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urban

Hoograven Invites You!

Theoretical model of a social practice, consisting of an exhibition, symposium and resident meeting.
The exhibition in the Pastoe Factory in Hoograven presented analyses and visualisations and challenges visitors to join in thinking about the significance of social design for urban development.





EXHIBITION
4 October, 2009 - 11:00 - 8 November, 2009 - 17:00

Local authorities, housing corporations and residents are wrestling with the legacy of the post-war building boom in all kinds of places in the Netherlands. Neighbourhoods that once embodied the promise of social harmony and individual fulfilment are by now suffering from impoverishment and disintegration. Demolition followed by the construction of modern new buildings seems to be the only remedy. But is this tabula rasa model really the ultimate strategy? Or are there alternatives that do more justice to the social ambitions of the original design?... more

Hoograven Symposium (including report)

The symposium challenged existing policies of (state-led) gentrification in urban regeneration areas. These policies add to the existing fragmentation by bringing in new isolated pockets, eradicate the vernacular that is slowly developing from the present occupation, and ignore the need to redefine the relation between public and private space.


The challenge is to use imaginative design as a vehicle to reconsider everyday urban practices and to create alternative visions for urban redevelopment, starting from the understanding of the vulnerability and resilience of communities and of the unseen qualities of the area. The next step is to activate and support these communities in improving their quality of life.... more

Beyond Utrecht

Het scenario: ‘Beyond Leidsche Rijn, de Vinex-opgave voor de kunst’ is een plan voor de verkenning van de relaties tussen beeldende kunst, het landschap, stedelijk leven en het bouwprogramma in Leidsche Rijn. De kunstenaars reageren op de specifieke ontwikkelingen in Leidsche Rijn en op het fenomeen Vinex in het algemeen. Beyond is geen statisch scenario voor de beeldende kunst maar een flexibele strategie die probeert te anticiperen op Leidsche Rijn als gemeenschap in opbouw. Leidsche Rijn is zowel locatie als de inspiratie voor de kunst.... more

Interview with Debra Solomon

What does social design mean to you?
Social design is about working with what is sometimes referred to as wetware, that is to say people, and working with the sticky, vague, and mutable stuff that goes with them. Social design is a way of working with people, their behaviour and the existing social context as materials.

Could you give some direction to how you would define social design? ... more

Interview with Alfredo Brillembourg and Hubert Klumpner

What does social design mean to you?... more

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