The narratives represent a practice-based perspective of the project’s two-year outcomes, focusing on actions carried out by eight urban sites of transformation. Driven by forming, shaping, and organising activities in the urban transformation projects, eight sites have experimented with interpreting and translating the values of New European Bauhaus and five Desire principles (Biodiversity, Belonging, Movement, Circularity, Aesthetics).
The narratives unfold the intricacies and nuances of running place-based activities and experiences, putting words and images into understanding their place, processes, dynamics, and potential futures.
About the white paper
Desire - Narratives of Irresistible Circular Futures, September 2024, Version 1.1, Aalborg University (Desire partner) - link to the white paper
Authors:
- Olivia Thomassen Harre
- Asbjørn Christian Carstens
- Daniel Hermansen
- Lea Holst Laursen
- Hans Jørgen Andersen
About the project
’Desire – Designing the Irresistible Circular Society’ experiments with creating sustainable, attractive, and inclusive urban spaces which respect the limited resources of the planet, with the recycling of materials, and in interaction with citizens, artists, architects, designers, urban planners, contractors, builders, knowledge institutions, and other organisations.
The work presented in this paper is funded by the EU project ‘Desire - Designing the Irresistible Circular Society’ under the call HORIZON-MISS-2021-NEB-01-01.
“Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.”
