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URBAN FACILITATORS, Collaborative Urbanism

Why | To promote and develop the approach of the urban facilitators
What | International trends watching + meetings + social media + website (in construction)
With COLOKi

I met diverse “urban facilitators” around the world, feed Facebook, TwitterLinkedIn pages and develop website “URBANfacilitators.net “ (in construction) to promote collaborative urbanism.

Urban facilitators? They are the solution to create sustainable development in our cities divided in zones, specialties, departments. They are the missing link between experts, professionals, communities, governmental institutions, stakeholders. They are the generalist doctors able to clarify the complexity of our places and cobuild programs with the right persons and tools.

Here are the 3 features they share: integral approach, collaborative work, transversal action. Continue reading

PLUG & PLAY, Tactical Urban Park

Why | To activate an empty spot with urban temporary installations
What | Facilitation + design + communication
Where | Staatsliedenbuurt, Utrecht, the Netherlands
With | dolte
Who | For AORTA

The Staatsliedenbuurt in Utrecht is a neighbourhood in transition. Social housing from the last century have been dismantled to let room for more modern and qualitative housing. Only… the new buildings take long to come and it is now several years that there is a large empty spot in the middle of the neighbourhood. Architecture centre AORTA has had the good idea to ask few designers to imagine temporarily uses for this area with the inhabitants. Continue reading

WILHELMINAHAVEN, Regenerated Harbour

Why | To transform outdated brownfield / waterfront
What | Multi-analyse + process design + facilitation + common vision + scenarios + strategies development
Where | Schiedam, the Netherlands
With | ABL2
Who | For the city of Schiedam

Wilhelminahaven is part of bigger Rotterdam’s old haven evolving towards mixed-use districts. As in Rotterdam, the area is outdated but has a lot of potential due to its historical buildings and its location. We did an extended multi-analysis to share with all stakeholders (space, history, people, market, environment, politics…). Continue reading

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