We consider urban analysis quite broadly as a tool for examining space: 1. the plot (micro) 2. surrounding, i.e. the area adjacent to the investment site (meso) 3. in many cases we analyze the whole city/district/town/village (macro), where the investment is to be implemented. We analyze aspects related to: -pedestrian traffic, -communication -public/community spaces -provision of services -safety -accessibility (physical, behavioural, economic, etc.) - others... And all through the lenses of "everyday life" and "special needs groups" We confront the results from the analyses with the conditions of land use in the analyzed area in terms of functions, parameters, features and indicators of development and land use. Why? To enable determination of requirements/guidelines for new development. Urban planning analysis is the first step to creating an exceptional object and an important guideline for further design activities.

Today we had the opportunity to meet for the first time with some of the Polish partners of the New European Bauhaus: beautiful, sustainable, together during a conference organized by BWA Wrocław. (more…)

On May 14, at the invitation of the GAP and Geberit Symposium, Agnieszka Labus took part in the symposium in Ustroń in a panel discussion - "We do not oleaginate the city", which concerned the formation of a friendly city ... for life. (more…)

On May 12, at the invitation of the CoopTech Hub, thanks to Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and Fabryka Pełna Życia, a workshop on development cooperatives is being held in an inspiring place, namely Fabryka Pełna Życia in Dąbrowa Górnicza. We are talking about a model for the development of modern economy, about which you can read more in the CoopTech Hub report: here And in the report, among others, about: 1) How to reinvent the local economy? 2) What is a successful transformation? 3) How to make a cooperative transformation in Poland? 4) How many jobs are needed and how much will it cost? 5) How to finance the transformation? The new economic model based on development cooperatives has a chance to be implemented in Dąbrowa Górnicza as part of a pilot project, of which the workshop is a part, as Wojciech Czyżewski pointed out. As part of the workshop, Agnieszka Labus, courtesy of Joanna Erbel, presented demographic challenges in the context of the project implemented by LAB 60+ for GZM Metropolis on the concept of renewal of GZM cities in the trend of aging-friendly cities, for which the essence is to redefine after the restructuring of industry and achieve a new balance on a smaller scale, that is, to be open to a new model - development cooperatives based on the generation of new services implemented and dedicated to different social, age, cultural groups ie: Care for the elderly and the need to define the role of caregivers, but at the same time recognizing in elderly people the potential to be "life coaches" through the prism of life experience and performed professions are just some ideas for services! We would like to thank the CoopTech Hub, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and the Full Life Factory for the invitation and keep our fingers crossed for the success of the project! Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

A few days ago - on April 27th as a new partner of the New European Bauhaus (NEB) we had the opportunity to participate in the first meeting organized by NEB representatives. It was an ideal opportunity to get to know other partners, learn more about each other's interests, research and area of work, and start discussing our plans at NEB. (more…)

Why cities should be accessible, equitable and ageing-friendly... this is the question Agnieszka Labus tried to answer in an article prepared in collaboration with Institute for Urban and Regional Development as part of the promotion of the upcoming World Urban Forum in Katowice (WUF-11). You can read the text of the article: here.