Collective Mappings

To build a world based on care, reciprocity and openness, rather than on the logic of the neoliberal system, we must first learn to see the world differently. We must recognize the plurality of our shared reality and bring into architecture and planning perspectives that are traditionally excluded, for they do not constitute the reality nor the imagined future of white privileged men. Women, people of colour, poor people and also animals, plants and other non-humans need to be given voices in planning. For this, new approaches and methods are needed, for the mainstream methods and tools the planning disciplines inherited replicate the world as we know it. To bring about real change, we must critically reassess them and imagine methods that do not strive towards universality, growth and effectivity but are embodying ideas according to which we want to live better. Through careful mapping, we can bring into planning multiple perspectives and make the future better for more of us.

These workshops are hands-on exercises for anyone interested in the making of cities. They thematize topics that resonate in the work of our collective Spolka. Our projects focus on engaging the public in the collective making of our cities. We see city-making as a conversation. Thus, the workshops are also designed to be a learning conversation so we invite you to practice it in a group of people. The more diverse the group will be – especially in regards to their cultural and professional backgrounds – the more interesting conversations you will have.