Alamar is a new city built in the 1970s in the outskirts of La Habana, Cuba, mostly with rudimental prefabricated technologies inherited from the soviets. It has been put in place through self-construction teams of 32 citizens employed in the so called microbrigadas: a system affecting not only the way the physical environment has been produced, but also the social texture formed in the process.
Hidepark is a grassroots open-space community and cultural centre established on a former illegal landfill in the city of Nitra, Slovakia. It has grown into a hub for cultural, ecological, and social activities, serving as a safe and inclusive space for diverse vulnerable groups within the city.
The Asilo (The shelter) is a centre for independent production and sharing of art, managed by an informal open community.