This interview reader is the second in a row of a series published along the way of the practice-based design research project ‘Economies of Commoning’, which sets out to explore practices, value systems and economies that are based on the commons and taking shape as spaces of dissensus in the urban context. Continue reading
A new publication in the Alpine Community Economies Laboratory series is out. This issue presents a workshop format developed to engage people in visionary and transformative ways to approach the various issues of regional development in the Alps. Continue reading
We are happy to announce the first publication of 2021: the Common(s)Lab Zine, documenting three years of (un)learning between 2018-21! Common(s)Lab is a community project in Schillerkiez, Berlin-Neukölln and was initiated at the end of 2017. Continue reading
Exciting news! We have another new publication to announce: the first document related to the research project ‘Alpine Community Economies’ developed by Bianca Elzenbaumer/Brave New Alps. Here the blurb: Continue reading
The 17th Annual International Conference of the Architectural Humanities Research Association (AHRA) will take place virtually (formerly planned in Nottingham) on November 19-21st this year. The topic is ‘Housing & the City and looks into the question: what does it mean to be at home in the city in the 21st century? Continue reading
Under the title ‘The Commons is Dead. Long Live the Commons!’, this virtual conference will discuss the idea of the commons in relation to the pandemic and digital transformation. Organised by the CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN THE ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, the conference will, according to its website “inspire discussions on the current modes of constructing, reclaiming, and sharing the commons. Continue reading
Great news! We have a new publication to announce: the first interview reader of a series under the umbrella of the research project ‘Economies of Common/ing’. Here the blurb in both English and German: Continue reading
The focus of the 2020 edition of the yearly conference organised by the MA study program Eco-Social Design at the Free University of Bolzano will be ‘Cross-cutting Strategies’. The conference is taking place in October 2020 (postponed from initially April), and there will be an exciting list of guests contributing to the talks and workshops taking place, such as I.L.A. Kollektiv on pathways to solidary post-growth, Armin Bernhard (Obervinschgau/ Mals) & Carolin Holtkamp (Uni Innsbruck) on the strategies for radical change in Mals / Obervinschgau, Saskia Hebert, Andreas Unteidig and/or Corinna Sy on transformation by design, Extinction Rebellion (Sina Kamala Kaufmann) and/or SolidariTree on protest and progress strategies, the local FFF and Scientists for Future, the Center for Political Beauty or Peng! Collective on political art tools and strategies, Bruno Latour, Harald Welzer or Maja Göpel on transformation theories and strategies and Anna Meroni. Continue reading
“Degrowth“ can be understood as “a form of society and economy which aims at the well-being of all and sustains the natural basis of life. To achieve degrowth, we need a fundamental transformation of our lives and an extensive cultural change. Continue reading
On 17.-18.1.2020, the HOW TO ACT Symposium at the HBK Braunschweig took place, organised by the MA students of the course Transformation Design at the same university. The course is based on a transdisciplinary approach which aims to explore how designers can contribute to the societal transformation towards more desirable futures. Continue reading
“Questioning the Creative City is a two-day event bringing together artists, researchers and grassroots innovators to debate the role of creative practice and innovation in the life of cities beyond the current obsession with market-oriented growth strategies. How do creative practitioners and grassroots social innovation see their contribution to the city? How can cities support and promote creative practice? Can we envision a city that values creativity for its own sake, rather than as a means to an economic end?” Continue reading