LOCAL LEGENDS An interview series and research project that explores the field of narrative placemaking

placemaking

PeopleNikki van GrimbergenNovember 01, 2018humancapital, social, placemaking, dalston, africa

“The way African people do things — we see worth, not just in exchange but in the person.”

Entrepreneur Kollier Din Bangura on valuing human spirit and storytelling as social capital

PeopleNikki van GrimbergenNovember 01, 2018humancapital, social, placemaking, dalston, africa

“The way African people do things — we see worth, not just in exchange but in the person.”

PlacesNikki van GrimbergenDecember 30, 2017music, radio, sound, placemaking, NYC, Manhattan, New York, disco, scenebuilding

'The reason you’re dancing today? That’s because of this place.'

Radio host Frank Ramos on why the clandestine dance clubs of seventies SoHo revolutionised how we shape scenes and tell stories

PlacesNikki van GrimbergenDecember 30, 2017music, radio, sound, placemaking, NYC, Manhattan, New York, disco, scenebuilding

'The reason you’re dancing today? That’s because of this place.'

PeopleRosanna VitielloNovember 18, 2017Istanbul, Music, Sound, placemaking, public space, Turkey, Can Altay, Public ArtComment

'We’re creating a studio for the sounds and voices of the city. Setting a setting where people can gather and record.'

Artist Can Altay on music, memory and imagined futures at Istanbul’s mythical İMÇ building

PeopleRosanna VitielloNovember 18, 2017Istanbul, Music, Sound, placemaking, public space, Turkey, Can Altay, Public ArtComment

'We’re creating a studio for the sounds and voices of the city. Setting a setting where people can gather and record.'

PeopleRosanna VitielloAugust 31, 2017big data, data storytelling, technology, placemakingComment

'Data holds power. But the most important thing is the story you tell with it.'

Researcher, architect and urban designer Saba Golchehr on the critical role of the storyteller in a data driven world

PeopleRosanna VitielloAugust 31, 2017big data, data storytelling, technology, placemakingComment

'Data holds power. But the most important thing is the story you tell with it.'

PeopleRosanna VitielloAugust 13, 2017narratology, storytelling, graffiti, bricklane, oxford brookes, academia, placemaking, charity1 Comment

'You need to have a set of conventions in order to rebel against them'

Narratologist Andrea Macrae on narratives that define, defy, and tell us who we are

PeopleRosanna VitielloAugust 13, 2017narratology, storytelling, graffiti, bricklane, oxford brookes, academia, placemaking, charity1 Comment

'You need to have a set of conventions in order to rebel against them'

PeopleRosanna VitielloMay 19, 2017community, radio, audio, hackneywick, london, palcemaking, placemaking, art, Regeneration

‘The story has to have high stakes. It has to have consequences, or people don't care.’

Radio maker David Waters on tuning into a changing community in Hackney Wick

PeopleRosanna VitielloMay 19, 2017community, radio, audio, hackneywick, london, palcemaking, placemaking, art, Regeneration

‘The story has to have high stakes. It has to have consequences, or people don't care.’

PeopleRosanna VitielloDecember 17, 2016agonism, community, greenspace, placemaking, narrative, crime, risk, informal, graffiti, Lambeth, ThessalyOasis, trust, conflict

'Let's not assume that designers can imagine everything that everyone else can.'

Designer and researcher Marcus Willcocks on agonistic places

PeopleRosanna VitielloDecember 17, 2016agonism, community, greenspace, placemaking, narrative, crime, risk, informal, graffiti, Lambeth, ThessalyOasis, trust, conflict

'Let's not assume that designers can imagine everything that everyone else can.'