Looking at Togetherness through the lens of conviviality, exploring daily life within and around different projects, Convivial Ground follows up the narrative experience and explores modes of learning and working within Constructl… Show more
Piece by piece Convivial Ground invites the reader to discover the work of the transdisciplinary European design-build network Constructlab. Taking Ivan Illich’s understanding of conviviality as a departure point, the essays, conversations, stories, and images in the book reflect on the specificities of collaborative practices as situated experiments, and on their possible roles in the creation of convivial societies. Exploring contemporary conditions of t… Show more
One book : many ways and voices to tell many stories at once
There are many possible narratives to approach Constructlab projects. The network always tries hard to generate inclusive projects that speak to all, from the youngest kids to the oldest ones, from any social, educational or cultural background. The book is no exception. Therefore, Constructlab thought of bringing their stories in different forms and formats. Within the pages of the book, you will… Show more
The network has put a lot of time and energy into gathering the content of this book – the effort it takes to create the projects beforehand not even counted. But unfortunately time and energy do not pay for print and paper. To guarantee the launch of the book in March 2023, we need your participation now.
You will receive your own copy!
With your help, we will be able to cover the printing and editorial costs, ensuring a high quality of the edition.
You would like to support the project and the network ?
If you want to support our projects and the network, feel free to add a little something to the amount you want to pay for the book. You can also get in touch with the local entities of the network if you want to support us locally : so far, there is an association in Belgium, France, Germ… Show more
About Constructlab
The transdisciplinary design-build network Constructlab takes a dynamic approach to uniting architectural concepts and construction with an emphasis on collaboration. Breaking with traditional divisions of labor, the organization engages a team of multi-talented designer-builders—as well as sociologists, urban planners, graphic designers, curators, educators, and web developers—who carry the creative process from the drafting table into t… Show more
The Constructlab network supports a more sustainable, inclusive and equal development of cities with our city-making-laboratories under self-construction. It is about producing a support structure for public space, in which urban topics can be addressed in different manners, experienced, debated and negotiated. Oriented versus the collective needs.