Category Archives: stories

How Night Mayors Harness the Power of Cities After Dusk

Posted on 18/07/2016 by valentinschipfer

by Valentin Schipfer Slowly but surely cities around the globe realize that there might be a slight relation between a vivid night club scene and a flourishing creative industry, including tech start-ups. The global competition for these promising economic branches … Continue reading →

Posted in miscellaneous, stories, Uncategorized | Tagged 24 hours city, Amsterdam, Berlin, city branding, creative industries, London, music, night mayor, night time economy, nightclubs, nightlife, Toulouse | 3 Comments

A Very Telling Footpath Story

Posted on 13/10/2015 by renardteipelke

By Renard Teipelke This is a short story about a single view and multiple perspectives. The view is shown in the first photo of this blog article: There are three lawns. They are surrounded by a US-American style checkerboard street … Continue reading →

Posted in stories | Tagged Bonifacio Global City, commuting, footpath, informal settlement, Metro Manila, mobility, observation, Philippines, street, Taguig, transect, urban economy, walking | 1 Comment

Vila Autódromo in Rio de Janeiro: The big, the bad, the ugly

Posted on 16/06/2015 by Ares Kalandides

by Daniel Wagner The scenery: a wild and isolated lagoon about 40km west from the centre of Rio de Janeiro. This was what the first dwellers of the favela “Vila Autódromo” encountered when they first settled in the region about … Continue reading →

Posted in stories | Tagged displacement, favelas, informal settlements, mega-events, Olympic Games, rio de Janeiro, Vila Autodromo | Leave a comment

Renovating Kensington

Posted on 20/10/2014 by renardteipelke

By Renard Teipelke This August I visited London for the second time. I have been to the city the first time in 2011. During both visits I was staying in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (at a friend’s … Continue reading →

Posted in miscellaneous, stories | Tagged architecture, Chelsea, density, Kensington, London, Place Identity, Place Management, renovation, rich, segregation, UK | 1 Comment

Fake Hipster Neighborhoods

Posted on 01/10/2014 by renardteipelke

By Renard Teipelke At some point the change happened. Often it is very hard to recall when it had all started. The derelict neighborhood has become hip. It does not need to be about gentrification all the time. Let’s focus … Continue reading →

Posted in conferences, stories | Tagged Creative City, entrepreneur, fake, hipster, Hoxton, London, Place Development, Place Identity, place making, public space, Shoreditch, staging, urban decline, urban renaissance, urban renewal | Leave a comment

7 Best-Practices of Social Architecture

Posted on 12/05/2014 by valentinschipfer

by Valentin Schipfer As you know my blog entries regularly deal with social innovations being realized in bottom-up co-operational projects. Vivid examples are the Bicycle Empowerment Network in Namibia’s capital Windhoek, Babajob.com connecting informal sector employers and job seekers, … Continue reading →

Posted in stories | Tagged Arch+ magazine, Architektur Zentrum Wien, Build Social!, Gimnasio Vertical, Green School Bali, Grotão Community Center, Growing House Elemental Architects, Hubert Klumpner, kibera public space project, kounkuey design initiative, Mapungubwe Interpretation Center, Think Global, Urban Think-Tank | Leave a comment

Crowdfunding Urbanism – Breaking New Ground in Civic Participation

Posted on 03/02/2014 by valentinschipfer

by Valentin Schipfer To be honest, I have never parted with Euros for any crowdfunding project until today. I suppose ideas on http://www.kickstarter.com , http://www.indiegogo.com or similar platforms have not yet convinced me enough. Probably I did not enthuse and … Continue reading →

Posted in stories | Tagged +Pool, BD bacata, Bogota, civic projects, crowdfunded skyscraper, crowdfunding architecture, crowdfunding urbanism, luchtensingel, luchtensingel footbridge, new york, Rotterdam, Vienna | 5 Comments

3 Urban Innovator Stories from Informal Settlements

Posted on 19/08/2013 by valentinschipfer

by Valentin Schipfer Who can’t stand reading nor hearing nor watching something about the Eurozone crisis no more – except me? I don’t think that I am alone with that. Newspapers, TV, internet blogs and all other types of media … Continue reading →

Posted in stories | Tagged Bicycle Empowerment Network (BEN), informal settlements, sanergy, urban ingenuity, urban innovators | 1 Comment

8 Urban Guerilla Marketing Campaigns Worth Watching

Posted on 25/03/2013 by valentinschipfer

by Valentin Schipfer Did you know that some years ago the megalopolis São Paulo in Brazil had banned commercial advertising in the city? Since stone-age cave-painting we know, there has always been kind of a natural urge of humanity for … Continue reading →

Posted in opinions, stories | Tagged agencies, Berlin, city landscape, graffiti, guerilla marketing, sao paulo | 1 Comment

Urban Explorations: Covered Passages in Paris

Posted on 17/01/2013 by geobrand

by Markus Kather Visiting Paris last month, strolling off the beaten track, I found myself in a labyrinth of covered passages. Most of them are situated in the areas bordering the Grands Boulevards. The passages are super diverse in architecture … Continue reading →

Posted in stories | Tagged architecture, paris, passages, shopping street management, urban explorations, urban space | Leave a comment