N2025 Workshop | D̶o̶ it y̶̶o̶̶u̶̶r̶̶se̶̶l̶̶f -Doing it together, Nurnberg

“Evolving Community – Building Togetherness” is a main topic of Nürnberg’s bid for becoming European Capital of Culture 2025. Who defines togetherness in a city und who makes the city? Which cities are good examples for co-creating a city and what can we learn in Nürnberg to build more togetherness in the development of our city? In a workshop led by the Brazilian urbanist Laura Sobral co-creators from civil society groups and city administration in Nürnberg will develop approaches for cooperative urban development.

networking, discussionsMilota SidorovaJuly 7, 2019cities, urban planning

Restless Cities: Lessons from Central Europe, Bratislava (book launch_EN)

Restless Cities: Lessons from Central Europe is a publication edited by Milota Sidorová and Zdeňka Lammelová that reflects a year-long training programme of the Prague office of the Heinrich-Böll Foundation focusing on understanding the political aspects of urban planning in the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. It consists of four thematic chapters that offer introductions into social housing in Brno, participatory processes in Prague, urban development of Bratislava and influencing strategies in Budapest.

article, networkingMilota SidorovaNovember 22, 2018urban planning, democracy, architecture

How to Design a Fair Shared City? Prague (networking event)

We cordially invite you to an event, the first of its kind - aimed at networking and sharing experiences, organized by prominent Czech and international organizations involved in raising awareness of gender equality, architecture and spatial planning. How to design a fair shared city? What is gender mainstreaming? How can we use its principles to improve the quality of architectural practice and spatial planning and thus the quality of life in cities?

article, networkingMilota SidorovaMay 9, 2017gender equality, cities, urban planning

Women in Public Spaces: When Personal Becomes Political, Tbilisi (seminar)

The 5th International Gender Workshop: Women in the Public Spaces: When Personal Becomes Political was hosted by Heinrich Boll Foundation and featured series of invited lectures and workshops by experts from Tbilisi, Kyiv, Berlin, Moscow, Prague and Warsaw.

Education in Architecture, Debate, Bratislava

Discussion on how architecture and urban planning should be taught (not only) at universities so the students are able to respond to current urban challenges. Guests: Petra Havelska (UK, SK), Ahmed Belkhodja (PT), Lukas Sip (SK). Moderator: Milota Sidorova, Language: English

Urban Axes Lecture, Pilsen (lecture)

Viennese Mariahilferstrasse was reconstructed with extraordinary planning effort that included wide range of user, transportation and business needs. I presented this case study in a co-lecture on the topic transformations of urban boulevards and axes.