Green Urban Lab Archives - Urban Gorillas

Rooftop Stories: Reimagining sustainable Urban Living

urbangorillas — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:14:11 +0000

A workshop was organised within the temporary spatial structure “Agora” that was located on the rooftop of the National State Gallery’s SPEL building. The workshop was open to the public and invited residents to reimagine the space as an urban garden while creatively expressing themselves on the themes of sustainability, social innovation, and artistic innovation. The …

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Book Launch “ Green Urban Lab”

urbangorillas — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 09:12:26 +0000

This publication draws on analytical literature, the latest data on public spaces in Cyprus and the valuable inputs of a team of researchers, architects, designers, urban planners and city enthusiasts. The research that led to this book is the result of the Green Urban Lab project that took place in 2014-2015 and that was made …

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Publication by UG members: “Inflating the public: A Series of Urban Interventions”

Rene — Thu, 17 Dec 2015 12:34:21 +0000

A new publication has been released on public spaces by UG members Veronika Antoniou, René Carraz, and Yiorgos Hadjichristou. Abstract: The Green Urban Lab took the form of public installations that were placed at various locations in four cities in Cyprus. These installations – through which a series of events, activities, workshops and research …

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Video: Green Urban Lab 2015

Rene — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:27:19 +0000

The Green Urban Lab took the form of public installations that were placed at various locations in four cities in Cyprus. These installations – through which a series of events, activities, workshops and research took place – were the main tools in regenerating a series of urban public spaces. The video presents the ΦουσκόPolis and …

Research and Design Findings: Green Urban Lab 2015:

Claudia — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 12:00:54 +0000

This report has been undertaken by Urban Gorillas as part of the Green Urban Lab (GUL) project that was made possible with funding from the EEA Grants/Norway Grants. It presents the research and urban interventions that have been conducted from April 2014 to October 2015. The overarching aim of the GUL project was to investigate …

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Participation at Tenth International Conference on the Arts in Society | London, UK | 22-24 July 2015

Claudia — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:41:10 +0000

Urban Gorillas will be presenting a paper together with Anna Merry from Frederick University at the upcoming Tenth International Conference on the Arts in Society at Imperial College London, 22-24 July 2015. This year the Conference focuses on ‘The Work of Art in the Age of Networked Society’. The paper entitled ‘Art and Play: Promoting social …

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