New Walking Tour on the List

We were thrilled to launch a new tour exploring urban spaces from fresh perspectives.

For this tour, we were invited by RECYCLART, a multidisciplinary platform focused on art and projects that support socio-economic engagement.

The initial idea was to explore norms and barriers as entities within our urban environment.

It’s a fascinating topic that deserves special attention and research, but we couldn’t resist the opportunity to connect it with two closely related issues: hostile architecture and gentrification.

During the tour, we observed a number of projects that were created with good intentions—or simply to satisfy a rather mediocre administrative mindset. We explored how design solutions, shaped by very different intentions and approaches, can sometimes create hostile environments for certain groups of people.

Along the way, we also began to uncover a strange force pushing and reinforcing this narrative: the ways in which urban design, policy, and economic interests can shape who feels welcome in a space—and who doesn’t.

Around 30 people joined the tour, bringing great attention, thoughtful questions, and a critical mindset to the discussion.

We really enjoyed developing and testing this new format, and we’re excited to add it soon to our regular repertoire of de-gentrification tours.