urbangorillas, Author at Urban Gorillas https://urbangorillas.org/author/urbangorillas/ Matching Community Action and Creative Operation for Sustainable Living Sat, 24 Jan 2026 23:24:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://mled0snzahhr.i.optimole.com/w:32/h:32/q:mauto/f:best/dpr:2/http://urbangorillas.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/cropped-logo-1.jpg urbangorillas, Author at Urban Gorillas https://urbangorillas.org/author/urbangorillas/ 32 32 ENA Foundation | Grants for Change 2025 | PLAYSCAPE http://urbangorillas.org/news/ena-foundation-grants-for-change-2025-playscape/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:51:19 +0000 https://urbangorillas.org/?p=9786 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 …

Read more "ENA Foundation | Grants for Change 2025 | PLAYSCAPE"

The post ENA Foundation | Grants for Change 2025 | PLAYSCAPE appeared first on Urban Gorillas.

]]> Mobile Gardens http://urbangorillas.org/urban-interventions/mobile-gardens/ Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:10:00 +0000 https://urbangorillas.org/?p=9854 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, …

Read more "Mobile Gardens"

The post Mobile Gardens appeared first on Urban Gorillas.

]]> Commoning in a Hyperdiverse Neighbourhood: Insights From a Community Festival in Nicosia http://urbangorillas.org/research-publications/common-narratives-for-uncommon-people-a-case-study-of-a-community-festival-in-nicosia/ Wed, 03 Dec 2025 18:11:59 +0000 https://urbangorillas.org/?p=9774 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 …

Read more "Commoning in a Hyperdiverse Neighbourhood: Insights From a Community Festival in Nicosia"

The post Commoning in a Hyperdiverse Neighbourhood: Insights From a Community Festival in Nicosia appeared first on Urban Gorillas.

]]> EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Awards 2026 http://urbangorillas.org/news/eu-prize-for-contemporary-architecture-mies-van-der-rohe-awards-2026/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:20:00 +0000 https://urbangorillas.org/?p=9858 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 …

Read more "EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Awards 2026"

The post EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Awards 2026 appeared first on Urban Gorillas.

]]> MC² – Mobile Creative Capsule http://urbangorillas.org/news/mc2mc%c2%b2-mobile-creative-capsule/ Mon, 24 Nov 2025 21:25:00 +0000 https://urbangorillas.org/?p=10081 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 …

Read more "MC² – Mobile Creative Capsule"

The post MC² – Mobile Creative Capsule appeared first on Urban Gorillas.

]]> Pame Kaimakli Festival 2025: OIKEIOTOPIA http://urbangorillas.org/urban-interventions/pame-kaimakli-festival-2024-reopen/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 11:16:00 +0000 https://fnj.ab6.mytemp.website/?p=9010 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 …

Read more "Pame Kaimakli Festival 2025: OIKEIOTOPIA"

The post Pame Kaimakli Festival 2025: OIKEIOTOPIA appeared first on Urban Gorillas.

]]> Mobile Creative Capsule (MCC) Pame Kaimakli http://urbangorillas.org/urban-interventions/mobile-creative-capsule-mcc/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:57:00 +0000 https://urbangorillas.org/?p=9926 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 …

Read more "Mobile Creative Capsule (MCC) Pame Kaimakli"

The post Mobile Creative Capsule (MCC) Pame Kaimakli appeared first on Urban Gorillas.

]]> PAME KAIMAKLI 2025 “OIKEIOTOPIA” Full Program and Map of Activities http://urbangorillas.org/news/pame-kaimakli-2025-oikeiotopia-full-program-and-map-of-activities/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 01:14:00 +0000 https://urbangorillas.org/?p=9881 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

The post PAME KAIMAKLI 2025 “OIKEIOTOPIA” Full Program and Map of Activities appeared first on Urban Gorillas.

]]> PAME KAIMAKLI 2025 “OIKEIOTOPIA” http://urbangorillas.org/news/pame-kaimakli-2025-2/ Sun, 12 Oct 2025 01:15:00 +0000 https://urbangorillas.org/?p=9882 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 …

Read more "PAME KAIMAKLI 2025 “OIKEIOTOPIA”"

The post PAME KAIMAKLI 2025 “OIKEIOTOPIA” appeared first on Urban Gorillas.

]]>  Mobile Creative Capsule (MCC)-  Inauguration http://urbangorillas.org/urban-interventions/designing-mobile-cultural-activators-2/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:57:00 +0000 https://urbangorillas.org/?p=9926 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 …

Read more " Mobile Creative Capsule (MCC)-  Inauguration"

The post  Mobile Creative Capsule (MCC)-  Inauguration appeared first on Urban Gorillas.

]]>