Workshop: Housing, Open Urban Spaces, and Engagement in Art and Culture (HOUSE)



Housing, Open Urban Spaces, and Engagement in Art and Culture (HOUSE)

Speakers: Mahsa Alami Fariman (UCL, Bartlett DPU), Ahmadreza Hakiminejad (Leeds Beckett University), Andy Hewitt (University of Northampton), Ryan Hughes (Coventry Biennial), Mel Jordan (CU Centre for Postdigital Cultures), Lorenzo Rocha (17, Institute of Critical Studies, Mexico City), Duncan Whitley (ArtSpaceCity, CU Centre for Postdigital Cultures)
Date: 17 March 2025
Location: The Centre for Postdigital Cultures, Coventry University 


"The ArtSpaceCity group convened the one-day event Housing, Open Urban Spaces, and Engagement in Art and Culture (HOUSE) at the Centre for Postdigital Cultures (CPC), Coventry University, on 17 March 2025. The event resulted from a successful ODA funding bid to support a visit to Coventry University by architect and researcher Lorenzo Rocha, Coordinator of Territorial Studies at 17, Institute of Critical Studies, and director of Oficina de Arte, Mexico City. The event featured several presentations by attendees across the disciplines of contemporary art, architecture and urban studies, to support knowledge exchange by sharing current practices and research concerns, strengthen relationships among researchers, identify opportunities for collaboration, and explore potential funding avenues for future international projects." (CPC Newsletter, April 2025)

The workshop report compiled by Duncan Whitley and Mel Jordan is available here