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City Space Architecture

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.

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/

18/08/2026

We are proud to be an endorsing partner of ISOCARP - International Society of City and Regional Planners Women in Planning Awards and announce that the NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN!

The awards will be held in Glasgow on 23-24 November alongside a two-day conference. Co-hosted by ISOCARP and Glasgow City Council, this global event will bring together planners, researchers, practitioners, students, and policymakers from around the world to celebrate the achievements of women in planning and explore how more inclusive, equitable, and resilient cities can be created.

Deadline for nominations is 8 September 2026

Submit your nominations under three Pillars:
1. Inspiring Individuals
2. Inclusive and Equitable Organisational Culture
3. Gender-Responsive Planning Practice, Policy & Research

Check Categories and Eligibility https://isocarpevents.org/women-in-planning-awards-2026/
Submit nominations here: https://isocarpevents.org/women-in-planning-nominator/
Good luck and see you in Glasgow!

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/

04/06/2026

City Space Architecture was honoured to participate in the 13th World Urban Forum in Baku, a major international platform convened by UN-Habitat (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) for dialogue on the future of cities and human settlements, this year under the theme "Housing the world: Safe and resilient cities and communities".
The Forum offered a valuable occasion to engage with institutions, experts, and organisations committed to advancing more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient urban development. In this perspective, partnerships and collaborations remain fundamental to fostering meaningful and long-term impact.

We we part of a joint initiative by the Global Planners Network (GPN) at the WUF13 Urban Expo led by the Royal Town Planning Institute, ISOCARP - International Society of City and Regional Planners, together with City Space Architecture, American Planning Association, Istituto Nazionale di Urbanistica, Commonwelath Association of Planners and GPEAN - Global Planning Education Association Network, masterfully coordinated by RTPI International. All together we were representing around 50.000 planners in 150 countries around the world. Thanks to our members who supported our presence at the WUF13 Urban Expo: Luisa Bravo (our Founder and President, Italy), Hendrik Tieben (member of our Scientific Committee, Hong Kong SAR), Sebnem Hoskara (chair of our Senior Advisory Board on Public Space, Cyprus), and Nadine Bitar Chahine (representing our institutional member Baladiya Catalyst, UAE).
We coordinated a networking event on "Housing-Public Space Nexus Fostering Inclusive Urban Communities", in partnership with Catalytic Communities | Comunidades Catalisadoras and CatalyticAction, chaired by our Founder and President Dr Luisa Bravo and moderated by Lance Jay Brown, co-chair of the UN-Habitat Professionals Forum, with Theresa Williamson, Sara Maassarani, Gregor H Mews, Theodore Liebman and Vincent Kitio from UN-HABITAT (United Nations Human Settlements Programme).
We also partnered with Catalytic Communities | Comunidades Catalisadoras to support the exhibition "Favela Hub: 100% Homegrown”, read more: https://comcat.org/favelahub/

We remain fully committed to advancing our advocacy on public space through diverse collaborations and institutional engagements, in order to strengthen and promote the understanding of public space as a fundamental human right. Read more about our ongoing partnerships and collaborations: https://www.cityspacearchitecture.community/our-partners/

During WUF13 we were also able to discuss our engagement with UIA - International Union of Architects Union Internationale des Architectes (UIA) at the upcoming UIA World Congress of Architects in Barcelona for two special sessions on public space, with Thomas Chung (co-director of the UIA Public Spaces Work Programme) and Jose Chong (leader of UN-Habitat Global Public Space Network). Stay tuned for more updates!

22/05/2026

We are attending the 13th session of the World Urban Forum, the global conference convened by UN-HABITAT (United Nations Human Settlements Programme) on the theme: "Housing the world: Safe and resilient cities and communities", taking place in Baku on 17-22 May 2025.
Adequate housing is a human right; yet around the world almost three billion people live in inadequate housing. More than 1.1 billion people live in informal settlements, and 300 million are homeless. The housing crisis goes far beyond the need for more buildings and shelter, as housing affects health, safety, equality economic productivity, political stability, and many other aspects of human wellbeing.

We're part of a joint initiative by the Global Planners Network led by the Royal Town Planning Institute, the ISOCARP - International Society of City and Regional Planners, together with the American Planning Association, the Commonwealth Association of Planners, the ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI URBANISTICA and the GPEAN - Global Planning Education Association Network.

On May 20 our Founder and President Dr Luisa Bravo has moderated a networking event on "Housing-Public Space Nexus Fostering Inclusive Urban Communities", promoted by City Space Architecture in partnership with Catalytic Communities | Comunidades Catalisadoras (Brazil) and CatalyticAction (Lebnon).
This networking event explores the critical intersection between housing policies and public space design in creating sustainable and equitable urban environments. It will bring together urban planners, housing developers, public space designers, and community advocates to examine how residential developments can better connect with and enhance the quality of the public realm for spatial justice and community integration. The key aim is two-fold: first, to foster and champion cross-sector partnerships to demonstrate how quality public space can be fully integrated to enable inclusive communities; and second, to articulate tangible, transferable policy recommendations that treat housing and public space as interconnected systems, essential to achieving urban liveability and enhancing social cohesion.
Read more: https://wuf.unhabitat.org/event/wuf13/housing-public-space-nexus-fostering-inclusive-urban-communities

Co-moderator: Lance Jay Brown
Speakers: Theresa Williamson, Sara Maassarani, Gregor H Mews, Vincent Kitio, Theodore Liebman.

