Ideas Lab Archives - Urban Gorillas

Urban Playground: Urban Gorillas x Creatoyo

urbangorillas — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 08:58:41 +0000

Urban Playground was a design thinking workshop led by Urban Gorillas for the CreaToyo event of Toyo University. Urban PlayGround has addressed the issue of Social engagement at times of Social distancing through the use of Play. The idea of Play was used to create a framework around the topic of community building at times …

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Urban Living Room in a Parking Lot

urbangorillas — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 10:16:19 +0000

RePLAY is an urban installation made from recycled materials that transforms parking places into lively and inventive meeting places. This is a creative and participatory project that involves youth from the Turkish and Greek Cypriot communities. Through the engagement of youth in the production of visible and tangible creative forms, RePLAY brings temporary artistic expression of revival …

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Reclaiming the old Turkish Cypriot Cinema in Larnaca

urbangorillas — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 10:23:43 +0000

Part of our work as urban enthusiasts involves voicing our concerns when urban landmarks are at risk. In the Turkish Cypriot mahallae [neighbourhood / quarter] of Larnaca there is the outdoor cinema that has been abandoned for decades. Now it faces destruction at the price of creating a parking lot for the neighbourhood. An iconic building and …

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