International Forum

Our City, Our Space

Sponsored by the Chevening Alumni Programme Fund, and with the partnership of PlacemakingX and the UK Embassy in Havana, we invite you to join us to discuss and create resilient and inclusive paths towards the sustainable development of Cuban communities.

Who are we?

The International Forum “Our City, Our Space” is a discussion platform to promote placemaking strategies towards the sustainable development of Cuban communities. Sponsored by the Chevening Alumni Programme Fund, and with the partnership of PlacemakingX, the forum invites community leaders, architects, communicators, urban planners, sociologists, designers, artists, economists, students, environmental experts and specialists in sustainable development from Cuba and worldwide to develop a meaningful debate in order to promote and support sustainable living modes in the island. It also aims to share and raise awareness of the New Cuban Urban Agenda 2036, while addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2, 3, 11, 12 13 and 17 of the United Nations.

What do we do?

We connect and visibilize community-led and sustainable strategies in Cuba.

Placemaking

Evolve from a top-down traditional approach to planning to a bottom-up inclusive, adaptable, context-specific and collaborative process driven by the community, where stakeholders, experts and local governments work beyond their professional boundaries to fulfill the communities’ expectations for their places.

Local development

Address and solve a diversity of socio-economic, cultural and environmental problems through a participative process that aims to produce sustainable development and improve the quality of life of communities.

Sustainable mobility

Access to services and infrastructure for the mobility of people -in a manner that is safe, affordable, accessible, efficient and resilient-minimizing emissions with an environmental impact.

Recycling

Use of waste materials to convert them into new objects in a way that reduces energy use, air pollution and water pollution.

Alimentary and nutritional safety

Guarantee permanent access to a sufficient, safe and nutritious food supply needed to maintain an active and healthy lifestyle.

Accessibility

Easy access to the built environment. Create spaces for ALL, not only eliminating physical barriers, but also fulfilling the psychological needs of the users.

Cities for people

Creating or regenerating places based on the ‘users’ aspirations and needs.

Community wellbeing

Merge social, political, economical, cultural and environmental factors that communities identify as essential for them to flourish and achieve prosperity.

Sustainability

Fulfil our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. In addition to natural resources, we also need social and economic resources.

"The role of public spaces in community development is mediated by multidimensional factors, including community participation, management of material and human resources, government strategies, among others"

Gabriela García Portuondo

Our City, Our Space

Latest News

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11 July 2022

Handbook Our City Our Space 2021

The second edition of the International Forum “Our city, our space” – Towards sustainable living...

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04 June 2022

Our team is at the Festival de la Rueda!!!

Our city, Our space joins the Third Edition of the Festival de la Rueda, an initiative of the Artecorte...

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23 May 2022

Más BOSQUE Workshop

Would you like to help create a welcoming public space in the Almendares delta? Would you like to learn...

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23 May 2022

New website for Placemaking Latinoamerica

New Placemaking Latinoamerica website! https://placemaking.la Placemaking Latinoamerica is now available...

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12 March 2022

"Designing my neighborhood" workshop began in Los Pocitos

The workshop “Designing my neighborhood” began today in Los Pocitos. This collaboration between...

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14 December 2021

Our City, Our Space: Planning the city from an urban and human perspective

“The editions of Our City, Our Space have featured more than forty speakers and panelists from...

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19 November 2021

Day four, last day, join us now!

We are LIVE on Zoom and YouTube. Today we will be discussing ALIMENTARY AND NUTRITIONAL SAFETY. Here...

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18 November 2021

Day three, we are LIVE now, join us!

We are LIVE on Zoom and YouTube. Today we will be discussing recycling. Here is the full program. Join...

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17 November 2021

Day two, we are LIVE now, join us!

Here is the full program. Join us!

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16 November 2021

International Forum "Our city, our space" opens its doors in Havana for second year

The second edition of the International Forum Our city, our space – Towards sustainable living...

Our Sponsors and partners

Our City, Our Space forum is Sponsored by the Chevening Alumni Programme Fund, and with the partnership of PlacemakingX.

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