reCITYing opens this call for projects to collect international good practices which combine architecture and art performances in order to regenerate abandoned buildings and spaces in the city. reCITYing has the ambition to establish a networking platform and exchange based the principle of temporary reuse and co-creation of spaces in a European perspective. The call is aimed at young creatives and professionals from architecture, urban and product design, event designers, art companies and performers to foster a wider knowledge creation on urban regeneration strategies and artistic laboratories open to the city as cultural incubators.
Categories:
The Catalogue will display innovative urban regeneration project from four different perspectives:
Architecture + Performative arts
e. g. Architecture, scenography, ballets, performing arts, costumes with recycled materials, living theatre
Architecture + Land arts
e. g. LandArt, food waste, promenades, floating/hanging tents, landscape installations, nature-based solutions
Architecture + Music
e. g. Music stages, jam sessions, design for music, music/sensorial experiences, music transect walks, informal orchestras
Architecture + Visual arts
e. g. Visual arts, video mapping, street arts, electronic installations, participatory arts, architectural folly
Prizes:
12 top ranked entries (3 per each categories) will be exhibited in a dedicated poster session at the 2025 edition of the International FAV Festival in Montpellier. They winning projects will be promoted through the project website and communication channels. 40 selected and ranked entries will be published in the State of the Art(s) reCITYing Catalogue as open access on-line publication.
