Reflecting on the work of Artichoke as ‘Adaptor-Disruptor’ in Reclaiming Public Space As we navigate the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and face ever more complex challenges to our experience of the public sphere, the phrase ‘safety in numbers’ entails increasingly contradictory connotations. What is the role…

Exploring Identities of Contemporary African Urban Landscapes through an Experimental Architectural Studio: Unit 15X at the GSA This paper argues for the appreciation of multiple identities present within cities in Africa by discussing the pedagogic experiment of an architectural design studio and the design proj…

In November 2018 The Journal of Public Space published the special issue ‘Art and Activism in Public Space’, that was launched in Barcelona at RMIT Europe headquarters, during the SkypeLab Sympolab (http://www.skypelab.org/), and was introduced by Estanislau Roca Blanch, Vice Rector for Infrastructure and Archit…

The performative event Silence Meal was organized for invited guests at the private Villa Benni in Bologna on 22 July 2022, an event promoted by City Space Architecture and Museo Spazio Pubblico. The Silence Meal is a performative dining experience conceived of and hosted by the Finnish artist Nina Backman. The pe…

Gentle Activism for Collective Survival This portfolio examines the possibility of my project ‘Just Keep Going’ series to nurture resilience for those experiencing uncanniness during periods of change and re-organization in the aftermath of extreme experiences. Experiences in an action-oriented non-verbal polypho…

In this episode of The Three Bells / 2022 (S2:E9), Criena Gehrke speaks with Ramon Marrades, urban economist and Director at Placemaking Europe. The two explore creative bureaucracy, how to create a strong public policy, if strategies should shift post-covid, Placemaking Week Europe 2022 in Pontevedra (27-30 September)…