“Experimenting with the architects’ agency” – Interview with Martynas Germanavičius, the director of Architektūros fondas
Very abstractly I could say Experiments’ Platform is inspired by modern scientific approach, but it goes out of ‘the laboratory’ that is associated with modern science as a sterile and controlled context. Mentees in the programme start by raising an idea (hypothesis) and through experimenting and testing it out, they try to understand whether presumptions work within the context they researc
“The CYBERHOOD: Promoting Racial Justice and Progressive Leadership in the US Cities” – Interview with Professor Robert M. Silverman
As a starting point, it is important to revisit the works of people like Myles Horton and the model for community organizing developed at the Highlander School. That model had a few key elements that should be part of any effort to bridge the race and class divide.
“Russia’s War in Ukraine and Coal Powered Political Geography” – a note by Siarhei Liubimau
From this perspective, I'm afraid Russia's war on Ukraine is the beginning of destruction of [initially coal powered] Europe's political geography we know from 1945. The reliance of Europe (first of all Germany) on gas from Russia + only the very beginning of systematic decarbonisation are the fragilities that in near future will expose to war hazards much broader geography than only Ukraine.
“Russia’s Extractivist Capitalism and the War In Ukraine” – a note by Siarhei Liubimau
In my understanding, today Putin and Russian Security Council's goal is to impose on Europe the rules of crude extractivist capitalism, with political geography made not of states developing their territories and accountable to their citizens, but of guarded extraction sites, pipes, servicing engineers, supporting finance infrastructure, as well as consumers with no leverages to influence this pol
“Critical Urban Pedagogy” – Interview with Miodrag Kuč
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Book launch “Re-Tooling Knowledge Infrastructures in a Nuclear Town”
Re-Tooling Knowledge Infrastructures in a Nuclear Town edited by Siarhei Liubimau & Benjamin CopeOnline book launch on December 9, 17.00 Vilnius time To register and to follow the event online, click here. Re-Tooling Knowledge Infrastructures in a Nuclear Town is the result of five applied urbanist summer schools on the future of the nuclear town […]
Emerging Urban Researchers on the Participatory Dimension of their Work
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“Living by Water” – Interview with Professor Carmina Sanchez-del-Valle
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Pandemic and Urbanity (in Russian Language)
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