Nordic Urban Lab 2018 - keynote by Panu Lehtovuori

Panu Lehtovuori gave his keynote at NORDIC URBAN LAB 22 March 2018 in Helsinki. NORDIC URBAN LAB 2018 was the third and final open Nordic gathering of cultural managers and cultural strategists, urbanists and city planners, architects, visual and performance artists, researchers and academics, students, community organisers, urban activists, environmentalists, and city councilors, to look at alternative culturally based urban strategies and practice. The Nordic Urban Lab explored some of the key aspects of taking a cultural perspective on the city and on urban strategies and included; cultural mapping, from temporary to permanent, citizen led initiatives, activism and artivism, pop up and performative architecture, place making, do it yourself urbanism, linking urban and cultural strategies, gaming and urbanism, microtopias for visioning, urban tool kits, engaging and empowering citizens, public space as the key, new directions for public art, informal and formal processes – and naturally sessions on cultural planning. NORDIC URBAN LAB was organized by Metropolis - Københavns Internationale Teater in collaboration with Espoo, Pori, Sipoo Cultural Dpts., The University of Turku, Aalto University and Hanaholmen with the support of Nordisk Kulturfond. www.metropolis.dk/nordic-urban-lab