So here we are, everyone talks about hubs.
Especially in France, but not only, everyone is talking about hubs using the expression tiers-lieux (third places).Institutions, companies, and real estate operators use those words to convey a message of social progress, inclusivity, collaboration, reuse of materials, sharing of resources, resilient models of governance, etc...
To make some order and bring some clarity, for the first cycle of the podcast It speaks VOLUMES, we met real people behind such hubs, and shared their real stories.
During 3 months, Domenico Di Siena, trained architect and civic designer, co-founder of Volumes, met and discussed with creative and productive hubs people, and unravelled how difficult it is to actually find a place to make a hub come to life, how challenging it is sometimes to convince investors or landlords, but also observed how central is the community behind the project to make it happen!
This podcast is a curated selection of the best quotes, advice and inspirations from these conversations to support the creation of new alternatives to existing models.
Our amazing guests for the first cycle of the podcast are:
Julia Varela, a lawyer who is currently co-designing the strategy for the new Daniel & Nina Carasso foundation - a philanthropic organization to empower projects related to sustainable food production and arts, pedagogy, and education.
H. Cenk Dereli (Architect PhD) designs architectural environments and organises gathering events for creative communities. While he runs his architecture practice NOBON, he also provides consultancy for municipalities on communities, creative cities and cultural heritage.
Francesco Cingolani is an architect "interested in creating social places through communities and technology". Co-founder and Director of Volumes laboratory, he has recently initiated VILLAE NGO, a nonprofit organization to convert a neglected baroque Villa in rural Italy into a creative and productive hub for the future of Europe.
Silvia Tagliazzucchi is a researcher, architect, civic designer, project and community manager. PhD in Urban Morphology, member of Amigdala art collective and the CivicWise network, she is currently involved in the Civic Factory called OvestLab in Modena (Italy).
Discover what our guests are inspired by.
Credits:
Sound and graphic design by Natasa Lekkou.
Script by Yéléna Uzan.
Hosted by Domenico Di Siena.
All soundtrack used for this podcast is free from copyright.
