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WEDNESDAY,
INVITATION 2 MARCH 2011. 16-19H
DAY, 2 MARCH 2011. 16-19H
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QUARTIER EUROPÉEN
OPEAN QUARTER
BRUSSELS-EUROPE LIAISON OFFICE
27/06/2011 | 18:00 - 21:00
The European district in Brussels has seen over 20 years of major upheavals and restructuring projects.
At the same time it has witnessed a new generation of people and buildings: estate speculators, European trainees, satellite offices, shops trying to adapt to the new situation. When the institutional planning
redraws the city with the bulldozer, what happens with the inhabitants of the neighbourhood? How do
they find again their home, and (re)inspire their imagination? Is it possible to create new meeting places
and connections between neighbourhoods?
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thoughts explicit in a visual way in the form of a map. The
visual character of mapping allows participants from
different backgrounds to discuss projects on equal
grounds. Moreover, the mapping’s structure encourages
not only sharing positive experiences, but also leads to
critique and debate. Communication is opened up and
details come to surface using the various MAP-it
elements. Info & download: http://map-it.be
UN EXERCICE DE CARTOGRAPHIE COLLABORATIVE ET DE MICRO-INITIATIVES DANS LE QUARTIER EUROPÉEN BRUXELLOIS
Lieu MAP-it - 27/6/2011 - 18:00
Bureau de Liaison Bruxelles-Europe, salle de conférence,
63 av. d’Auderghem, 1040 Bruxelles.
Promenade préparatoire : 26/06/2011 à 18h00
Pour ceux qui ne connaissent pas assez bien les secrets du parc Léopold
et de ses abords, une promenade guidée par Marco Schmitt est prévue le
26 juin à 18h00, au départ de la gare du Luxembourg.
Souhaitez-vous participer?
Inscrivez-vous: Ans Persoons, [email protected], 02/ 234 57 51.
Le Bureau de Liaison Bruxelles-Europe et l’Association du Quartier Léopold en collaboration avec City Mine(d) vous invitent à participer au MAP-it
European Quarter #4. Cet événement réunit différents usagers: habitants,
travailleurs européens, associations, animateurs, artistes, scientifiques afin
de discuter ensemble du futur du quartier européen. Lors de ces rencontres, chacun apporte son expérience et ses connaissances afin d’imaginer
de petits aménagements dans l’espace public autour du parc Léopold.
MAP-it fournit les outils nécessaires à la discussion: c’est un jeu participatif de réflexion où un groupe de personnes tente d’analyser une situation
existante et d’imaginer des solutions et des initiatives innovantes à partir
d’un plan et de stickers. L’objectif : imaginer une série de projets concrets
destinés à améliorer ces espaces qui nous sont communs.
Deux exercices ont déjà eu lieu. Le premier, le 21 novembre 2010, a réuni un réseau international d’associations. Le second, le 2 mars 2011, a
rassemblé le réseau associatif bruxellois et des habitants du quartier. Un
troisième exercice est prévu mi-juin autour de la question de l’eau à l’Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles situé dans le parc Léopold. Pour le
quatrième, nous souhaitons nous adresser au personnel des institutions
européennes.
A partir du travail réalisé par les groupes précédents, nous nous poserons
les questions suivantes :
• Comment faire pour que les travailleurs des institutions européennes
et les riverains se rencontrent autrement?
• Comment faire émerger de manière visible, vivante, ludique et respectueuse de l’environnement une autre présence des institutions européennes dans la ville?
• Quels sont les projets concrets que nous pouvons imaginer afin
d’améliorer l’espace public du quartier européen?
MAP-it est un outil cartographique collaboratif (www.map-it.be) développé par Thomas Laureyssens en Liesbeth Huybrechts ensemble avec le
groupe de recherche Social Spaces (MAD-Faculty, Genk)