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Inside - Out. Event #2

Architectural probings in Ursynów public spaces. Event #2: Action as method - discussion. Walk and talk: site visits, choice of working groups

How do we want to shape our future living environments? The workshops-series „Inside - out“ starts with the hypothesis that top down urban planning methods, aiming to achieve a determined project through an abstract process of planning and internal discussion, aiming to predefine possible futures, do not work in many situations.

If we understand the city as a dynamic entity, we could read it with the analogy of a living being. And life does not generally follow planned routes, but is rather good for surprises and detours. Looking for a less deterministic, but more dynamic approach to architecture, we need to find ways of integrating learning and testing situations into the design and planning processes. Working with 1:1 actions and interventions allows to get in touch with the real conditions of a place.

The workshops take place in the KNOT in Ursynów, in the green heart of a model housuing estate.