World Information Architecture Day (WIAD) 2016 - Milwaukee. Presentation exploring Architecture & Information Architecture:
1) What is IA & how do we explain what it is?
2) What metaphors do we use to explain IA?
3) What are the limitations to the most popular metaphors?
4) How can we (and why should we) expand the metaphors we use?
Talk given: Feb 20, 2016
One day seminar with artists from Cork City given by Cliodhna Shaffrey and Sarah Searson at the National Sculpture Factory Cork and supported by the Visual Artists Ireland, full days presentation material
World Information Architecture Day (WIAD) 2016 - Milwaukee. Presentation exploring Architecture & Information Architecture:
1) What is IA & how do we explain what it is?
2) What metaphors do we use to explain IA?
3) What are the limitations to the most popular metaphors?
4) How can we (and why should we) expand the metaphors we use?
Talk given: Feb 20, 2016
One day seminar with artists from Cork City given by Cliodhna Shaffrey and Sarah Searson at the National Sculpture Factory Cork and supported by the Visual Artists Ireland, full days presentation material
Presentatie van Elizabeth Currid bij Creative Cities Amsterdam Area (CCAA). Haar boek The Warhol Economy omvat een onderzoek naar de schijnbaar toevallige samenloop van omstandigheden in de creatieve industrie in New York die tot briljante samenwerking leidde (zoals Stephen Sprouse voor Louis Vuitton).
preliminary program for Modus Operandi Agrestis - Symposium on non-metropolitan creative working.
Further details at www.freerangeartists.co.uk or http://moduscarlisle.eventbrite.com
A B S T R A C T
The study aimed to answer the question of how pedestrianisation can influence walkability to increasing physical activity vitality and livability of urban spaces. Therefore, after the theoretical understanding of the framework of the research, the study will focus on experimental research on the Salamis rode of Famagusta to assess the problems of walkability in the street to propose a sustainable and human friendly solution for this area. The main aim of the research is to find what is the interrelation between pedestrianisation in public urban spaces and walkability? Therefore, it concludes that walkability as a part of pedestrianisation scheme will lead to increase the quality of the urban environment by increasing safety and organization in urban infra-instructors.
CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2018) 2(1), 102-112. Doi: 10.25034/ijcua.2018.3666
www.ijcua.com
CREATIVE PLACEMAKING: Thinking Beyond Projects
In the words of a recent National Endowment for the Arts report, Creative Placemaking animates public and private spaces, rejuvenates structures and streetscapes, improves local business viability and public safety, and brings diverse people together to celebrate, inspire, and be inspired.
Arts and culture have been a part of community revitalization and economic development strategies for years. Creative Placemaking is more than a new term for this effort -- at its highest levels, it involves a new way of thinking about the role of creativity in making society more sustainable. It is not just about doing projects -- it is also about the thinking behind the projects and about making stronger connections between creative, community and economic development.
Learn from experts and practitioners who have been at the heart of efforts to use creativity to grow communities and get a sneak peek at Creative Placemaking in action. Our three panelists will provide some helpful examples of what they have done in their communities:
Steve Dalhberg, is director of the Connecticut-based International Centre for Creativity and Imagination, vice president of innovation for Future Workplace, and faculty of "Creativity + Social Change" at the University of Connecticut.
Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP is the Director of Arts Build Communities at Rutgers University. He will discuss Rutgers¹ community coaching program and ABC¹s new Master Practitioner Certificate Program in creative placemaking.
The Wormfarm Institute in Sauk County, Wisconsin, is rural creative placemaking at its best. It's a 40-acre organic vegetable farm and creative hub, begun 15 years ago by artists Jay Salinas and Donna Neuwirth. Wormfarm aims to recreate the link that once existed between culture and agriculture with innovative and intuitive efforts that center around a sense of the land and the community.
Kyoorius Design Magazine 25 – A Post-event Essay on Z-Axis 2014Anusha Narayanan
Architecture is a discipline, which lies in this grey zone between design and science, art and utility, physical and cultural i.e. tangible and intangible. Of how much consequence is it as a practice to the urban fabric? After the Z-Axis Conference of 2015, this was a post-event essay I wrote for Kyoorius Magazine.
A thought provoking lecture on the parameters in which cultural opportunities are questioned and considered.
Can Art get people back to work? is a good discussion. Thesis: art and creativity positive forces which can be used to boosting morale, self esteem and empower people.
Presentatie van Elizabeth Currid bij Creative Cities Amsterdam Area (CCAA). Haar boek The Warhol Economy omvat een onderzoek naar de schijnbaar toevallige samenloop van omstandigheden in de creatieve industrie in New York die tot briljante samenwerking leidde (zoals Stephen Sprouse voor Louis Vuitton).
preliminary program for Modus Operandi Agrestis - Symposium on non-metropolitan creative working.
