Florence, Italy: The iconic Venere Biomeccanica (Biomechanical Venus) sculpture is under threat of being removed as part of a larger regeneration project in the city. The 5-meter tall anthropomorphic statue is located in a former textile machine factory complex in the Rifredi neighbourhood of Florence. The sculpture was built by a group of activist artists who […]
The European pilot program Curing the Limbo together with Catholic Relief Services are organizing a symposium on affordable housing. ‘Forging Social Cohesion: An Affordable Housing Approach’ will take place on April 15 2021, and is open to the public to join online. Tesserae’s senior researcher and expert for UIA and URBACT, Laura Colini will be participating in the […]
Launched today, the first publication of From Sea to the City, a consortium of which Tesserae is proud to be part, details key recommendations and best practices in the field of European migration and refugee integration into EU cities and civil society. Together with the new publication, we are also pleased to announce the upcoming ‘Conference of Cities’ […]
After the first months kicking off this complex H2020 project, during which we have been mostly busy with defining a common glossary for the partners and local stakeholder of IN-HABIT, we now are ready for the next step. This week starts the training program for eight Local Community Activators that will transfer the methodology of the […]
English version below Autorecupero dei Beni Comuni Martedi 30 Marzo 2021, h. 17 seminario online La pratica dell’ autogestione dei beni comuni si rivela essenziale per riattivare territori e contrastare la diseguaglianza. L’ auto-costruzione da parte dei cittadini fornisce un modello efficace ed economico con cui recuperare o costruire ex-novo risorse sul territorio, ma allo stato attuale nelle […]
Our new project in the Berlin district of Hohenschönhausen “Zeig mir dein Hohenschönhausen: Aus Erinnerungen Zukunft bauen” (Show me your Hohenschönhausen: Building a future from past memories) has been awarded funding and we are looking forward to starting it this spring! During our community history project in Hohenschönhausen last year we noticed the significant impact of the GDR’s […]
A training program on collaborative mapping and digital storytelling for participatory practice.
Want to warm your brain on ending homelessness solutions? Want to knit yourself more knowledge and skills? Be inspired for your next steps to end homelessness! Check the opportunity to learn and act against homelessness from international experts during the ROOF winter school that will happen on 3, 4 and 5 March 2021 with the participation […]
UPPER‘s productive parks co-design project is currently underway online. During the last workshop, results from the project’s co-design questionnaire were presented, which focused on Campo Boario (Productive Park 1) and Borgo Sabotino Foceverde (Productive Park 3). The answers from the questionnaire’s 120 respondents formed the start point for a group discussion, with issues raised by the questions being discussed in depth. Topics […]
Interesting job opportunity URBACT for an expert in sustainable tourism, with a focus on sharing economy, to help deliver an action of the Urban Agenda Partnership on Culture and Cultural Heritage. The action seeks to understand the specific problem posed by short-term rental platforms and their impact on over-tourism experienced by cities, through gathering knowledge […]