by Karma Agency | Nov 23, 2021 | Adaptive re-use of heritage buildings, Good practices, Participatory governance of cultural heritage
Oberhausen, Germany. Transforming a water tower into a collaborative artists and event space and an urban and cultural laboratory. Due to the industrial decline of the Ruhr area, Oberhausen’s main station lost its importance and its 33 meter high water...
by Karma Agency | Nov 23, 2021 | Good practices, Participatory governance of cultural heritage
Nantes, France. A digital platform for discovery and expression of heritage. When human life primarily inhabited forests, rather than cities, people knew the names and the ritual and medical significance of the trees and plants around them, they knew the...
by Karma Agency | Nov 23, 2021 | Adaptive re-use of heritage buildings, Good practices, Participatory governance of cultural heritage
Moravian Silesian region, Czech Republic. Dolní Vítkovice. New contents of former industrial areas which lost their function present a real challenge in a post-industrial society seeking a low-carbon economy. By building a strong stakeholder engagement...
by Karma Agency | Nov 23, 2021 | Adaptive re-use of heritage buildings, Good practices, Participatory governance of cultural heritage
Łódź, Poland. Turning heritage into open, socially mixed, intergenerational co-housing The city of Łódź owns a large number of town houses. Many are in need of renovation and a new use. Many are part of the city’s rich cultural heritage. The city is also...
by Karma Agency | Nov 23, 2021 | Adaptive re-use of heritage buildings, Good practices, Participatory governance of cultural heritage
Leuven, Belgium. OPEK is an old customs building in Leuven where different art disciplines meet in dance, theatre, visual arts, music, literature and photography. This heritage building has been repurposed to host around eight cultural organisations that...
by Karma Agency | Nov 23, 2021 | Good practices, Participatory governance of cultural heritage
Hermoupolis, Greece. Places, people and digital storytelling. Digital tools spark community engagement. The historic city of Hermoupolis is rich in architectural heritage, much of which is endangered or decaying. The municipality designed the project 100...
by Karma Agency | Nov 23, 2021 | Good practices, Participatory governance of cultural heritage
Gorenjska region, Slovenia. Cross-border collaboration and citizens engagement to preserve traditional house and field names For centuries, Slovene field and house denominations, originating from local rural life, have been a way of identifying people,...
by Karma Agency | Nov 23, 2021 | Good practices, Participatory governance of cultural heritage
Central Scotland. World heritage for community development The Antonine Wall is part of the ‘Frontiers of the Roman Empire’ transnational World Heritage Site. The 60km site cuts across five councils and one city in central Scotland. The wall runs through...
by Karma Agency | Nov 23, 2021 | Adaptive re-use of heritage buildings, Good practices, Quality of interventions on cultural heritage
Ghent, Belgium. Young people in some areas of Ghent are particularly at risk of social exclusion, and not being engaged by traditional educational and social activities. Ghent decided to work with local organisations to revitalise the social housing...
by Karma Agency | Nov 23, 2021 | Good practices, Participatory governance of cultural heritage
Dublin, Ireland. Conserving story, history and architecture. After the last tenement residents left this architecturally and socially significant area in the late 1970s, the house at 14 Henrietta Street fell into decay. The challenge for the municipality...