Further details at www.freerangeartists.co.uk or http://moduscarlisle.eventbrite.com
A B S T R A C T
The study aimed to answer the question of how pedestrianisation can influence walkability to increasing physical activity vitality and livability of urban spaces. Therefore, after the theoretical understanding of the framework of the research, the study will focus on experimental research on the Salamis rode of Famagusta to assess the problems of walkability in the street to propose a sustainable and human friendly solution for this area. The main aim of the research is to find what is the interrelation between pedestrianisation in public urban spaces and walkability? Therefore, it concludes that walkability as a part of pedestrianisation scheme will lead to increase the quality of the urban environment by increasing safety and organization in urban infra-instructors.
CONTEMPORARY URBAN AFFAIRS (2018) 2(1), 102-112. Doi: 10.25034/ijcua.2018.3666
www.ijcua.com
CREATIVE PLACEMAKING: Thinking Beyond Projects
In the words of a recent National Endowment for the Arts report, Creative Placemaking animates public and private spaces, rejuvenates structures and streetscapes, improves local business viability and public safety, and brings diverse people together to celebrate, inspire, and be inspired.
Arts and culture have been a part of community revitalization and economic development strategies for years. Creative Placemaking is more than a new term for this effort -- at its highest levels, it involves a new way of thinking about the role of creativity in making society more sustainable. It is not just about doing projects -- it is also about the thinking behind the projects and about making stronger connections between creative, community and economic development.
Learn from experts and practitioners who have been at the heart of efforts to use creativity to grow communities and get a sneak peek at Creative Placemaking in action. Our three panelists will provide some helpful examples of what they have done in their communities:
Steve Dalhberg, is director of the Connecticut-based International Centre for Creativity and Imagination, vice president of innovation for Future Workplace, and faculty of "Creativity + Social Change" at the University of Connecticut.
Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP is the Director of Arts Build Communities at Rutgers University. He will discuss Rutgers¹ community coaching program and ABC¹s new Master Practitioner Certificate Program in creative placemaking.
The Wormfarm Institute in Sauk County, Wisconsin, is rural creative placemaking at its best. It's a 40-acre organic vegetable farm and creative hub, begun 15 years ago by artists Jay Salinas and Donna Neuwirth. Wormfarm aims to recreate the link that once existed between culture and agriculture with innovative and intuitive efforts that center around a sense of the land and the community.
Kyoorius Design Magazine 25 – A Post-event Essay on Z-Axis 2014Anusha Narayanan
Architecture is a discipline, which lies in this grey zone between design and science, art and utility, physical and cultural i.e. tangible and intangible. Of how much consequence is it as a practice to the urban fabric? After the Z-Axis Conference of 2015, this was a post-event essay I wrote for Kyoorius Magazine.
A thought provoking lecture on the parameters in which cultural opportunities are questioned and considered.
Can Art get people back to work? is a good discussion. Thesis: art and creativity positive forces which can be used to boosting morale, self esteem and empower people.
Hannah Fox, Silk Mill Project Director, Derby Museums Trust
ow tech, hi-tech, bi-tech, little tech – whatever the type of scale, technology provides the tools, methods and materials… but it’s what we do with them that counts. In a world where museums need to push boundaries and our comfort levels to survive and thrive, how might we use these tools and human-centred design to disrupt the form of designing and making our museums in ways that ensure they have relevance and sustainability.
Hannah will share the internationally-acclaimed approaches being used by Derby Museums to develop their sites and programmes – including their redevelopment of the Silk Mill, site of the world’s first factory, as the Museum of Making – challenging us to expand perspectives on what ‘makes a museum’.
Hannah is the Project Director for the re-development of Derby Silk Mill; the site of the world’s first factory; as a new Museum of Making. By embedding co-production and human centred design methodologies into a major museum development, citizen curators and makers are at the heart of the £17m project to ‘make’ the Museum of Making. This project features in several national and international publications, including Nina Simon’s latest book “The Art of Relevance”. Hannah is a National Arts Strategies Creative Communities Fellow – a global network of cultural and social entrepreneurs, She also mentors staff and organisations working in cross-sector projects for social impact and is a board member of FIGMENT, a global participatory arts programme.
Civic Factory Fest is an event that promotes learning, reflection and action around new forms of collaborative design and civic innovation, with the aim of promoting new opportunities for dialogue and collaboration between citizens, public administration, university and the private sector.
