Lighting city planning: when the light gives a second life to the city

Isabelle Corten, Architect, Lighting Designer, and Founder of the “Social Light Movement,” believes that being an urban lighting designer combines the skills of a tightrope walker and a researcher. How can light be used to enhance and showcase spaces that have been neglected or that are considered “non-strategic”? Spotlight on her own... en savoir plus

Breakfast on the financement of the cities' green growth

Thursday May 12th 2011, Paris

As part of a study on the funding of green urban development and in partnership with the OECD, the City Factory is hosting a work group session designed to identify appropriate funding instruments for green urban development. On May 12, 2011, Dominique Bureau, General Delegate of the Economic Council for Sustainable... en savoir plus

What spaces should be delegated to the private sector: policy-making choices?

By Renaud MUSELIER

Everything we have heard in the seminary, is the result of the work and the willingness of elected representatives. en savoir plus

Experiences of Geneva in Renovating Public Spaces

By Rémy PAGANI

If we want to dig a little deeper and talk about citizen engagement, we have to talk about confrontation.  My title in French is a play on words which is untranslatable, “l’espace public, lieu de Bonheur”, but it has to do with happiness and confrontation at the same time.  This is happiness through confrontation, or the other way... en savoir plus

Social Value of Lighting Design in Public Spaces?

By Isabelle CORTEN

We have talked a lot about public spaces. However we have not yet talked about what happens at night - night life - especially in northern countries.  I come from Belgium and half of the year we are plunged in darkness.  You have to think about what you want to do in a city once the night and the darkness has set in. en savoir plus

Conclusion of the Barcelona seminar

By Remi DORVAL

We may need to think about what needs to come next for La Fabrique de la Cité; possibly the relations between the public and the private spheres. en savoir plus

Publics spaces designing contours

By

Cynthia NIKITIN

Georges AMAR

Philippe de LONGEVIALLE

The City Factory

What shape should public spaces have? What aspects of these spaces should be singled out (socialization, utility of the amenities,...)? Cynthia Nikitin, Thomas Melin, Philippe de Longevialle and Georges Amar try to answer this question... en savoir plus

Introduction of the Barcelona seminar

By Remi DORVAL

I would like to say that La Fabrique de la Cité / The City Factory is very happy to welcome you here today in Barcelona. We talked about mobility issues in London, about sustainable cities in Copenhagen, and in Hamburg about the different stakes due to the cities transformation, particularly regarding population changes.  We are now in... en savoir plus

The Point of View of the Users

By Denis PINGAUD

You have to wonder what the people the most concerned with public spaces, citizens, expect from them. en savoir plus

What is a Good Public Space?

By Cynthia NIKITIN

Projects for Public Spaces is a non-profit organisation based in New York City.  We have worked in 2,500 communities, 40 countries, for the last 35 years.  The New York Renaissance campaign is about closing Broadway to traffic to create more people space instead of automobile space.  en savoir plus