Collective residencies / Olot
URBAN PLANNING
From Wednesday, 10 January 2018 to Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Less than 100k. Urbanism and the future of towns and medium-sized cities
The city, as a way to organize the complexity of humanity, will be one of the highlights of the 21st century. It will be like this, same as it was during the 20th century, because it is one of the centers where the story of the humankind and what affects it is created. The city will have an important role in politics, culture, family, work and every field which defines a human being.
The city is a hub of discourse and forms of power. Globalization, new information technologies, social networks, people’s mobility and many other concepts are changing the shape of the city and the perception we have. The results, however, are neither fixed photos nor universal categories. There are quite a few circumstances indicating that the definition of the city will also be a conceptual battlefield.
What is a city? Why do discourses always take into account global cities, megalopolis, but are not focused on towns and medium-sized cities? What should be the answer of these places to the challenges of the 21st century in a context of globalization? How can they make contributions to other cities and interact with cities in different and remote countries and cultures?
That is why we would like to talk about these challenges in Faber; we are aware that there is a need to reflect on them from the perspective of medium-sized cities and towns as well. The terms of the debate that has to be created will also affect cities and towns that have the responsibility to achieve a territorial balance with big capitals. The inclusive capacity of urbanism has to reach such cities and towns that urban planning itself, at times, does not place at the center of the discussion.
That is the reason why at Faber we want to organize a stay dedicated to urban planning of medium-sized cities and towns. We are looking for urban planners, architects, sociologists, artists, writers, economists, anthropologists, political scientists, artists and all kinds of professionals and we encourage them to present projects that follow the lines of work and thought described above.
Residents

BRENDA PARKER
Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Policy
MONICA DATTA
Writer
MARIA SISTERNAS
Urban planner and writer
ALESSANDRA ROMEO
Architect, Landscape Architect, Artist and Human Being
MO SIRRA
Freelance practice-based researcher in art, design and curating
MAXWELL MUTANDA
Architect and Educator
ETIENNE ROUZIÈS
Writer, historian and librarian
CLARA NUBIOLA
Artist and illustrator. Founding partner and project developer in Fundació el Milà
ARISTOFANIS SOULIKIAS
Filmmaker-Architect
JESSICA WURWARG
Urban Planning and Policy Specialist
SOFIA ROYO
Political scientist, PhD candidate and researcher
ANNE D. MCCULLOGH
Urban Planner and Community Organizer
NEGIN ARMIOUN
Architect and Researcher
ANGELINA DAVYDOVA
Environmental Journalist
GHADEER MANSOUR
Economist and Urbanist
Olot
Love Bank Park
Opinions
What residents are saying about us

Arquitecta i investigadora
NEGIN ARMIOUN
Més enllà d’una experiència La vida és una oportunitat única, oi? I sempre estic buscant noves i diferents experiències per enriquir la meva vida! Especialment aquelles experiències que poden ...
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Director de cinema i arquitecte
ARISTOFANIS SOULIKIAS
Impressions Una residència sobre l’urbanisme que engloba la seva ciència, però també la seva dimensió sociològica, així com les arts, és a dir, tots els àmbits que m’interessen, ...
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Especialista en urbanisme i política
JESSICA WURWARG
La residència de Faber sobre urbanisme, una aventura deliciosa Vaig arribar a Olot per formar part de la residència d’urbanisme a Faber en un espai inusual, amb un fort interès per la relació dels aliments amb les ...
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Economista i urbanista
GHADEER MANSOUR
Relat d’Olot Si una ciutat pogués explicar la seva història, seria sobre la seva gent i la seva cultura, les seves indústries i economia, el seu paisatge natural i recursos locals, els seus edificis i infraestructures, o ...
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Periodista ambiental
ANGELINA DAVYDOVA
11 dies al gener Vaig trigar quatre hores a venir a Barcelona amb un avió des de Sant Petersburg, un altre dia per sentir-me com a casa a Catalunya, 24 hores dormint poc, plens de passejades sense mirar cap mapa, asseguda a les cafeteries de ...
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Politòloga, estudiant de doctorat i investigadora
SOFIA ROYO
El mirador garrotxí A les 06.57, en horari d’hivern, s’inicia l’espectacle. El sol va il·luminant la catalana terra. La primera llum del dia deixa entreveure la pell del paisatge. Es dibuixen salts i relleus. Les ...
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