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Christoph Lindner presents Amsterdam, Street Art & Super-Gentrification - The New Metropolitan
http://www.newmetropolitan.hss.ed.ac.uk/2015/03/09/christoph-lindner-presents-amsterdam-street-art-super-gentrification
Christoph Lindner presents Amsterdam, Street Art and Super-Gentrification - The New Metropolitan. New cultures of urban citizenship. Christoph Lindner presents Amsterdam, Street Art & Super-Gentrification. Dehallen by Christoph Lindner. Join us on Wednesday the 25th of March for an evening of discussion about urban citizenship that takes as its focus Christoph Lindner’s observations about Amsterdam, Street Art and Super-Gentrification. Edinburgh artist Fraser Gray. And LeithLate curator Morvern Cunningham.
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Literary Citizenship: Cities and their Writers by Aleš Debeljak - The New Metropolitan
http://www.newmetropolitan.hss.ed.ac.uk/2015/02/24/literary-citizenship-cities-writers-ales-debeljak
Literary Citizenship: Cities and their Writers by Aleš Debeljak - The New Metropolitan. New cultures of urban citizenship. Literary Citizenship: Cities and their Writers by Aleš Debeljak. Aleš Debeljak Foto: Jure Eržen / Delo. Aleš Debeljak Foto: Jure Eržen / Delo. This week we welcome Slovenian poet and cultural critic Aleš Debeljak to The New Metropolitan. Join us on a journey around Europe where the geography of towns, harbors, streets and squares overlaps with Debeljak’s literary topography. 8211; Mo...
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Our first public event on film: Amsterdam Street Art & Super-Gentrification - The New Metropolitan
http://www.newmetropolitan.hss.ed.ac.uk/2015/04/15/our-first-event-on-film
Our first public event on film: Amsterdam Street Art and Super-Gentrification - The New Metropolitan. New cultures of urban citizenship. Our first public event on film: Amsterdam Street Art & Super-Gentrification. We’re delighted that our first event featuring Christoph Lindner was a huge success with a sold out venue, a brilliant speaker and panel and a lively audience debate afterwards. Channels to help disseminate. Amsterdam, Street Art and Super-Gentrification. Edinburgh artist Fraser Gray. Christoph...
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A Folly For London - The New Metropolitan
http://www.newmetropolitan.hss.ed.ac.uk/2015/07/07/folly-london
A Folly For London - The New Metropolitan. New cultures of urban citizenship. A Folly For London. AN OPEN-TO-ALL and FREE-TO-ENTER COMPETITION FOR ARCHITECTURE OF THE ABSURD In celebration of great British satire, this competition is an opportunity to propose an alternative but equally ridiculous project for the public space being lost to the proposed Garden Bridge on London’s South Bank. In the vein of Private Eye and Punch or Hogarth and Banksy read about Will Jennings’. Words By Will Jennings. The ide...
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Rebel City Amsterdam: Reflections on the Occupied University - The New Metropolitan
http://www.newmetropolitan.hss.ed.ac.uk/2015/03/16/rebel-city-amsterdam
Rebel City Amsterdam: Reflections on the Occupied University - The New Metropolitan. New cultures of urban citizenship. Rebel City Amsterdam: Reflections on the Occupied University. Protesters in front of the occupied Maagdenhuis, March 13, 2015. Photo by Guido van Nispen. Original available to view here: (https:/ www.flickr.com/photos/vannispen/16618354049/). By Christoph Lindner @cplindner. Maagdenhuis occupation, 1969. Here: http:/ antipodefoundation.org/2015/03/11/financialization-sucks/. It is also ...
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Moving mountains: Sweden’s plan to relocate a whole arctic city, with or without its citizens. - The New Metropolitan
http://www.newmetropolitan.hss.ed.ac.uk/2015/05/18/moving-mountains-swedens-plan-relocate-whole-arctic-city-without-citizens
Moving mountains: Sweden’s plan to relocate a whole arctic city, with or without its citizens. - The New Metropolitan. New cultures of urban citizenship. Moving mountains: Sweden’s plan to relocate a whole arctic city, with or without its citizens. Photo by Dominic Hinde. Sign in window of a local architects office in Kiruna: Photo by Dominic Hinde. Follow the author on Twitter @ DominicMHinde. Kiruna, Swedish Lapland. House demolition in Kiruna: Photo by Dominic Hinde. Eventually Törmä’s office and ever...
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New Cultures of Urban Citizenship Symposium - The New Metropolitan
http://www.newmetropolitan.hss.ed.ac.uk/2015/06/02/new-cultures-of-urban-citizenship-symposium-19-20-june-2015
New Cultures of Urban Citizenship Symposium - The New Metropolitan. New cultures of urban citizenship. New Cultures of Urban Citizenship Symposium. Edinburgh College of Art, 19-20 June 2015. Funded by the IASH. International and Interdisciplinary Research Network: New cultures of urban citizenship in Europe. 8212;——. 8pm Welcome drinks and dinner for invited speakers. 54 George IV Bridge, Old Town, Edinburgh EH1 1EJ. 8212;——. Friday, 19th June. Edinburgh College of Art Boardroom. T 0131 221 6000. Round t...
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Making better decisions? Using citizens’ juries in Scotland - The New Metropolitan
http://www.newmetropolitan.hss.ed.ac.uk/2015/04/17/making-better-decisions-using-citizens-juries-in-scotland
Using citizens’ juries in Scotland - The New Metropolitan. New cultures of urban citizenship. Using citizens’ juries in Scotland. In Scotland today there is growing interest in finding ways of involving people more directly in policy making. But how can people be involved in an engaging and meaningful way? The three juries were asked to consider: What should be the key principles for deciding about onshore wind farm development in Scotland, and why? An enjoyable and stimulating experience’. A launch even...
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Belgrade Waterfront: A new frontier for civic resistance? - The New Metropolitan
http://www.newmetropolitan.hss.ed.ac.uk/2015/04/06/belgrade-waterfront-new-frontier-civic-resistance
Belgrade Waterfront: A new frontier for civic resistance? New cultures of urban citizenship. Belgrade Waterfront: A new frontier for civic resistance? Photo Credit: Ne da(vi)mo Beograd Facebook Page. Activist Dobrica Veselinovic describes contemporary activism in Belgrade. Urban citizens have joined forces to tell city leaders. Words by Dobrica Veselinovic. Edited by Stacey Hunter]. Belgrade Waterfront masterplan by Eaglehills (Image from Eaglehills Facebook page). Despite many attempts to push urban ren...
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