Project Abstract
Focusing on the retrofitting of existing residential subdivisions, CAPA.CITY develops a theoretical and operational framework to build collective capabilities and create smart and robust urban ecosystems. CAPA.CITY will initiate capacity building processes in 6 residential subdivisions located in Belgium, Denmark and France with 3 location-based experiential learning methods : envisioning, pre-enacting and prototyping.
Residential subdivisions
A detached single family house in a residential subdivision remains the most popular housing preference in Europe. But when density is too low, energy consumption too high, car dependency too big... A durable transformation of residential subdivisions requires collective learning processes during which residents, local authorities and organisations develop alternative scenarios.
Research objectives
Operationalize the development of collective capabilities by developing a theoretical and operational framework helping both academics and professionals to build the collective capabilities that are necessary to support ‘the creation of smart and robust urban ecosystems.
Collective Capabilities
1° Focus on residential subdivisions retroffiting / 2° Action research initiating capacity building processes in 6 residential subdivisions located in Belgium, Denmark and France / 3° Location-based experiential learning methods ( telling, making, enacting).
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Expected results
The expected results are a theoretical framework directed at academics, and an operational framework directed at professionals; local authorities, local communities, etc. and a learning network on capacity building to retrofit residential subdivisions.
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Neighbourhoods
Oud-Turnhout (B) (Demand for more affordable houses). Lanaken (B) (Retrofit residential subdivisions) Viby (Dk) (increase quality of residential subdivisions in a well equipped area) Périgueux (F) (stop population decrease by mining buildable plots in developed areas). Aix-En-Provence (F) (Growing population, lack of available land).
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Conceptual frameworks
“Collective learning methods” (Brandt et al. =, 2013)
“Experiential learning” (Kolb, 1985), “Key collective
capabilities” (Baser & Morgan, 2008).
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Project consortium
Project coordinator Hasselt University (Belgium). Project Partner 2
Intrastructures (Belgium). Project Partner 3 Roskilde University (Denmark).
Project Partner 5 Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Marseille
(France). Project Partner 6 Lab InVivo (France)
Meet The Team
Contact
OSWALD DEVISCH
Hoofddocent – Associate Professor
Faculteit Architectuur & Kunst – Faculty of Architecture & Arts
T +32(0)11 29 21 19 – GSM +32(0)485 96 80 61
www.uhasselt.be
Universiteit Hasselt – Campus Diepenbeek
Agoralaan Gebouw D – B-3590 Diepenbeek
Kantoor E-B07
Universiteit Hasselt
Roskilde Universitet
École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Marseille
Intrastructures