Handbook Our City Our Space 2021

Handbook Our City Our Space 2021

The second edition of the International Forum “Our city, our space” – Towards sustainable living modes, opened its doors in Havana once again to promote the discussion on placemaking strategies, community and sustainable development. We have arrived at another November, grateful and honoured, for having the privilege of gathering relevant social actors from Cuba and…

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

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 Project dedicated to the deaf community on this new occasion. The event brings together community projects, local initiatives, activists and institutions that promote sustainable mobility in Havana and, in particular, the use of bicycles in the…

“Designing my neighborhood” workshop began in Los Pocitos

“Designing my neighborhood” workshop began in Los Pocitos

The workshop “Designing my neighborhood” began today in Los Pocitos. This collaboration between the Akokán Project (@akokancuba), the GAÏA Project (@proyectogaiávida) and Placemaking-Cuba aims to accompany the children of this Havana locality in the design of their dream neighborhood. As part of the initiative, design, spatiality and environmental education tools were taught. During the first…

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

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 almost twenty countries, among them the global eminences on the subject Jan Gehl, Fred Kent and Gil Peñalosa; they have also brought together specialists from Havana, Cienfuegos and Matanzas.” In an interview with journalist Katheryn Felipe, founders Gabriela García…