Shared cities: Creative momentum

SHARED CITIES: Creative Momentum (SCCM) is on a mission to improve the quality of life in European cities. By exploring aspects of sharing and urban design we are creating new ways of living in our cities. Together.

Shared Cities: Creative Momentum is a seminal four-year cultural project that brings together eleven partners from seven major European cities: Belgrade, Berlin, Bratislava, Budapest, Katowice, Prague and Warsaw. SCCM establishes an international network for a creative discourse at the intersection of architecture, art, urbanism and the sharing economy to contribute to the transformation of urban spaces. From 2016 to 2020 more than 150 activities will take place, encompassing festivals, films, exhibitions, artists’ residencies or case studies. The project’s ambition is to show urban citizens that their participation and cooperation is essential for creating a pleasant and valuable urban environment. The project’s creative centre is Prague where the Goethe-Institut, Czech Centres and the reSITE organisation form its core team.

Who: 11 partners from 6 countries
Domains: Architecture, urbanism, art and design, participation
Activities: Festivals, films, exhibitions, workshops, residencies, research and case studies
When: June 2016 – February 2020

Follow us: www.sharedcities.eu #SharedCities #SCCM2020

Shared Cities: Creative Momentum (SCCM) is a European cultural platform addressing the contemporary urban challenges of European cities. SCCM is a joint project of Goethe-Institut (DE), Czech Centres (CZ), reSITE (CZ), Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (SK), Association of Belgrade Architects (RS), Hungarian Contemporary Architecture Centre – KÉK (HU), Katowice City of Gardens (PL), KUNSTrePUBLIK (DE), Mindspace (HU), Old Market Hall Alliance (SK), Res Publica – Cities Magazine (PL). Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union.

Activities in Budapest by Mindspace

+ Urban cultural Pop-up spaces 
+ Professional meetings and discussions
+ Urban games
+ Cultural and community events
+ Knowledge transfer
+ Workshops
+ Platforms 

Better Budapest platforms

We are working on a better city with citizens, who wants to add knowledge, ideas and time for it. We discuss, share experiences and act together. We edit together a shared document to collect best practices and write a common action plan focuses on the VIII. district of Budapest based on the smart city concept. 

If you would like to know what's going on in our project area, two neighbourhoods in the VIII. district check our website or you would like to share and discuss about city development ideas on our Better Budapest e-democracy platform (Hungarian). 

Mindspace received co-financing support from the National Cultural Fund of Hungary (NKA).

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