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Erasmus+ project: Creative placemaking – The path to active European Citizenship

by urbangorillasNews, Our Work April 7, 2022June 7, 2022No Comments

We are happy to announce the start of a new Erasmus+ project: Creative placemaking – the path to active European Citizenship The project aims to raise awareness of the need for civic participation in the conversion and use of public spaces for youth activities focusing on tangible and intangible cultural heritage . During the first …

PAME KAIMAKLI FESTIVAL 2022 : URBAN PLAYGROUND

by urbangorillasNews December 13, 2021July 16, 2024No Comments

Urban Gorillas announces Urban Playground”, this years thematic of Pame Kaimakli festival which is a celebration of play, discovery and human interactions in public spaces. As the current global pandemic persists to transform the way we live, this years’ thematic highlights the importance of public spaces to enable human connections as well as the need …

A collective European effort to maximise creative use of rooftops | Nicosia joins the network dedicated to utilising the space right above our heads

by urbangorillasNews December 13, 2021December 13, 2021No Comments

In densely populated areas in Europe, thousands of square kilometres of potential (public) space lie under-utilised and unrecognised as a great urban resource. This realisation joins organisations from nine different cities in a collective effort to unlock the potential of the European ‘roofscape’ (i.e. the combined area of flat rooftops in cities). The European Creative …

A WISH-full Place

by urbangorillasActivating the |Public_Scape|, News, Our Work December 10, 2021September 7, 2022No Comments

A WISH-full Place is a spatial installation in the abandoned shopping centre City Plaza, located in the once thriving commercial centre of Nicosia. In the 90s’ the City Plaza was once the biggest department store in Cyprus, the first one of its kind and the place to be. It has been in operation since 1989 …

ASeedlingPlace* Digital Repository

by urbangorillasNews November 30, 2021June 7, 2022No Comments

Urban Gorillas have launched, a Digital Planting Repository called ASeedlingPlace*! ASeedlingPlace* inspires to create a digital community of urban visionaries that aim to positively transform their (urban and rural) environment starting from the simple act of planting a seed and tendering a garden. The platform acts as a connection of the global network of people …

R-EU-FTOP project / Kick-off meeting

by urbangorillasNews June 29, 2021June 29, 2021No Comments

We are happy to announce the launch of our new project which will explore cities on a higher level! Urban Gorillas is part of the Creative Rooftop Network / R-EU-FTOP project which is funded by the Creative Europe program and involves 9 partners from 9 countries. In June 2021 Urban Gorillas participated in the 2nd …

Virtual Potluck

by urbangorillasActivating the |Public_Scape|, News June 4, 2021July 27, 2023No Comments

Virtual Potluck was a presentation and online workshop and run by Urban Gorillas as Part of the Anna Lindh Virtual Marathon. The Anna Lindh Foundation Virtual Marathon for Dialogue in the EuroMed region has a duration of 42 days and a total of 63 online events.; the initiative was designed to promote the Intercultural Dialogue as the …

Urban Entrepreneurship: Opportunities in times of uncertainty

by urbangorillasNews May 31, 2021November 23, 2021No Comments

The Centre for Entrepreneurship of the University of Cyprus and Urban Gorillas with the support of PwC Cyprus present the summer semester course: Urban Entrepreneurship: Opportunities in times of uncertainty, a design thinking workshop that will take place from the 2nd to the 9th of July, and is open to University of Cyprus students of all disciplines. In order to respond …

RIJEKA 2020 – 27 Neighborhoods

by urbangorillasNews April 30, 2021June 4, 2021No Comments

Urban Gorillas is proud to have been part of the flagship project 27 Neighborhoods which was one of the initiatives of Rijeka 2020 European Capital of Culture. The project brings together 27 neighbourhoods throughout Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and connecting each of them with a neighbourhood from one of the 27 member states of the EU, residents of …

Urban Playground: Urban Gorillas x Creatoyo

by urbangorillasIdeas Lab, News, Workshops February 28, 2021June 1, 2022No Comments

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 …