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Knowledge BankInterdisciplinary Approach
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Breaking Boundaries, The Ashford Ring Project, 2007 |
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A project to renew the design of a 1970s ring road in Ashford using a design approach that gives equal balance to pedestrians and motor vehicles on roads and highways. Shared Space- European urban design a policy makers - are working with artists such as Michael Pinsky, John Atkin, John Maine, Nayan Kulkarniu and Simeon Nelson to work on the surrounding landscape, lighting strategy, and road.
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www.kent.gov.uk
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Channel 4, The Castleford Project, 2006 |
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This is an art centred collaborative regeneration initiative forr the former mining town of Castleford, England. 11 improvement projects include the relocation of memorial public benches, the development of a children’s play forest in what used to be an abandoned council allotment and the improvement of the Ferry Fryston Green. This is project is lead by regeneration, design and development organisations and supported by the Channel 4, City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment, English Partnerships, Yorkshire Forward, Groundwork UK and the Coalfields Regeneration Trust.
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www.channel4.com
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Cherokee Gives Back by Cherokee |
| Cherokee Gives Back is an investment firm specializing in the acquisition, regeneration and sustainable redevelopment of contaminated real estate. They have a strong commitment to non-profit initiatives, community involvement and public service. Unlike other similar property developers, they exercise collaborative decision making with local authorities, community groups and residents. |
| www.cherokeefund.com |
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Disonancias |
| DISONANCIAS is a platform that creates relationships between artists and companies, research centres or public organisations in order to foster innovation in all its aspects and transmit to society the importance of developing creative environments. It is based on the idea that artists are, by definition, researchers and can contribute to proposing new and different paths of innovation, introducing detours and discords in the normal processes of thought and action, contributing creativity and work methodologies and serving as a catalyst for the members of a team. |
| www.disonancias.com |
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Sponge |
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Sponge is an open network of individuals who work towards sustainable development of built and natural environments. Through a set of communication platforms and ideas exchange Sponge focuses on ecology as a priority for the construction industries. They organize networking events, seminars and workshops in which they practice collaborative policy development.
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Observatorium |
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Observatorium is a non for profit, artist run forganisation that creates exhibitions, public sculpture and networks. It develops projects relating to public space using an inter-disciplinary and participatory approach to decision making for environment design.
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