Converging Territories

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What?

Converging Territories was a pilot-project for architects’ mobility in Europe. In the framework of a residence, the applicants were invited to develop proposals, linked to a specific territorial or spatial situation, located in one of the three cities involved: Dublin, Paris and Prague.

Project organizers provided applicants with issues linked to specific territories or spaces, and applicants are free to interpret them. However, their proposals should address current stakes of European cities: urban sprawl, architectural creation in historical settings, reuse of service buildings, migration, transformation of large suburban areas.

Objectives

To add the applicant’s contribution and experience to a specific project in order to enrich it and bring external analysis.

To critically reflect on the working process and the way to ensure the continued existence of these residences.

To contribute in a constant dialogue with local interlocutors: inhabitants, clients, decisionmakers, architects.

Good
Practices

An acknowledged architect will act as a patron for each residence.

Who is it for?

Individual artists and teams at an international level.

Where?

Dublin, Ireland
Paris, France
Prague, Czech Republic

Duration of stay

Maximum duration of 6 months.

Financing amounts

9.000€ for designing work (50% paid beforehand and 50% after work completion), per residency.

Selected teams will be provided with 1500,00 € for covering their accommodation and travelling costs.

Source of funding

Self-funded

Type of activity

Community event, Residency

Type of sector

Architecture, Visual arts, Applied arts