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personal blog of Francesco Cingolani

As architects regarding the city as a complex and multi-layered phenomenon, during the past years we have been facing deep change in the way we relate to urban issues. We have learned – by doing – that knowledge and creation are becoming hybrid and diffused phenomenons, transforming traditional, closed and fixed structures, into open and flexible network structures. The image above is a visualization of dreamhamar process based on an image by Ecosistema Urbano and a network visualization by Nancy White.

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DREAMHAMAR è un processo di network design applicato alla creazione di uno spazio pubblico per la città di Hamar, in Norvegia.
Una delle caratteristiche più importanti della metodologia network design è la realizzazione di prototipi a scala reale sulla piazza tramite eventi, installazioni ed azioni urbane.

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During last months I’ve been working hard for dreamhamar network design process to transform the design of a public space in Norway into a collective dream. While I was working from Ecosistema Urbano in Madrid as a member of the DIGITAL LAB TEAM, another team was moving to Hamar in order to coordinate onsite activities.

A few days ago Noa, one of my colleagues in Hamar, published “Learning from Hamar”, a short essay about her 2 months experience in Norway. I think it is a great report and a touching text; it explains how a network design process goes beyond the pure participation process, by building a networked community (both local and international) to work on a mutual case.

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video : sessione network design con il sociologo Andrés Walliser, direttore del workshop online PUBLIC SPACE AND PEOPLE

Qualche giorno fa ho invitato un collega, conosciuto a Torino in occasione dello Smart Building Workshop, a partecipare agli workshop online che sto coordinando nell’ambito del processi di progettazione partecipativa dreamhamar

Tutto il progetto, secondo la metodologia network design, è ispirato a valori di trasparenza, orizzontalità e apertura.
Se sei un architetto, un creativo, o se semplicemente sei interessato ai processi di creazione orizzontale e distribuita, ecco le sessioni online alle quali potrai partecipare durante la settimana di ottobre tramite il nostro DIGITAL LAB

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In 2 days we start dreamhamar‘s three-month long participation phase of workshops, lectures and model building where residents are invited to dream and to discuss the future of Stortorget Square, and it is marked with a big opening party next Saturday, September the 17th at 2:00 pm !

Here are some graphic works I realized with Ecosistema Urbano team for the opening event.
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images above based on flickr pictures by Amber Case and Smite Me
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I am very happy to share with you a post originally written for dreamhamar blog by our blogger and community manager Marisa, with whom I am collaborating in Ecosistema Urbano.

As one of my principal role within dreamhamar process is to develop theory and methodology for this architectural participation project, a few month ago I wrote What is Network Design Methodology? (originally in Spanish and translated in English by Marisa, thanks!) where I explained which methodology we were going to use for dreamhamar.

When Marisa was working to the English version of the article, she started detesting me :)
In the following text she explains why and she “translates” my words into an understandable language also for a non-architect. I sincerely invite you to read it: very funny and clear.

Thanks again Marisa for this brilliant explanation of network design methodology for participation processes! 

I remember when Francesco Cingolani first tried to explain me whatnetwork design was. I remember looking puzzled. I remember going home wondering why two simple words had to combine in a concept so difficult to grasp.

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foto di Jon Kristian Fjellestad (Flickr)

Negli ultimi giorni mi sono trovato a seguire con un’attenzione particolare i tragici fatti avvenuti in Norvegia.
Ad un coinvolgimento emotivo personale, si sono aggiunte delicate questioni professionali riguardanti il progetto dreamhamar che stiamo sviluppando ad Ecosistema Urbano per la cittadina norvegese di Hamar.

Con questo piccolo post volevo solo manifestare la mia solidarietà col popolo norvegese, pubblicando queste foto commoventi di Jon Kristian Fjellestad e ricordando in segno di speranza l’affermazione del premier Jens Stoltenberg: 

“Risponderemo con più democrazia”

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