Urban Project: Urbanism as instrument of societal amelioration

The Urban Project consists of diverse sub-projects and case studies that focus on the use of urban and spatial instruments and tools of architecture, urban design and planning as a means of enhancing social equality and democracy in society. The project's focus is on practice - on the actual practices that enable a positive societal transformation.

Urban Project experiments with and studies the practical means which enable the enhancement of equality and democracy in society.

The necessity of a comprehensive approach, which targets social and economic processes, the built environment, political structures and much more.
The necessity of both 'top-down' approaches (planning) and 'bottom-up' (participation).