In the last few years, out of necessity, urbanism is evolving towards a more sustainable and more resilient model. Cities are becoming hybrid spaces in which new technologies play an essential role, but they are also designed for citizens to make an open use of them. Undoubtedly, the integration of renewable energies in public spaces is linked to active citizen participation … [Read more...]
Urban acupuncture: healing cities in times of crisis
In laying the foundation of urban acupuncture, architect and social theorist Marco Casagrande described the city as "a multi-dimensional, energetic and sensory organism, a living ecosystem", on which we can propose almost surgical operations that correspond to what we know as urban acupuncture interventions, which consist of correcting only the urban deficiencies detected in … [Read more...]
AGi architects involved in a workshop for sustainable development in Kuwait
AGi architects have developed a recent workshop aiming to reflect on the implications and relationships between city and society, along with those stakeholders involved in the urban design of Kuwait. This highly participatory workshop has shown the interest of technicians in better knowing all social perspectives implied in the city, often hidden and relegated when it comes … [Read more...]