Suzanne Labourie — Collaborators

Publication

Building the city together - book

2015

The Osthang Project, edited by raumlaborberlin

Project

USR session [05] >> AS/IF INSTALLATION: HOT STUFF <<

Witten, Germany
2016

HOT STUFF - an AS/IF Installation conceived and developed by artist Valentina Karga for the Urban School Ruhr.

Project

USR session [03] >> PRACTICES OF COMMONING <<

Witten, Germany
2016

USR Session III explored the notions of the commons, through theory and practice guided by Juan Chacón & Natalia Hosie (Zuloark), Sofia Dona, Julia Reinermann and Dr. Mary Dellenbaugh.

Project

USR session [02] >> SPACES OF LEARNING <<

Hattingen/Witten, Germany
2016

Throughout 4 days of intense engagement, USR essentially seek to open up a common space for exploration, improvisation and collective experimentation around the topic of learning and its spaces. With Ethel Baraona Pohl (dpr Barcelona), Antoine Aubinais (Bellastock), Hendrik Sturm, Laura Lovatel & Federica Menin, Isshaq Al-Barbary (Campus in Camps), Fotini Lazaridou-Hatzigoga.

Project

USR field trip [04] >> LIVERPOOL <<

Liverpool, United Kingdom
2016

The “Market Renewal Plans” in Liverpool have left neighbourhoods empty and decayed. Cultural institutions like the Liverpool Biennale and the 2008 European Capital of Culture, as well as initiatives by artists/architects such as Assemble, have demonstrated an interest in this situation and the opportunities it provides.

Project

USR field trip [03] >> ATHENS <<

Athens, Greece
2016

In response to the ongoing economic crisis, many self-initiated projects have flourished in Athens. These projects not only offer an alternative way to manage urban commons but sometimes even compensate for the absence of the state and the lack of certain basic services, like healthcare.

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USR field trip [02] >> MARSEILLE <<

Marseille, France
2016

In 2013 Marseille became the first European Capital of Culture to run a parallel, self-organised Off festival. Since then, many cultural initiatives have emerged out of the Capital of Culture’s budget or associated resources. USR looks into the Quartiers Créatifs, an MP2013 project involving artists in residencies in developing urban areas. Meanwhile, ambitions for Marseille to become an economic and touristic hub in Europe have sparked new mechanisms of city-making.

Project

USR field trip [01] >> PARIS <<

Paris, France
2016

As Paris witnesses fundamental policy changes, projects like “Grand Paris” are redefining the future of the city. Striving for a comprehensive plan for the entire Paris region, this scheme complements strategic planning guidelines as well as new economic, social and cultural policies. USR investigates participative projects in the banlieues and central districts, which deviate from classic top-down urbanism in their approaches to a range of urban topics.

Project

Urban School Ruhr

Athens/Hattingen/Liverpool/Marseille/Paris/Witten, France/Germany/Greece/United Kingdom
2016

URBAN SCHOOL RUHR 2016 - 'City as Campus' is the Urban School Ruhr's (USR) motto. As a learning platform and a pedagogical experiment, USR investigates participative and artistic practices in urban space. It is envisioned as an independent public institution and an assembly of individuals gathered together around a declared common interest.

Project

Die Wirkliche Welt - Ein mikro Festival über Unterhaltung

Witten, Germany
2016

DIE WIRKLICHE WELT ist ein Mikrofestival der urbanen Kommunikation in Witten, an der Peripherie des Ruhrgebiets. Das Festival wurde von Studierenden der Universität Witten/Herdecke (UW/H) zusammen mit Teilnehmenden der Urban School Ruhr (USR) während des namensgebenden Blockseminars an der UW/H entwickelt. Als Teil des Freien Programms der Urban School Ruhr wurde das Seminar für fünf weitere Interessierte frei zugänglich gemacht. Geleitet wurde das Seminar von Benjamin Foerster-Baldenius.