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City Space Architecture is a nonprofit cultural association promoting public space culture

City Space Architecture is a nonprofit organization based in Bologna (Italy) with a mission to studying, making, spreading and sharing public space culture, through an interdisciplinary approach involving art and architecture.

05/11/2026

Can cultural events change a city - beyond the moment they take place?

City Space Architecture, in collaboration with Breda University of Applied Sciences and Urban Life & Placemaking soon will host "Living in the City" online conference exploring different legacies and impact of cultural events and programmes on cities and their communities.

The conference will feature a panel discussion with our founder and president, Luisa Bravo, presenting “Activating the Arcades of Bologna,” alongside Jorn Fricke that will talk about "Informal cultural heritage in neighbourhood placemaking in the Netherlands" and Kristel Zegers, presenting "The impact and legacy of the Dutch Grand Prix". Panel disucussion speakers will share their perspectives on cultural programming, placemaking and event legacy.

The programme will also showcase student-led research examining different types of legacy in Bologna, Italy, and Thessaloniki, Greece, offering fresh perspectives and backed-up research on how cultural initiatives shape urban life.

Together, we will explore how cultural programmes can activate public spaces, strengthen local identity, foster social connections and create lasting cultural and social value - long after the events themselves have ended.

Join, explore and get inspired!

📆 11th November, 2026
📍 Online
🔗Sign up for the free online conference and get inspired!
https://lnkd.in/dQrZ5bqd

05/11/2026

Last summer we had the pleasure of welcoming two research scholars from Eastern Mediterranean University in Cyprus, Dr Nevter Zafer Cömert and Dr Ege Uluca Tumer for a two-month-long residency at our headquarters in Bologna, Museo Spazio Pubblico / Public Space Museum.

Dr. Nevter Zafer Cömert research focused on contemporary transformations of urban public space. Her work explored how shifting lifestyles, migration, mobility, and socio-economic change reshape the ways public spaces are used, appropriated, and experienced. A key focus of the residency was the relationship between urban morphology and everyday social practices, examining how historically established urban forms adapt to evolving patterns of use. The research contributes to a broader understanding of public space as a dynamic and evolving component of the urban system, shaped by the interaction between physical form, cultural diversity, and everyday life in layered urban contexts.

Dr. Ege Uluca Tumer conducted a research project on “Adaptive Reuse of Medieval Fortifications in Italy”. An important component of her research consisted of systematic site surveys and field investigations of selected historic fortifications in Ferrara, Montagnana, Cittadella, Verona, Bergamo, Mantova, Sabbioneta, and Lucca. Her research examined and comparatively assessed different approaches to the conservation, management, public use, and adaptive reuse of historic fortifications in Italy, with particular attention to their integration into contemporary urban life and their potential for sustainable and publicly accessible uses.

Read more about research scholars' time at the Museo Spazio Pubblico in the newsletter of the Urban Research and Development Center (URDC) at the Eastern Mediterranean University (pp. 16-17-18):https://urdc.emu.edu.tr/en/Documents/URDC%20Newsletter%2021_08%20Final%20version.pdf

31/10/2026

On Thursday, 29 October, we opened the exhibition "CIRKUS" by Marco Bucchieri at our headquarters Museo Spazio Pubblico / Public Space Museum in Bologna.
Read more: https://mailchi.mp/museospaziopubblico.it/marco-bucchieri-cirkus

The exhibition will be open until 6 December.
Opening hours: Fridays and Saturdays from 5.00pm CET to 7.00pm CET (Italy time)
Or by appointment [email protected] / (WhatsApp) 331 417 3672

22/10/2026

We are proud to be endorsing partners of ISOCARP - International Society of City and Regional Planners’s Women in Planning Awards & Planning Conference 2026! We encourage you all to take a look at the programme and join this important gathering to connect, exchange ideas, celebrate achievements, and contribute to more inclusive and equitable planning.

📆 23–24 November 2026
📍 Glasgow, Scotland

Two inspiring days celebrating women’s leadership and contributions to planning, while exploring innovative projects, sharing experiences, and shaping the future of our cities. The programme features thought-provoking discussions, practical sessions, city tours, networking opportunities, and the Women in Planning Awards.

