A quarter of Europe’s population lives in small and medium-sized towns and cities. Hiding away in these places is a wealth of untapped potential – including public buildings and land. In times of budget cuts, this public property can be used to steer urban development, with positive benefits for the city as a whole. Drawing […]
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17 hacks to make the most of public property in your city
Giant Intruders In Our Cities – A New Years’ Photo Essay By Iván Tosics
Lately, travelling to conferences throughout European cities, URBACT expert Iván Tosics found himself making gigantic encounters, as spectacular advertising takes on the very walls of urban buildings. A tale of Iván hunting giants and what is behind them – sometimes literally – in Warsaw, Cracow, Bucharest and Budapest. In October 2011 I was invited to a […]
7 Great Cities – memories from my URBACT Project…
After nearly 3 years of exchanges, I can say that the URBACT LINKS project for the future of historic centres has been a very interesting experience. I think we have taken the best of each other’s ideas to feed our own reflections and to apply new solutions to our cities. From Almeria, I will remember […]
Poitiers is changing…
Inhabitants and guests of Poitiers are witnessing multiple alterations in their town’s heritage area. Poitiers is a historic town situated in the west central area of France which contains a large panel of cultural heritage. Its population reaches 83.500 inhabitants. Since Poitiers joined the URBACT HerO project, many transformations have been completed on the ground: […]
Jugendbauhütte – Youth Masons’ Lodge: Voluntary Year in Monument Preservation for Young people between 18 and 26
The ‘Jugendbauhütte’ (Youth Mason’s Lodge) is a project of ‘Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz’ (German Foundation for Monument Preservation) organized by the International Youth Community Services (ijgd) that offers young people between 18 and 26 to do a voluntary year in monument preservation and care. The work places are museums and cultural institutions, archaeological institutions, organizations involved […]
Exhibition of the HerO Network in Regensburg’s New Town Hall
In cooperation with its Managing Authority of the ERDF Operational Programme, the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology, the Lead Partner Regensburg designed an exhibition on the HerO URBACT project: twelve panels give information on the HerO network’s objectives and activities, the HerO partner cities as well as the Bavarian ERDF programme. […]
A controversy in the heart of Bucharest: the Parliament Palace
Right in the historical centre of Bucharest stands an impressive building that strikes the eye by its particular style. It is the Palace of the Romanian Parliament, a “giant” built during the “golden age” of the dictatorial regime. Constructed with great human and economic costs, the now-called Palace of the Parliament symbolized Ceausescu’s absolute rule, […]
Graz City Guide on iPHONE : Urban touch – The Modern way of sightseeing
The city of Graz , city partner in HerO URBACT project, now offers visitors the opportunity to explore the modernity and cultural historic flair of the city in an innovative and playful way, making use of the newest iPhone application “Urban Touch – Graz City Guide on iPhone”. Within seconds the Urban Touch provides useful […]
Can Sofia be like Rome and Athens?
Sofia, capital city of Bulgaria, is a city with rich cultural and historical heritage. The new Bulgarian Government is planning to grant funds for the realization of a project which would breathe new life into Sofia’ s historical character.
Authors
Aidan Cerar
Aldo Vargas
Alice Ferguson
Alina Andreea Băileşteanu
Alison Partridge
Amy Labarrière
Ana Resende
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