Bridge to Kyoto

Veronika Antoniou from Urban Gorillas presented the work of Urban Gorillas in Kyoto, Japan  to a creative and diverse ground in the cultural space Bridge to Kyoto.  The presentation focused on case studies from Urban Gorillas of ephemeral urban practises that contribute to sustainable living and instigate change in city spaces and communities. The Discussion that followed …

SA-EU Dialogue Democracy in Culture II Conference

Veronika Antoniou and Yiorgos Hadjichristou  presented their ongoing research on Urban gorillas at the 5th Shukuma Mzansi! SA-EU Dialogue Democracy in Culture II Conference hosted by theSibikwa Arts Centre in partnership with the SA-EU Strategic Partnership – and other African associations.  The presentation and discussion was in the panel Cultural Policy and Practise Case studies, from an all-society perspective  presenting case …

‘Activating Neighbourhoods through Ephemeral Actions’ at the 5th ARPU Sustainable Cities & Landscapes Conference, University of Hawaii

Veronika Antoniou  has presented her ongoing research based on the work of Urban Gorillas entitled “Activating Neighborhoods through Ephemeral Actions” at the APRU Sustainable Cities & Landscapes Hub 5th Conference/ University of Hawai’i at Manoa held in September 7-9, 2002. The work was placed under the working group Civic Engagement and Community Design led by Jeffrey Hou.  …

‘Designing Public Spaces with Communities’ at the Seminar ‘Redes de Pandemia’, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

Veronika Antoniou presented a research case study at the seminar PANDEMIC NETWORKS entitled  Designing public spaces with communities.  The case study was the Vertical Gardens project realized by Urban Gorillas and funded by the Creative Europe project A-Place.   The seminar examined how pandemic and post-pandemicaffects different agents, generating new links and events in space in its social scope. It  …

What about the publicscape? A new outlook for creative cities

A new research paper written by our team members Rene Carraz, Veronika Antoniou and Yiorgos Hadjichristou is published at the Journal of Regional Development Studies of Toyo University. ‘What about the publicscape? A new outlook for creative cities’ examines different notions of public space with an examination of case studies from Urban Gorillas, Cyprus and …

‘Green Urban Lab’ is a case study in the Journal of Urban Design published by Taylor & Francis Group

Our project “Green Urban Lab” and more precisely the installation at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, a collaboration with Plastique Fantastique, is a case study in the Journal of Urban Design published by Taylor & Francis Group The paper is part of a research by René Carraz and Anna Merry Economou collaborators of Urban Gorillas.  In brief, the …

Kaimakli Gardens

A Delicious Place is a placemaking activity composed of a series of actions that were hosted at the Pame Kaimakli 2020 festival in Nicosia. The festival’s main theme revolved around the topic of food as a socio-cultural, artistic and placemaking activity. Overall the festival*, initiated two, two-month long workshops, three theatrical performances, two film screenings, …

Kollyva

A Delicious Place is a placemaking activity composed of a series of actions that were hosted at the Pame Kaimakli 2020 festival in Nicosia. The festival’s main theme revolved around the topic of food as a socio-cultural, artistic and placemaking activity. Overall the festival*, initiated two, two-month long workshops, three theatrical performances, two film screenings, …

“Activating the Publicscape. The case of Urban Gorillas”

“Activating the Publicscape. The case of Urban Gorillas” is a journal article under the “Art and Activism in Public Space” issue of The Journal of Public Space. It describes the story of Urban Gorillas following the aftermath of the 2013 socio-economic crisis in Cyprus, where the notion of publicness was deeply shaken. Urban Gorillas has …