neighbourhood
Highlights
Demolition Project, by Alisa Oleva and Debbie Kent
The Demolition Project (A-Z) involves a giant map of the city and an invitation to participants to demolish whatever they want – to cut out buildings, streets or entire areas. In return they must supply their reasons for the destruction, whether these are ideological, aesthetic or autobiographical. At the end, the result is a map
Walled Ground, a Free Zone for Seedlings / a path is made by walking
Since 2016, Hans van Lunteren and Ienke Kastelein have led monthly silent walks along a former prison wall in Utrecht to observe plant growth and explore the tension between control and natural development. Their ongoing project, Walled Ground, aims to create a permanent Free Zone for Seedlings, symbolizing ecological balance and freedom within an urban, controlled environment.
Exeter Sound Walks
Exeter Sound Walks is a series of illustrated, approximately one-mile walks created by Emma to explore and document the changing local soundscape over a year, with 24 walks planned for publication as a book. The walks emphasize attentive listening to seasonal and site-specific sounds, are designed for solitary or small group experiences, and include adaptations for diverse auditory perceptions.
Shared Walks
Shared Walks is an initiative that facilitates social interaction and spatial participation through group walks in public spaces. The Card Set toolkit enables organizations and individuals worldwide to host non-profit Shared Walks activities for community building, social inclusion, and local engagement.
Promenade en balai supersonique; Op de bezem over de Bezemhoek
Enfourchez un balai de sorcière et « survolez » le Coin du Balai avec un casque audio sur les oreilles. Déambulez dans le quartier pendant une quarantaine de minutes et, sans quitter les rues, vous aurez l’impression de voler au-dessus des toits… Le balai enfourché diffusera la voix des habitants qui décrivent, chacun dans leur langue, la
Walking pieces
Walking in the time of coronavirus: a walk from Queen’s Park to Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury’s
This is the 20-minute walk that my friend Henie and I have been doing every Thursday morning for over five months since the start of the covid-19 lockdown in London to do our weekly supermarket shopping. The walk starts in the Queen’s Park Estate in north-west London and ends at the Ladbroke Grove Sainsbury’s. The
Articles on WLC
The joy of steps: 20 ways to give purpose to your daily walk | Life and style | The Guardian
Has the novelty of a prescribed stroll long since worn off? From tracking animals to uncovering hidden history, here’s how to discover a new world in your neighbourhood Source: The joy of steps: 20 ways to give purpose to your daily walk | Life and style | The Guardian
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Articles elsewhere
Walk 117
Neighbourhood CouleesWe have to leave earlier all the time to get a walk in after work but before sunset. There is someone camped out here, not far off the trail but well hidden in this untrafficked part of the coulees. Should we worry? About them, about ourselves? Choosing not to. Location: Lethbridge, AlbertaLength: 4 kmCompanions: Mia & RoseDate: 16 September, 2022 [...]
Events
Community Engagement Coburg
Combining techniques devised while working with communities in the UK, for both young and old, Andrew Stuck from Rethinking Cities, conducted a series of workshops with officers from local authorities in and around Coburg, in Melbourne, Australia. Some 30 local authority community engagement officers joined Andrew to explore the applicability of various techniques, that Andrew has honed when facilitating
• Jane’s Walk Local Neighbourhood Challenge
Jane’s Walk are a global tribute to Canadian urban sociologist, Jane Jacobs, who wrote amongst other seminal works, “The Death and Life of Great American Cities”. Jane’s Walks run on the anniversary of her birth in May, and we at the Museum of Walking thought it was time that we devised a walk that played out her enthusiasm and research into
• Elevenses – Expanding London
Elevenses – join us for tea, biscuits and a STROLL on a WALKSHOP of discovery Co-curated by the Museum of Walking and PLAYLINK “You’ve got to get out and walk. Walk and you will see that many of the assumptions on which projects depend are visibly wrong.” Jane Jacobs, 1958 Expanding London – Kidbrooke Village and Lewisham Centre = FULLY BOOKED Tuesday 5 December
• Promenade en balai supersonique; Op de bezem over de Bezemhoek
Enfourchez un balai de sorcière et « survolez » le Coin du Balai avec un casque audio sur les oreilles. Déambulez dans le quartier pendant une quarantaine de minutes et, sans quitter les rues, vous aurez l’impression de voler au-dessus des toits… Le balai enfourché diffusera la voix des habitants qui décrivent, chacun dans leur langue, la