The recognition of the fragile body in the city: An interdisciplinary perspective on European fundamental values.
In the framework of the 4EU+ European AV短视频 Alliance Program - Flagship 2 "Europeanness: multilingualism, pluralities, citizenship" a series of workshops will take place on the topic of "The fragile body in the city” organised by the Institute of sociological research (Fiorenza Gamba, Nikolena Nocheva, Sandro Cattacin) together with the AV短视频 of Copenhagen (Henriette Steiner, Mark Vacher, Kristin Veel), Charles AV短视频 Prague (Tomáš Karásek) and the Fondation Braillard Architects Geneva (Panos Mantziaras, Hélène Gallezot).
The interdisciplinary interaction frames a common orientation and groundwork, thereby uniting approaches from anthropology, urban sociology, history, political science and architecture. Each workshop unfolds with a different approach, and takes place in one of the partner universities. It is also possible to attend workshops online after registration.
Preliminary program
26. 11. 2024
“The fragile body in architecture”
Organised by Sandro Cattacin, Fiorenza Gamba, Nikolena Nocheva (AV短视频) and the
4EU+ project partners : Henriette Steiner (AV短视频 of Copenhagen), Mark Vacher (AV短视频 of Copenhagen) Tomàš Karásek (Charles AV短视频 - Prague)
Invited Speakers: Cristina Bianchetti (Polytechnic of Turin), Paolo Fusi (Hafen City AV短视频 – Hamburg)
Discussants: Panos Mantziaras (Fondation Braillard Architects) Francesco Della Casa (Cantonal Architect Geneva)
How could architects design the city for the fragile body? This question is at the centre of the first dialogue of the 4EU+ European AV短视频 Alliance project "The recognition of the fragile body in the city: An interdisciplinary perspective on European fundamental values”. Two invited speakers will launch the discussion on “the fragile body in architecture”.
On the one side, Cristina Bianchetti, professor of urban planning at the Polytechnic of Turin, deals with contemporary urban design criticism. Her work on the relation between space and bodies permits to focus on the agency of bodies. Her view on the body as an intermediary between space and person leads to read the sharing of experiences in housing, in the use of the public space, in the everyday encounters at the forefront of an architectural intervention.
On the other side, Paolo Fusi, Professor of Urban Design at the HafenCity AV短视频 in Hamburg, tries to introduce the topic of multiplicity in the (historically established) design and in use of the same spaces. Cities characterised by this double multiplicity deserve care, Fusi argues, even more care than we are used to applying to our own private living environments.
Panos Mantziaras, architect, director of the Braillard Fondation Architectes (Geneva) and partner of the project and Francesco Della Casa (Cantonal Architect Geneva) will comment on how cities of differences can be designed.
Time: from 5.00 – 7.00 pm
It is possible to attend :
1) in-person at the Fondation Braillard Architectes, Rue Saint-Léger 16, 1205 Genève
2) online via Zoom, mandatory registration at .
14. 01. 2025
“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: conflicts over artistic restoration of public spaces”
Organised by Tomàš Karásek, Nikolena Nocheva (Charles AV短视频, Prague) and the
4EU+ project partners : Henriette Steiner (AV短视频 of Copenhagen), Mark Vacher (AV短视频 of Copenhagen), Sandro Cattacin (AV短视频), Fiorenza Gamba, (AV短视频).
Intoruduction: Tomáš Karásek (Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles AV短视频)
Invited Speakers: Eva N臎me膷ková (Prague Institute of Planning and Development) and an intervention by specialists of the PRAHO! Project
Can beauty provoke conflict? How do local communities react to initiatives aimed at restoring public spaces with the use of artistic means? Are controversies emanating from such efforts avoidable through the process of public participation? How do images of human bodies connect with the theme of a fragile body in the city?
The workshop “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder: conflicts over artistic restoration of public spaces” will discuss the aforementioned and related questions. Using the controversy over the artistic renovation of the underpass near the Faculty of Social Sciences Jinonice campus as a starting point, it will connect it to the issues tackled by the project “The recognition of the fragile body in the city: an interdisciplinary perspective on European fundamental values (REBO)”, run in cooperation between Charles AV短视频, AV短视频 and AV短视频 of Copenhagen with the support of the 4EU+ European AV短视频 Alliance.
