbuilt or sparsely spaces – urban fallow land
Approaches
Squatting made illegal in NL
Co-workers
Broedplaatsen (Urban incubators)
Temporary installation in unused urban space often for single use – “Popups”
Available space that can be legally be occupied in agreement with owner
Areas of unused terrain organized by availability
Connect available empty civic space to networks
Findable, social connected unused spaces
configurability and socialization
Contracts, regulation and legal requirements
Partnerships with existing Urban incubators, housing corportions , local government
Next Steps: analog and networked explorations into reallocating spaces
Part of research: what is the demand for affordable reuse of unused urban space
Credits
http://www.geekologie.comhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/daleremoteMegahouse – Atalier Hitoshi Abehttp://openbuildings.com/buildings/place-du-quartier-des-spectacles-profile-4873http://www.designboom.com/
In Partnership with:Archadia (Mark Dek) The Mobile City (Michiel de Lange)
Contact
Who: James BurkeSites: www.vurb.euTwitter: @vurbEmail: [email protected]
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