CREATOYO

Urban Gorillas participated in an intense, yet fantastic creativity week event: CREATOYO 1st edition, organized by GINOS department of グローバル × Global / Toyo University and Mosaic HEC! A three-day design-thinking workshop was delivered by board directors Veronika Antoniouand Yiorgos Hadjichristou for 1st and 2nd year students of Toyo University. The thematic centered on the regeneration the famous Jizo Dori shopping …

I am Where you are : Where am I?

Urban Gorillas participated at the DACC and the Triennial Degree Program that offers its students an intensive teaching formula called “A week with …“. These workshops are aimed at learning the architectural project not so much through a design experience, such as the summer workshops, but through an intense dialogue developed over a week between …

Do it your street

Urban gorillas’ five-member youth team has returned after a 10-day residency in St. Etienne, France organized by Crefad Loire and Ici Bientôt. Together with 30 young people across Europe, they have succeeded in transforming the heart of the historic neighborhood of St. Etienne using participatory design processes. They have worked together for the renewal of …

Fall School of Management of Creativity week workshop

The Fall School of Creativity Management offered a rich and diverse one-week program, where participants learn best practices on innovation and creativity through a privileged contact with influential thinkers, creators, academics, professionals and managers. This was achieved through company visits, seminars, and interactive workshops. The 8th edition of the School was held in Strasbourg from the 6th to 11th …

In-Communicado urban workshops

The In-Communicado project took form as a one-week event that included interactive workshops, open air screenings, urban actions and researches conducted on both sides of Nicosia.  Urban Gorillas, in collaboration with Cyprus Community Media Centre (CCMC), invited the multi-award winning Italian director Alessandro Negrini to screen his latest movie ‘TIDES’ and hold a two-day workshop …

Participation in Cultural Diplomacy Platform

In June 2017, Urban Gorillas members were invited to participate in the Cultural Diplomacy Platform (CDP) in Greece connecting institutions and individuals to actively engage in international cultural relations, to assist in policy dialogues and to strengthen communities. By carrying out activities enhancing the EU’s cultural engagement with third countries and their citizens, the platfrom supports EU institutions in the implementation of …

ACT&ART workshop in Vršac, Serbia

19th Feb – 26th Feb A series of workshops looking at alternative and creative ways to approach the subject of human rights took place in the last week of February 2017. Organized by Serbian NGO Balkan Urban Movement, the training invited young participants aged 18-35, representing NGOs and youth groups from 12 different countries to come together. …

Workshop: Inflating the Public_II

10-16 November 2014 Architecture Research Centre of the University of Nicosia Led by Marco Canevacci, architect and founder of Plastique Fantastique, Berlin Urban Gorillas NGO in collaboration with the Architecture Department of the University of Nicosia hosted a second specialised workshop all about inflatable (pneumatic) architecture in November 2014. The workshop was led by Berlin-based architect Marco Canevacci, founder of …

Rethinking Architecture Workshop: Inflating the Public_I

8 September 2014 – 19 September 2014 Architecture Research Centre of the University of Nicosia With guest instructor from Rome, Daniele Mancini, architect and specialist in inflatable structures The participants were asked to conceive, design and construct flexible inflatable structures that were installed at various locations in Nicosia in a three-day pop-up event. The working material …