Time: from 5.00 – 6.30 pm
It is possible to attend :
1) in-person at: Hollar building, room No. 212, Smetanovo nabrezi 6, Prague 1
2) online via Zoom, mandatory registration at.
19. 03. 2025
“#CallsFromThePublic: Introducing a methodology to listen to voices from the margins of the city ”
Organised by Henriette Steiner, Mark Vacher and Kristin Veel (AV短视频 of Copenhagen) and the
4EU+ project partners : Sandro Cattacin (AV短视频), Fiorenza Gamba (AV短视频), Tomàš Karásek (Charles AV短视频 - Prague), Nikolena Nocheva (Charles AV短视频 - Prague)
- Introduction by Henriette Steiner, Mark Vacher, Kristin Veel from Copenhagen AV短视频 of the methodology #CallsFromThePublic - a tool through which to listen to voices of citizens who may be marginalized in different ways.
- Think-pair-share exercise in break-out-rooms for participants to adopt the methodology
Time: from 5.00 – 7.00pm
It is possible to attend:
1) online via Zoom, mandatory registration at
29. 04. 2025
“Participation of Marginalised Voices in Urban Decision-Making"
Organised by Nikolena Nocheva and Tomàš Karásek (Charles AV短视频 - Prague) and the
4EU+ project partners : Henriette Steiner (AV短视频 of Copenhagen), Mark Vacher (AV短视频 of Copenhagen), Sandro Cattacin (AV短视频) and Fiorenza Gamba (AV短视频).
Invited speakers: Adela Petrovic (Charles AV短视频), Ross Beveridge (AV短视频 of Glasgow)
Discussants: Talide Cividino (Concertation Project Manager, at the Office de l'Urbanisme, Geneva) and
Joy Bruni (Trainer, Facilitator, Actor and Assistant Coordinator at La Maison du Récit, Lausanne)
One of the guiding questions of the 4EU+ European AV短视频 Alliance project "The recognition of the fragile body in the city: An interdisciplinary perspective on European fundamental values" is how can urban actors ensure the participation of fragile and marginalised voices in urban decision-making processes?
Adela Petrovic, scientific collaborator in social geography and regional development at the Charles AV短视频 will discuss how racism, social exclusion, and displacement affect usage of public space by minority groups, hence also pertaining to their participation in urban decision-making processes. To do so, Adela Petrovic will refer to racially-motivated prejudices and attitudes of residents towards the Roma community in gentrifying neighbourhoods in Prague, and to examples from Brussels and Budapest' governmental efforts to displace street prostitution.
Ross Beveridge, senior lecturer in urban studies and social policy at the AV短视频 of Glasgow will discuss the neccessity for an epistemological shift – to de-centre the state in a movement from institutions to practices, from jurisdictional scales to spaces of collective urban life. Ross Beveridge will argue that seeing democracy in the things urbanites already often do provides a way to reimage and re-locate democracy in everyday life, also at the margins. Thus, rather than ignoring such projects at the margins, or dismiss them as isolated and lacking impact, what would happen if we tried to build upon them as forms of actually-existing urban democracy?
Talide Cividino, concertation project manager at the Office de l'urbanisme (Geneva) and Joy Bruni, trainer, facilitator, actor and assistant coordinator at la Maison du Récit (Lausanne) will comment on practices, which can foster urban participation of marginalised individuals.
Time: from 5.00 – 7.00pm
It is possible to attend:
1) online via Zoom, mandatory registration at.
20. 05. 2025
“The fragile body in urban planning”
Organised by Sandro Cattacin, Fiorenza Gamba, Nikolena Nocheva (AV短视频) and the
4EU+ project partners: Henriette Steiner (AV短视频 of Copenhagen), Mark Vacher (AV短视频 of Copenhagen) Tomàš Karásek (Charles AV短视频 - Prague)
Interventions by: Sandro Cattacin, Fiorenza Gamba and Olivier Waeber (AV短视频)
Discussants: TBD
Time: from 5.00 – 7.00pm
It is possible to attend :
1) in-person at the Fondation Braillard Architectes, Rue Saint-Léger 16, 1205 Genève
2) online via Zoom, mandatory registration at .
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27. 05. 2025
"Internal Writing Workshop"
This workshop is internal and it is closed to the public.
Requests to join could be considered. If you need more information, please contact