Lift Workshop @ Citilab

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We are noticing a digitization of the contemporary cities with technologies embedded into its streets and buildings and carried by people and vehicles. This evolution has appended an informational membrane over the urban fabrics that afford citizens new flexibility in conducting their daily activities. Simultaneously, this membrane reports on previously invisible dynamics of a city; providing new means to the multiple actors of the urban life to reshape the spaces, the policies, the flows, the services and the many different aspects that constitute a city.

In this workshop, we plan to address this increasing presence of the informational membrane hovering over Barcelona, exploring the implications (trade-offs, opportunities and concerns) and understanding how it affects the way citizens feel and live their city. Beyond abstract discussions and far-fetched visions, participants will sketch near-future scenarios with datasets and infrastructures existing in Barcelona. To aliment and critique the design process, participants will play the role of distinct urban actors (e.g. local politicians, activists, entrepreneurs, researchers, municipal employees, urban planners, lobbyists, artists...).

Program - Oct 24 12:00-18:00 at Citilab

30min: Introduction to the theme, Barcelona, its issues, its datasets

30min: Group formation based on a specific issue of Barcelona

60min: Group brainstorm on solutions, scenarios and planning

90min: Lunch

90min: Group devil's advocate procedure: role play in each group to strengthen solution, extract concerns and opportunities

60min: Group presentations

Urban Labs

This workshop is part of the Urban Labs days held on October 22-24 at Citilab in Cornellà in the outskirts of Barcelona.

Registration

1.) See below
2.) In addition, if you wish to attend Adam Greenfield and Ben Cerveny's morning talks and/or participate to the workshop lunch, please register to Urban Labs as well.