HeritACT

Use the #NegoDesign Tool by University College Dublin: digital negotiation in reimagining the urban space by providing voice and collaboration for the community and stakeholders. 🪐 Ii is a digital open-source negotiation tool based on Geodesign and Serious Gaming. It engages communities and local authorities in co-creating design solutions for spatial decision-making with conflicting perspectives. Currently deployed in three pilot sites: Elefsina, Milan, and Ballina HeritACT pilots. The tool contributes to quality education, sustainable urban planning, and climate action. HeritACT expected impacts: enhanced stakeholder engagement, more effective negotiations, and bridging traditional and gamified approaches for inclusive community involvement. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dx4d88e9

🌍 Exciting developments in #Elefsina! HeritACT’s first three months have unveiled the community's vision for the city’s future. Locals envision a green, clean, and culturally rich environment. Engaging 68 residents through questionnaires, bodystorming sessions, and thematic walks, the project explores the significance of cultural heritage and repurposing industrial sites. Despite challenges like air pollution and limited influence on public space, the collective imagination is shaping a sustainable and inclusive future. Read more and join us in (re)imagining Elefsina’s vibrant potential! https://lnkd.in/dNMXr4vu

🛹 Discover the sustainable marvel of ARKOPOLIS, a beacon of creativity and community in Eleusis, Greece. In February 2023, the 🇧🇪 Belgian collective Timecircus completed a remarkable 3,000-kilometre pilgrimage on foot, crossing the continent to reach Eleusis. This incredible journey was a symbolic gesture, offering encouragement and strength to all European citizens and marking the Opening Ceremony of the 🇬🇷 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture. Upon their arrival, Timecircus began the construction of 🪵 ARKOPOLIS with the help of local youth group Cultterra and supported by the Onassis Foundation. This cultural and recreational space, which includes the region’s only skatepark, has become a 🙋central hub of creativity and community. ARKOPOLIS is a testament to sustainable practices, featuring the wooden arch of the ARK initially crafted in Belgium and reassembled in Eleusis with minimal modifications. This dedication to sustainability underscores the project's commitment to preserving the 🌱 environment while inspiring cultural growth. Today, ARKOPOLIS is a vibrant, inclusive space open to everyone. Highlighted as one of the applicant projects for the 🇪🇺 2024 NEB Prizes, it proves that culture can be a vital part of every community. #NewEuropeanBauhaus #DesignForAll #LeadTheChange 📷 © Eleusis, 2024. Content licensed to the European Union.

Use the UserSence Tool 🦋 by by University of the Aegean: an indicator for the users’ emotional state during their experience with the product or service The tool is designed to enhance user experience evaluation by collecting, analyzing, and visualizing data through bio-sensors. It enables integration of sensor data with questionnaire responses, optimizing and refining user experiences effectively. The tool contributes to the development of innovative design solutions for heritage activation by providing valuable insights into user perceptions and engagement. 📌HeritACT expected impacts: efficiently organize and execute evaluations, providing a comprehensive view of user experience. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dV4rPWeb

Another significant milestone for our #community around #inclusion, #sustainability and #beauty! Last week, the Italian partners of HeritACT Horizon Project —Comune di Milano, LAND, Stefano Boeri Architetti, THINGS, with the participation of Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia— organised a joint workshop between the 2 cascine #cascinet_agrohub #apicolturaveca #fattoriadidatticaapepe, building upon the stories, challenges and opportunities collected during the interviews and walks held in Spring 2024. ‘How would you imagine the cascine in 2030?’ is the question that guided the activity to start collectively envisioning the future of the sites. Both cascine had the opportunity to reflect and exchange on their unique characteristics while pinpointing what they have in common and building ground for synergy and collaboration. The workshop has also been the occasion to focus on the solutions, not only as architectural interventions, but also from a narrative perspective by introducing the participants to their environmental, social and cultural benefits. This attention on diverse benefits aims to foster a comprehensive understanding of their impact in terms of beauty, inclusion and sustainability (the three New European Bauhaus principles) and their contribution in reaching the goals for sustainable development of the UN Agenda 2030 (the so-called SDGs).

 🌿 HeritACT Project is launching the Urban Sustainability Assessment Framework 🌿 We are glad to announce the launching of a series of questionnaires to develop an Urban Sustainability Assessment Framework for HeritACT pilot sites! The framework evaluates urban sustainability across environmental, social, economic, and cultural dimensions. 🔍 Participate in our Urban Sustainability Assessment: Urban Sustainability Indicators Study: Share your views on key indicators. Indicators Weighting Survey: Help us prioritize sustainability dimensions. 👉 Join us in promoting a greener, fairer, and more inclusive future! Find the questionnaire links here: Ballina Questionnaire: https://shorturl.at/ltQDh Milan: Milan Questionnaire: https://shorturl.at/2mQQU Eleusis: Eleusis Questionnaire: https://shorturl.at/JK44v

#HeritACT | an important beginning 🌻 3 months of actions: 55 educators, 68 filled questionnaires, 2 bodystorming sessions, 3 new crowdsourcing entries, 25 points emotionally placed on the city’s map (ParticiMap), 2 events at the HeritHUB. The first 3 months of the HeritHUB activity in Elefsina unfold the essence of the project. Through innovative digital tools and participatory workshops, HeritACT reveals its own dynamics. That is, the formation of a network of people and entities that support the project through active engagement, willing to pass on new knowledge to more people. The #Elefsina team presents the specially designed participatory tools, tailor made by the scientific team, to the educational community. The educators in turn will pass the baton to the students in the next phase. Thus, the idea of HeritACT and the principles of the New European Bauhaus will be passed from the children to every household. The essence of HeritACT lies in the way in which participation spreads across communities, the familiarisation with the project's tools, and the care with which the insights are passed from one person to the other.

Last week, our colleagues from Comune di Milano took part in the #tnocfestival 2024 showcasing Heritact and exchanging with peers on how #co-creation, #digitaltechnology, #architecture, #NBS and #culture contribute to #sustainable, #inclusive and #beautiful cities. The festival acts as a multidisciplinary platform where #artists, #scientists, #urbanplanners and #changemakers meet and share. 🎇

Get a glance of #HeritACT solutions in #Ballina! 🪑 Discover these series of interactive cards developed by University College Dublin that showcase the solutions that are going to be implemented in Ballina. Explore some innovative spatial and structural concepts, green modular systems made using advanced manufacturing techniques, nature-based solutions (NBS) and the combination of AR and VR to improve exhibit understanding. 👉🏼https://lnkd.in/dKieUdxv

Use ParticiMap Tool by University College Dublin 🗺, a participatory mapping to improve dialogue with local communities and stakeholders and focus on reuse and enhancement of cultural heritage. #ParticiMap uses volunteer geographic information systems that helps turn community insights into geospatial data for analysis, promoting inclusive urban planning and decision-making processes. #HeritACT expected impacts: gathering insights from community stakeholders to enhance urban planning and design. Is anticipated to result in informed and inclusive urban planning, heightened citizen engagement, and the revitalization of open spaces, contributing to vibrant and resilient communities. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dq_KmHCA