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Organization:
Centre for City Ecology
Reading cities
The mission of Centre for City Ecology is to cultivate a broad understanding of how cities – their economies, neighbourhoods, communities, and institutions – organically develop and thrive.
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Organization:
Ideas that Matter
To stimulate public discourse
Ideas that Matter produces a wide range of events to stimulate public discourse concentrating on issues related to cities, economies and the values of diversity, community and public good. Founded in...
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Robert Moses
Modernist city builder (1888–1981)
Robert Moses was the "master builder" of mid-20th century New York City, Long Island, and Westchester County, New York. As the shaper of a modern city, he is sometimes compared to Baron Haussmann of...
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Jane Jacobs
Urbanist and activist (1916–2006)
Skeleton. Devil. Butterfly. Leopard. Fairy. Princess. Jane Jacobs was an America-born Canadian activist, writer, urban theorist and independent thinker.
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Bart van Maanen
Contentmarketing & copywriting
Het Beeldbedrijf doet websites, contentmarketing & tekst. Studio Klankplank doet podcasts.
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Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale: Hama Goro, Harald Schole
Bamako Pavilion
Hama Goro is director of the Centre Soleil d'Afrique and curator of the Bamako pavilion in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009 at Mediamatic. The Bamako pavilion is made by Hama Goro and Harald Schole and...
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China Language Bridge
Westergasfabriek, Amsterdam
As China’s economy is growing rapidly, cultural exchange between the western world and China is flourishing. However, one of the largest barriers is language. New media technology provides us with...
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Joeri van den Steenhoven
Chairman Kennisland | Knowledgeland
Joeri van den Steenhoven is chairman and co-founder of the Knowledgeland thinktank (KL). Founded in 1999, its mission is to help establish the Netherlands as one of the key regions in the...
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Flamingoserre
Solar Transgenics, Synthetic Biology, Nanotech…
- Huub de Groot and Richard Pell on appropriate and sustainable hi-tech replacement of fossil fuels and the geographic placement of transgenic plants and animals11Sep 2009VASTAL, VivoArts School for Transgenic Aesthetics Ltd., is a temporary research and education institute of Adam Zaretsky and Waag Society. Waag Society has proudly invited Adam Zaretsky to be artist...
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Reclames, hartstikke overbodig
Reclames waar zijn ze eigenlijk goed voor? Ze laten je weten wat er waar in de aanbieding is, maar wel met het doel dat je nog wat extra’s koopt in deze winkel. Dit gebeurt vaak doordat je met een...
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Ralph Boeije
Innovatie in cultuur en onderwijs
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Lara Schwarz
Geldmuseum
Sinds 2003 werk ik bij het Geldmuseum in Utrecht dat in 2007 de deuren opende voor het publiek . Het museum heeft als onderwerp het fenomeen "geld" en gaat in op de vraag "wat doe jij met geld?" of...
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Ernst Spek
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Lovers rondvaartboot tom'artvark'jaspers
Pressure Cooker
zoekt creatieven
Voor de eerste Amsterdamse 'Pressure Cooker' zoeken we creatieven die een avond lang - van 18:00 tot 23.00 - een specifieke case willen oplossen voor het Amsterdamse bedrijf Rederij Lovers. Reserveer...
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Gillian Evans
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ARCAM
Made in China: the new luxury?
- Fabienne de Moulin en Mehtap Gungormez7Aug 2009‘New Luxury’ is the new ‘Post Modern’: these words are more and more used without any context, but what can we define as the new luxury anyway?
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Project
Shrinking Cities
Cities are shrinking all over the world!
Shrinking cities are a cultural challenge to us. In the Shrinking Cities project, architects, academics and artists investigate recent developments in Detroit, Ivanovo, Manchester / Liverpool and...
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Toronto, Canada
Not Blanche Toronto
22Sep 2008- Non-corporate all-night public-space thing26Sep 2009Join the Toronto Public Space Committee at Toronto's newest activist cinema, our home base and crash pad for the evening. Many of our campaigns will be represented, so come and find out about what we...
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Foodprint: Symposium
Food + City
Largely hidden from the view of the city dweller, a worldwide network of food producers and supermarket chains takes care of our supply of daily food. This is very convenient, but it is also the...
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Organization:
Evergreen
Canadians + Community + Cities + Nature
Evergreen is a not-for-profit organization that makes cities more livable. By deepening the connection between people and nature, and empowering Canadians to take a hands-on approach to their urban...
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Organization:
MTCC
Trade shows and stuff in Toronto
The MTCC is located in the heart of vibrant downtown Toronto, a thriving multicultural mosaic. It is within walking distance of the waterfront, 10,000 hotel rooms, and fine shopping, restaurants and...
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Joost den Hartog
I'm executive director of the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC). AIDC programs debates, master classes and workshops on multi media integration in documentary. Currently we are...