Urban researchers and theorists of architecture present their work for seven Central European Cities in Prague
October 2–3, 2019
How to support creative answers to current and future challenges the constantly growing population of urban areas will face in the near future? This is just one of many questions and topics which have been discussed during the international project Shared Cities: Creative Momentum in the past four years. Now the time has come to present the accomplishments. An international festival called Shared Cities: The Finale will take place on October 2 and 3, 2019 in the city of Prague, Czech Republic.
The two-day festival Shared Cities: The Finale will not only bring together skilled urbanists, curators or theorists of architecture. It is also open to public, since sharing of information, knowledge, governance, space and infrastructure has become a new imperative in architectural and cultural discourse. The composite format of The Finale consisting of “The Performance,” the launch of “The Atlas,” “The Discussions,” “The Videos” and “The Party” will strive to awaken people’s curiosity, inspire their own activity and sparkle a critical discussion about the topic of sharing in cities. The Finale includes the following events:
Shared Cities: The Performance
“Virtual Ritual,” Jan Mocek
An original gaming performance takes its viewers to the parallel world of online video games. The virtual spaces offer their users endless possibilities to enjoy themselves without the constraints of harsh reality.
October 2 & 3, 8pm
Divadlo Archa (Centre for Contemporary Performing Arts), Prague, Czech Republic
The Launch of the Shared Cities Atlas
“Shared Cities Atlas – Post-Socialist Cities and Active Citizenship in Central Europe”
The “Shared Cities Atlas” applies the new global “sharing paradigm” lodged in architecture and the public sphere to a site-specific situation in seven cities in Central Europe.
Helena Doudova (ed.), published by nai010 publishers
October 3, 6pm
IPR (Prague Institute of Planning and Development) / CAMP (Center for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning), Prague, Czech Republic
Shared Cities: The Discussions
“Shared Cities: Ideas Yard“ / “Shared Identities, Spaces and Politics in Central Europe”
The highlight of Shared Cities: The Finale will be a discussion dealing with shared identities, spaces and politics in Central Europe.
October 3, 3– 9pm, followed by “The Party”
IPR (Prague Institute of Planning and Development) / CAMP (Center for Architecture and Metropolitan Planning), Prague, Czech Republic
Shared Cities: The Videos
There are eight videos, each one related to a creative adventure, to real problems and their solutions, to stories from different European cities: Bratislava, Berlin, Budapest, Prague, Katowice, and Belgrade.
Eight animated videos. Running time á 25 sec each
The videos are going to be released weekly from September on.
www.sharedcities.eu
More information at www.sharedcities.eu