This presentation has been prepared for CMA 2014, the Canadian Museums Association's yearly meeting taking place in Toronto from 7-11 April 2014. It focuses on inclusion of audience as co-curators and co-creators of added value to museums collections, on digital engagement (Jasper Visser & Jim Richardson) and "stepping down" from curators as opinion makers/leaders, to focus towards museums (and museum professionals) as enzymes of under-the-surface-lying creativity in the communities they wish to address, facilitators for new values and new visions to emerge. The presentation, quoting case studies from Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Italy (the Visual Arts Research and Documentation Centre at MACRO Contemporary Art Museum), was discussed on April 10, 2014 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel (Imperial Room).
"This presentation has been prepared for CMA 2014, the Canadian Museums Association's yearly meeting taking place in Toronto from 7-11 April 2014. It focuses on inclusion of audience as co-curators and co-creators of added value to museums collections, on digital engagement (Jasper Visser & Jim Richardson) and "stepping down" from curators as opinion makers/leaders, to focus towards museums (and museum professionals) as enzymes of under-the-surface-lying creativity in the communities they wish to address, facilitators for new values and new visions to emerge. The presentation, quoting case studies from Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Italy (the Visual Arts Research and Documentation Centre at MACRO Contemporary Art Museum), was discussed on April 10, 2014 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel (Imperial Room)." (Courtesy of Dr. Alessandro Califano)
St Cecila Place Scheme as part of wider Quarry Hill MasterplanKate Watson
Here is a preview of DLA Design's St Cecila Place scheme, part of the wider Quarry Hill Masterplan in Leeds which was recently submitted for planning approval. This mixed-use development comprises of 350 apartments arranged over three buildings of up to 22 storeys. The scheme will deliver high quality residential accommodation in a fantastic location to meet the growing needs of the city. #leeds #architecture #placemaking #yorkshire #leedsarchitecture #leedslife
DLA have been entrusted to bring this much-loved former cinema back to life as a 65,000 sq ft business hub, along with lively leisure and cafe areas. The redevelopment of ‘The Majestic’ in City Square, Leeds, following a devastating fire in 2014, presents a rare opportunity to create a new mixed-use destination within the iconic façade of the building, preserving the site’s heritage.
Innovative People - Innovative Cities: Guide dotyou goal templateKate Watson
Beam in collaboration with the Wakefield Business Support Programme presented a day-long creative and practical conversation exploring recent/current trends - in the UK and internationally - about how towns and cities are using the arts and creative businesses to develop, and how artists and creatives are responding to the opportunities. This document provides you with a Goal Setting Template by Guide dotyou
Innovative People - Innovative Cities: Philip ParramoreKate Watson
Beam in collaboration with the Wakefield Business Support Programme presented a day-long creative and practical conversation exploring recent/current trends - in the UK and internationally - about how towns and cities are using the arts and creative businesses to develop, and how artists and creatives are responding to the opportunities. This powerpoint formed part of Philip Parramore's business planning workshop 'Your business planning toolkit'.
Innovative People - Innovative Cities: Linda davies marketingKate Watson
Beam in collaboration with the Wakefield Business Support Programme presented a day-long creative and practical conversation exploring recent/current trends - in the UK and internationally - about how towns and cities are using the arts and creative businesses to develop, and how artists and creatives are responding to the opportunities. This powerpoint formed part of Linda Davies marketing taster workshop, Director, Open Communications UK.
Innovative People - Innovative Cities: Sarah pearsonKate Watson
Beam in collaboration with the Wakefield Business Support Programme presented a day-long creative and practical conversation exploring recent/current trends - in the UK and internationally - about how towns and cities are using the arts and creative businesses to develop, and how artists and creatives are responding to the opportunities. This powerpoint formed part of Sarah Pearson's presentation, Service Director Economic Growth and Housing Wakefield Council
Innovative People - Innovative Cities: Laura rodriguezKate Watson
Beam in collaboration with the Wakefield Business Support Programme presented a day-long creative and practical conversation exploring recent/current trends - in the UK and internationally - about how towns and cities are using the arts and creative businesses to develop, and how artists and creatives are responding to the opportunities. This powerpoint formed part of Laura Rodriguez's presentation, Independent Art Project Manager Madrid.
Innovative People - Innovative Cities: Andrew dixonKate Watson
Beam in collaboration with the Wakefield Business Support Programme presented a day-long creative and practical conversation exploring recent/current trends - in the UK and internationally - about how towns and cities are using the arts and creative businesses to develop, and how artists and creatives are responding to the opportunities. This powerpoint formed part of Andrew Dixon's, Bid Advisor, Hull 2017 UK City of Culture, presentation.