Forging Future Ready Hubs

tools & learning

Circular practice, place based design, and inclusive community building 

Creative hubs across Europe sit at the intersection of culture, economy and civic life. They convene makers and neighbours, host learning and experimentation, and convert underused spaces into shared assets.

After several meet ups and exchanges, the community asked for something concrete that translates conversations into repeatable action. BauTopia 3 in Timisoara provided the perfect frame by putting the spotlight on hub managers as professional place makers and by structuring the program around peer led exchanges and themed breakouts. These included green practices and hubs, place making with urbanism and architecture, and social inclusion through artists as civic actors.

This fieldbook turns those strands into methods a small team can run within a quarter. 

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