✨ Explore the programme, discover the inspiring speakers, and learn more about the sessions and activities planned for the event: https://isocarpevents.org/women-in-planning-awards-2026/

✒️ Register now: https://isocarpevents.org/women-in-planning-registration/

21/10/2026

Our Neighbourhood Biodiversity Garden

At the end of 2022, City Space Architecture signed an agreement with the Municipality of Bologna – Porto Saragozza Neighbourhood, within the framework of the regulation for the care and regeneration of urban commons, to manage a public green area located in front of our Museo Spazio Pubblico / Public Space Museum.

This ongoing effort focuses on making the space more usable, visited, greener, and more accessible for the surrounding neighbourhood.

Over the years the Garden of Museo Spazio Pubblico / Public Space Museum included several interventions from Italian and international artists and research groups who contributed to the development of art-based interventions addressing climate issues and civic engagement.

Some examples:
Exhibition of the 2022 edition of the European Prize for Urban Public Space, promoted by the CCCB. The exhibition was enriched with two hanging monkeys by Italian artist Michele Liparesi _ Art (2023).

Art Installation “The garden of crystalised ideas. Similitude of the public work and the forces against it“ by Italian artist Marcello Tedesco (2024).

Community event with live music organized with Canadian students and professors from the University of the Fraser Valley (2025).

We would like to thank all those who contributed to the life of our garden in the Porto-Saragozza neighbourhood in Bologna, with their work and great dedication towards the support of this initiative since we started in 2022. The idea of an outdoor public space in front of our Museo Spazio Pubblico has been challenging and difficult but we received many positive feedbacks and encouragements to continue.

Thanks to all volunteers who contributed maintaining the garden:
Luisa Bravo, Giovanna Colucci, Suze Happé, Tess de Vaal, Lorenzo Calabrese, Abhay Narasimhan, Herman Blaauw, Nevter Zafer Cömert, Ege Uluca Tumer, Simona Starkute, Katya Novikova and Rafian Hidayat.

As of September 2026, our inspiring project has reached its conclusion - for now. City Space Architecture is actively exploring ways to extend the agreement with the Municipality of Bologna and further develop this initiative into the future.

Let’s keep activating public space and fostering community connections through our neighbourhood biodiversity garden!

13/10/2026

City Space Architecture will participate in the World Economic Forum’s Urban Transformation Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on 13–14 October 2026.
Held alongside the UN Forum of Mayors in Geneva, the Urban Transformation Summit convenes 100 senior leaders from business, government and civil society to examine the forces reshaping place-based growth. By bringing together investors, policymakers and business executives, the summit provides a unique forum to align on the opportunities and trade-offs shaping the next generation of local economies.
Participants will explore how infrastructure, technology, governance and investment intersect to influence productivity, resilience and economic performance. Discussions will move beyond individual sectors to identify the conditions and partnerships required for long-term success.

Dr Luisa Bravo, our Founder and President, will be attending the summit. In particular, she will participate in the session "How do we Deliver Better Places? Aligning Vision, Investment and Action", which is part of the "Pioneering Places" initiative promoted by the Davos Baukultur Alliance.

Find out more about the Urban Transformation Summit: https://centres.weforum.org/centre-for-urban-transformation/urban-transformation-summit

24/09/2026

Dear Public Space Lovers,

As we step into autumn, we take a moment to reflect on a summer that was both eventful and deeply productive. It has been a season of collaboration, research, and global exchange, we are beyond excited to share a snapshot of what we have been working on.

Over summer, we have:
• Participated in the 13th World Urban Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan.
• Launched a new issue of our The Journal of Public Space: “Rethinking Public Space Evaluation” at Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA) - World Congress in Barcelona.
• Hosted scholars and artists at our Museo Spazio Pubblico / Public Space Museum for a range of research and creative projects.
• Delivered our 6th edition of the Past Present Future of Public Space Conference in a hybrid format.
• Recognised outstanding contributions through awards in research, design, art, and writing on public space with our Public Space Awards.
• Hosted the workshop “Who Makes Public Space?”, co-led by Luisa Bravo and Olga Sarapulova.
• Collaborated with Ecocity Builders to lead the City SPARK delegation - an international study trip exploring how cities function today and how they can evolve for the future.

