AHRC Sensory Cities Network

01/06/2021

Register for this event here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/museums-cities-cultural-power-symposium-tickets-151447929835
For more information visit: http://sensorysmithfield.com/

11/05/2021

Museums, Cities, Cultural Power
Free online Symposium 24th and 25th June 2021

31/10/2017

Sensing Smithfield Market in London

This digital resource has evolved out of a pilot research project funded by Brunel University London: “The Changing Feel of Smithfield: exploring sensory identities and temporal flows” led by Dr. Monica Degen (PI – Brunel University London), Dr. Camilla Lewis (University of Manchester), Prof. Astrid...

27/03/2017

The THiNK-KiT is now available and explorable. Any feedback welcome...http://sensorythinktank.com/
You can navigate the site either thematically, by professions or by cities. We suggest that you start with a taster of the cities which exemplifies many of the methods trialed and then follow your own interests. In the ‘public’ section we have some suggestion for making your own sensory walk which requires no prior knowledge.

makes a case for the importance of interdisciplinary and cross-professional investigation of urban sensing. It brings together methods and resources for researching, designing, curating and representing the senses in the city, drawing on the reflections of an Arts and Humanities Research Council UK…

22/03/2017

We are soon launching our THiNK KiT (Friday 24/03/2017)

Sensory Cities
New Methods and Approaches for Research, Planning, Design and Curation - more conference details here http://www.sensorycities.com/conference/

11/10/2016

In this report we summarize the core findings from the 3rd international AHRC Sensory Cities Workshop in the city of Barcelona. The aim of the series of workshops is to bring together a range of European urban professionals, museum curators and academics to share insights and methodological approach...

29/06/2016

Some of the thought-provoking talks are now available here:
http://www.sensorycities.com/category/workshop/barcelona/talks-barcelona/

27/06/2016

http://www.sensorycities.com/workshop/barcelona/impressions-from-making-africa-a-continent-of-contemporary-design-at-the-cccb/

27/06/2016

Some first reflections after AHRC networking Barcelona http://www.sensorycities.com/workshop/barcelona/workshop-in-barcelona-first-reflections/

We want to thank everybody that participated in the third and last AHRC Sensory Cities workshop in Barcelona. The event brought together over 30 academics, urban professionals and museum curators across Europe to discuss the links between power and sensory experiences in the urban planning of cities...

15/06/2016

Retweeted euan mills ():

The next London Plan should include a "Charter for Public Spaces" as advocated by Mathew Carmona. V. Good idea. https://t.co/ssnYcCEH6d

Get the whole picture - and other photos from euan mills

15/06/2016

Retweeted Monica Degen ():

Barcelona wrestles with the dilemma of the floating city https://t.co/wH8PGfJrDE

The city is to harbor the world’s biggest cruise liner, but the size of the vessel is dividing opinion among locals

15/06/2016

Retweeted Monica Degen ():

"Cleaning the streets while earning a living": The immigrants reduced to collecting scrap metal to survive in Spain https://t.co/bbFctU2AlA

Since the crisis began, thousands of immigrants have been pounding Spain’s pavements in search of junk metal