Year of Spatial Planning
The project Urban Circular Economy has been selected as one of the projects in the Year of Spatial Planning.
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Street Talks
What makes a street attractive? Co-reference of the lecture of Ton Schaap in the series Street Talks.
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Economics of Beauty
An advice on what is the economical surpluses of investments in the quality (architecture, public space and amenities) of the inner city.
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Still, Slow and Silence
How still, slow and silent is the city? In the talkshow Multitasken, David Dooghe was interviewed on his experiences as curator of Soundpiece.
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Countdown to Christmas
Interview with David Dooghe by newspaper Metro on project Soundpiece.
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Growing Green _ Awareness
For centuries, the size of a city has been defined by the food production of her surrounding countryside. A century ago, technology started to create new possibilities for faster transport and slower food decay, allowing cities to grow, mostly at the disadvantage of the surrounding countryside.
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Learning from Vancouver
By focussing on the quality of the city life for several decades, Vancouver has become one of the most liveable cities in the world. An overview of the lessons learned from a tour in Vancouver, guided by Larry Beasley.
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Comparing the Carnivals
From May until August there are three big intercultural carnivals in the northwest of Europe: the Karnaval Der Kulturen in Berlin, the Summercarnival Rotterdam and the Notting Hill Carnival in London. The carnivals have their specificities: origin and program and therefore a different (temporary and permanent) impact on the urban surrounding.
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Between Space and Place
A research on the influence of art and culture on the identity of a specific place.
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Parfum de Coolsingel
On a warm summer day at the Coolsingel ‘the Rotterdam urban theatre’ was presented. This was a part of Parfum de Boem Boem, the artistic route alongside building plots.
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Soundpiece o9-13
From 2oo9 until 2o13, David Dooghe has been appointed as curator of Soundpiece, with the task to reinstall the sound installation and connect it to the cultural life of Rotterdam. Since that time, the installation got an Internet connection and an XLR plug-in point at the square, greatly enlarging its possibilities for use. Furthermore, many cultural institutions, festivals, sound artists or others used the installation. During the years the installation has become part of life on the square.
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Open, experimental and participative
How did the piecing together of different initiatives gradually give rise to the urban cultural foyer at Schouwburgplein? Article on Soundpiece in CITIES The Magazine issue #o2: “EMERGING CENTERS”.
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Festival City_Rotterdam in the AIR Archive
Festival City_Rotterdam has been added to the website of the Architectural Institute of Rotterdam.
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Wireless Debate
The physical world of the city and the virtual world of the internet are overlapping more and more. This has major consequences for both the way we experience public spaces and the way we exchange news and stories.
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Lunch with Poetry
Enjoy your lunch with Poetry form all over the world. Every weekday between 12.oo and 14.oo the Soundpiece, in collaboration with Poetry International Rotterdam, plays (Sound)Pieces of Poetry International. Every week a different langue will be served.
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Claiming the street
The city as an open air museum.
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Whose is the city?
Being an urban designer with knowledge of youth culture, David Dooghe, was invited to participate on the debate: ‘Whose is the city?’ discussing youngsters and their use of public space of Rotterdam.
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StedenbouwNu Award
David Dooghe was interviewed on the project Festivalcity_Rotterdam for StedenbouwNu Award.
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Sustainable communities @ Enviu
How to create a sustainable community? Festivalcity_Rotterdam was presented at an Enviu Workshop.
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Coolsingel Late Night
David Dooghe was invited at de De Unie Late Night for a debate with Arno Bonte, a member of the political party Groen Links.
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