11/05/2026

We are excited to annouce that we are working on a preliminary programme of the 6th edition of our “Past Present and Future of Public Space” international academic conference, engaging authors from more than 30 countries across all continents, with a particularly strong representation from the Global South (including India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Brazil, Pakistan, Indonesia, Egypt and several African countries), together with contributions from Europe, North America, East Asia and Oceania.

In order to ensure a high-quality, coherent programme that reflects our global ambition, all submissions undergo a careful review process based on clarity of argument, originality, methodological robustness, and relevance to the conference themes. This process sometimes leads to the rejection of proposals that are interesting but still too preliminary, insufficiently aligned with the call, or not yet developed enough to support a fruitful debate.
A rejection rate of around 25% reflects our commitment to curate a programme that is both internationally diverse and intellectually rigorous. It allows us to welcome a wide range of perspectives while ensuring that each contribution meets shared standards and that sessions remain focused, balanced, and generative for all participants.
It also reflects a deliberate decision not to use high rejection as a marker of prestige. We aim to maintain clear academic standards while opening space for diverse voices. In the same spirit, we have significantly reduced participation fees and offer a 50% discount to scholars based in low‑income countries, and we have established several awards dedicated to young designers, early‑career researchers and artists. These choices are fully consistent with the mission that has guided City Space Architecture since its foundation in 2013: to advance knowledge on public space while fostering inclusion, accessibility and global dialogue.

Our interest is to connect with academics and practitioners who are developing innovative research on public space at a global scale and to offer them a meaningful forum for discussion, with particular attention to voices from the Global South and other under-represented contexts. Public space is still too often marginal in urban agendas and policy debates, and this conference seeks to highlight it as a central field of inquiry and practice.

The conference will take place in hybrid mode, those who are interested to attend online can register as participants - select: ONLINE / for participants (not authors) - and join three days of keynote lectures, presentations, round table discussions and special sessions dedicated to our Public Space Awards.
Early bird registration ends on 22 May.
Read more about the conference: https://www.cityspacearchitecture.community/past-present-and-future-of-public-space-2026/
Register: https://donorbox.org/events/929727/

27/04/2026

Join us in Amsterdam and Rotterdam on 28-31 May 2026 for the workshop "Shaping Cities through Civic Interaction Design", developed in partnership with Hogeschool van Amsterdam - HvA Civic Interaction Design Research Group led by Martijn De Waal and in collaboration with the Public Space Detective led by Floor van Ditzhuyzen, with the participation of Andrew Shaw, from Breda University of Applied Sciences.

This workshop examines how cities and public spaces can be shaped through Civic Interaction Design, with a focus on care, stewardship, and collective wellbeing. Through site visits in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, a symposium at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, and collaborative discussion sessions, participants will learn about civics as an orientation to society that prioritises relations over transactions and collective wellbeing over individual usability and seamless consumer experiences, and will explore how design and interactive technologies can support collective city-making and more meaningful forms of civic engagement.

Limited to 20 participants to ensure intimate group dynamics and meaningful exchange. Applications will close on 10 May 2026.

Read more and apply: https://www.publicspaceacademy.org/shaping-cities-through-civic-interaction-design/

15/04/2026

We are excited to announce our Public Space Academy workhsop on 28-31 May 2026 taking place in Amsterdam and Rotterdam on "Shaping Cities through Civic Interaction Design", developed in partnership with Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences Hogeschool van Amsterdam - HvA - Civic Interaction Design Research Group led by Martijn De Waal and in collaboration with the Public Space Detective led by Floor van Ditzhuyzen, with the participation of Andrew Shaw, from Breda University of Applied Sciences.

This workshop examines how cities and public spaces can be shaped through Civic Interaction Design, with a focus on care, stewardship, and collective wellbeing. Through site visits in Rotterdam and Amsterdam, a symposium at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, and collaborative discussion sessions, participants will learn about civics as an orientation to society that prioritises relations over transactions and collective wellbeing over individual usability and seamless consumer experiences, and will explore how design and interactive technologies can support collective city-making and more meaningful forms of civic engagement.

Limited to 20 participants to ensure intimate group dynamics and meaningful exchange. Applications will close on 10 May 2026. A 20% discount is available for applications received by 26 April.
Read more and apply: https://www.publicspaceacademy.org/shaping-cities-through-civic-interaction-design/

Image: Project "Megaphone" in Montreal (Canada) by Moment Factory.

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