In our latest newsletter edition, we have compiled a full roundup of summer activities. If you would like to stay connected to our work, we invite you to subscribe and explore the insights , projects, and conversations shaping public space today.

Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey. We look forward to continuing the work, strengthening collaborations and driving meaningful impact on civic engagement!

Read our latest newsletter issue here: https://mailchi.mp/cityspacearchitecture.org/newsletter-september-2026

Subscribe our newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gcxce9

07/09/2026

🏆 Women in Planning Awards 2026: INSPIRING INDIVIDUALS

Who are the women shaping the future of planning?
Pillar 1 celebrates exceptional women planners making an impact at every stage of their careers. From emerging professionals bringing new ideas to the field to established leaders whose work is transforming the profession.

Nominations are open across three categories:
✅ Early Career Women in Planning
✅ Mid-Career Women in Planning
✅ Senior Women in Planning

🏙️ Know an inspiring woman planner? Or does one of these categories describe you? Submit a nomination and helps us recognise the women advancing planning around the world!

SUBMIT A NOMINATION: https://isocarpevents.org/women-in-planning-nominator/
Read more about eligibility & criteria:https://isocarp.org/.../WIPA_Submission_Guidelines_2026.pdf
Register for the event: https://isocarpevents.org/women-in-planning-registration/
🗓️ Submission deadline: 08/09/2026

26/08/2026

SUBMISSIONS ARE OPEN for the Women in Planning Awards 2026!

Your work deserves to be recognised. Submit by 8th of September here: https://isocarpevents.org/women-in-planning-nominator/

The ISOCARP WIP Awards celebrate the people, organisations and projects that advance inclusive planning. With categories spanning across career stages, sectors, and types of planning work, there are many ways to participate.
Find the category that fits you, your organisation or your work!

PILLAR 1: INSPIRING INDIVIDUALS
Recognising exceptional women planners who have contributed to the profession at different stages of their careers.

PILLAR 2: INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE
Recognising public service entities, organisations, academic institutions, and private practices that create workplaces, policies, and cultures where women can thrive.

PILLAR 3: Gender-Responsive Planning Practice, Policy and Research
Recognising outstanding work that puts gender inclusion into planning practice, policy and research via gender-informed projects, policies, programmes, toolkits or developments.

See a category that fits?
Nominate yourself, a colleague, your organisation or outstanding planning work and help us celebrate those making planning more inclusive worldwide.

Submission deadline: 08/09/2026
SUBMIT A NOMINATION: https://isocarpevents.org/women-in-planning-nominator/

Read more about eligibility & criteria:https://isocarp.org/app/uploads/2026/07/WIPA_Submission_Guidelines_2026.pdf

Register for the event: https://isocarpevents.org/women-in-planning-registration/

18/06/2026

We are thrilled to be a key partner in an amazing programme of public space events at the Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA) World Congress, taking place in Barcelona from 28 June to 2 July 2026.
During the open symposium on June 30, our Founder and President Dr Luisa Bravo will launch the special issue of our The Journal of Public Space on "Rethinking Public Space Evaluation. Frameworks, Indicators, Impact (for Sustainable Urban-Rural Futures)" developed in partnership with UIA Public Spaces Work Programme. Our members Jacek Ludwig Scarso, Şebnem Önal Hoşkara and Hendrik Tieben together with our affiliated Robin Abad Ocubillo will take part in the round table discussion and lead the exchange with other public space experts and the audience.

We are also very proud of the ongoing collaboration with UN-HABITAT (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) and its Global Public Space Network, as well as with CCCB Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona and its European Prize for Urban Public Space. These collaborations will be a key component of the Expert Group Meeting, which will advance discussions on inclusive public space governance, with particular reference to SDG 11.7: by 2030, provide universal access to safe, inclusive, and accessible green and public spaces, particularly for women and children, older persons, and persons with disabilities.

Read more: https://www.uia-architectes.org/en/news/uia-public-spaces-work-programme-at-the-world-congress-of-architects-2026/

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+39 051 6142934

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