COST Action CA18126 – Writing Urban Places

New Narratives of the
European City

Latest Updates
May 23, 2023
The Closing Symposium will take place on June 2nd, 2023. It is a moment for the network members, academia, faculty, and community participants to celebrate and reflect upon the Action’s achievements during the past four years and to examine future challenges. Based on the efforts of the last four years, the symposium is organized in five sessions:...
May 9, 2023
Held in Barcelona since 2011, Smart City Expo World Congress is the international leading event for cities. Our mission is to empower cities and collectivize urban innovation across the globe. Through promoting social innovation and identifying collaboration opportunities, the event is dedicated to creating a better future for cities and their citizens. Please click here for more...
April 19, 2023
Every year, the International Committee for Architecture and Museum Techniques (ICAMT) of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) holds an international conference that brings together specialists from various fields, such as museography, museology, architecture, and exhibition design. In 2023, the University of Porto will host the 49th International Conference of ICAMT-ICOM from October 25th to 27th. The event will...
April 11, 2023
CHAM —Centre for the Humanities, of the NOVA University Lisbon and the Universidade of Açores, is pleased to invite the academic community to join the VI CHAM International Conference “Heritage for a Common Future / Futures for a Common Heritage”. VI CHAM International Conference will be an in-person event to be held in Lisbon (exceptionally, consideration may be given...
April 11, 2023
CHAM —Centre for the Humanities, of the NOVA University Lisbon and the Universidade of Açores, is pleased to invite the academic community to join the VI CHAM International Conference “Heritage for a Common Future / Futures for a Common Heritage”. Submission of papers deadline April 14th Please click here for more information. CHAM – Centre for the Humanities is...
March 30, 2023
Our position towards the built environment cannot be limited to being a mere observer. We are part of it and that old dominant or complacent perspective has radically changed: proximity has replaced distance, uncertainty has weakened any framework, and complexity has destroyed harmony. This congress aims to address Uncertain Landscapes as a conceptual tool to rethink our...

New Narratives of the European City

Writing Urban Places proposes an innovative investigation and implementation of a process for developing human understanding of communities, their society, and their situatedness, by narrative methods. It focuses particularly on the potential of narrative methods for urban development in European medium-sized cities.

By recognising the value of local urban narratives – stories rich in information regarding citizens socio-spatial practices, perceptions and expectations – the Action aims to articulate a set of concrete literary devices within a host of spatial disciplines; bringing together scientific research in the fields of literary studies, urban planning and architecture; and positioning this knowledge vis-à-vis progressive redevelopment policies carried out in medium-sized cities in Europe.

Working Groups

WG 1 – Science Communication

Working Group 1 is responsible for the overall communication and output of the initiative, via the dissemination of the status…

WG 2 – Theoretical Framework

Working Group 2 is concerned with how theoretical reflections can stimulate the thinking and praxis of narrating urban places of medium-sized…

WG 3 – Methodological Framework

The objectives of WG3 include the investigation and development of appropriate analytical and projective methods to understand narratives…

WG 4 – Fieldwork

The core of WG4 fieldwork’s activities is site-specific research. Each study consists of two phases, an analytical and a projective phase…

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