Proud to announce the launch of new project with the support of ENA Foundation: PLAYSCAPE, by Urban Gorillas & Gardens of the Future. PLAYSCAPE is envisioned as an experientail place for children designed with input from its users! The space invites children to become the architects of their own space: designing, imagining, and creating through …
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Mobile Gardens is a youth-led initiative that reclaims public space and reimagines everyday urban life through mobile green infrastructures. The project engages young people, students, and marginalized groups in the construction, and care of plant-filled structures, empowering them to become active agents of ecological and social change. Through hands-on participation, the initiative cultivates climate awareness, …
We are thrilled to share that Urban Gorillas work and the Pame Kaimakli Festival are the focus of a new peer-reviewed research article by Veronika Antoniou and René Carraz, titled “Commoning in a Hyperdiverse Neighbourhood: Insights From a Community Festival in Nicosia.” The article has been officially published in the International Journal of the Commons. This study examines how …
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NOMINEE| EUmies Awards Architecture & Emerging 2026 We’re thrilled to share that Urban Gorillas has been nominated for the EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Awards 2026. Our project AGORA – Mobile Agora for Participatory Spaces is among 410 visionary works across Europe redefining the meaning of architecture today. AGORA proposes …
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Είμαστε εξαιρετικά ενθουσιασμένοι να σας ανακοινώσουμε ότι η ομάδα των Urban Gorillas κέρδισε το EIT Community Ignite – NEB Hackathon με το πρότζεκτ «MC² – Mobile Creative Capsule», που πρότειναν οι Μαίρη Μαυρόχαννα και Ελένη Ιωαννίδου !!! Μείνετε συντονισμένοι για περισσότερες ενημερώσεις και πληροφορίες! _________ We are extremely excited to announce that the Urban Gorillas …
GR:Ένας ακόμη χρόνος του φεστιβάλ Πάμε Καϊμακλί που γιορτάζει την οικειότητα ανάμεσα σε ανθρώπους, χώρους και κοινότητα, μέσα από αυτή την έκδοση της “Οικειοτοπίας”.Θερμές ευχαριστίες σε όλες και όλους τους καλλιτέχνες, την ομάδα μας, τους γείτονες και τον κόσμο που συμμετείχε και έδωσε ζωή στο φεστιβάλ. Ένα μεγάλο ευχαριστώ επίσης σε όλους τους υποστηρικτές και …
The Mobile Creative Capsules were activated during the Pame Kaimakli Festival 2025, “Oikeiotopia”, which took place in Kaimakli. As part of the festival programme, the Capsules hosted the project “Stories from Your Kitchen Drawer”, curated by People of Cyprus. The project took the form of a participatory sound and spatial installation, transforming the familiar setting …
We’re so excited to see you all at Pame Kaimakli Festival 2025 – “Oikeiotopia”! Let’s celebrate creativity, community, and connection together. Check out all the activities here https://pame-kaimakli.org/ Download Full Program: https://pame-kaimakli.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/full-program-1.pdf Download the Map of Activities: https://pame-kaimakli.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/MAP-FINAL-1-1.pdf
Με μεγάλη χαρά και ενθουσιασμό σας παρουσιάσουμε το φετινό edition του Φεστιβάλ μας με τίτλο “Πάμε Καϊμακλί 2025 – Οικειοτοπία!” το οποίο θα ζωντανέψει στις 24 και 25 του Οκτώβρη. Η Οικειοτοπία εξερευνά και διαπραγματεύεται τα οικεία όρια μεταξύ ανθρώπων, χωρικών περιβαλλόντων και διαδικασιών εντός του αστικού και κοινωνικού ιστού της γειτονιάς του Καϊμακλίου. Όπως …
The first testing of the Mobile Creative Capsule (MCC) took place on Friday, September 26, 2025, at Ayia Varvara Church Square in Kaimakli. The event, known as the Kaimakli Gathering, is organized by the NGO Urban Gorillas and brings together residents and friends of Kaimakli, as well as artists and participants of the Pame Kaimakli …
