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Published on December 06, 2023

Neighbourhoods are a fundamental framework for our everyday lives and local communities. Yet, the intricate mix of physical and social relations that together makes up a neighbourhood is rarely given the attention it deserves in policy making or urban planning. With more than 30 contributions from acclaimed architects, academics, activists, developers and public servants from the Nordics and beyond, Mission Neighbourhood – (Re)forming Communities offers new insight into how to form more sustainable, generous and joyful neighbourhoods. The book explores some of the urgent issues of our time – from social infrastructure, nature, and biodiversity, to mobility and urban governance – in a neighbourhood perspective. Intent on inspiring action, the book offers a rich variety of best practice projects, perspectives and hands-on advice.

Contributors include Jos Boys, Camilla van Deurs, Jan Gehl, Dan Hill, Indy Johar, Carlos Moreno, Juhani Pallasmaa, Kate Raworth, Martha Thorne and many more.

Book Size: 22 x 16 cm
Pages: 458

MISSION NEIGHBOURHOOD
- INTRODUCING MISSION NEIGHBOURHOOD [Perspective by Christian Pagh and Thomas Cook]
- ON THE CONCEPT OF NEIGHBOURHOOD
- HOW DO WE LIVE TOGETHER
- REWIRING PLANNING AND PUBLIC GOVERNANCE
- ON CHANGING SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND RESONANCE
- A PRACTICAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
- READER’S GUIDE

NEIGHBOURHOOD FUNDAMENTALS
- INTRODUCTION
- FROM SPACE TO PLACE — EXISTENTIAL MEANING IN ARCHITECTURE [Lecture by Juhani Pallasmaa]
- ON CHALLENGES AND CONDITIONS FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD LIFE [Interview with Jan Gehl]
- WHO ARE NEIGHBOURHOODS MADE FOR? [Interview with Jos Boys]
- LEARNING FROM NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING [Essay by Peter Hemmersam]
- THE 15-MINUTE CITY IN ACTION [Interview with Carlos Moreno]
- MISSIONS X NEIGHBOURHOODS [Perspective by Dan Hill]

SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE
- INTRODUCTION
- A GARDEN OF IDEAS [Practice by Einar Sneve Martinussen, Joakim Formo and Dan Hill]
- NOISY NEIGHBOURS [Project by CSAM]
- THE DISTRIBUTED COOPERATIVE [Project by Scott Lloyd (TEN) and Alexis Kalagas]
- THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OFFICE [Practice by Sweco and Aspelin Ramm]
- THE START OF A NEIGHBOURHOOD [Project by Stor-Oslo Eiendom and District Bjerke]
- MUTUAL SUPPORT AS A NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSET [Practice by Alexander Eriksson Furunes and Lars Eivind Bjørnstad]
- TRANSFORMING NEIGHBOURHOODS [Perspective by Cobe]

RECLAIM THE STREETS
- INTRODUCTION
- THE KILLING OF PUBLIC JOY [Lecture by Jenny Grettve]
- TOWARDS A LIVING STREET COMMUNITY [Project by Oaza Collective]
- STREETS FOR PEOPLE [Perspective by Lala Tøyen]
- COPENHAGEN CAR FREE(DOM) [Project by Robert Martin and JAJA Architects]
- UNLEASH THE POTENTIAL OF STREETS! [Perspective by Jacob Steen Christensen]
- THREADS OF LIFE: THE SPACES IN BETWEEN [Project by Mandaworks]
- A CARROT AND A STICK [Perspective by Martha Thorne]

NATUREHOOD
- INTRODUCTION
- MULTISPECIES NEIGHBOURHOODS [Perspective by Matthew Dalziel]
- EXPLORING THE OPEN NEIGHBOURHOOD [Project by Halvor W. Ellefsen]
- NEIGHBOURHOOD AS AN ECOLOGY [Perspective by Camilla van Deurs]
- 100,000 TREES TO OSLO [Project by Bykuben]
- BALANCING BEAUTY AND SUSTAINABILITY IN A TIME OF CRISIS [Perspective by BOGL]
- A NEW SPECIES OF PUBLIC SPACE [Project by StudioVlayStreeruwitz]
- THE CO-CREATED ECOLOGICAL NEIGHBOURHOOD [Perspective by Arild Eriksen]
- AN ECOSYSTEM WITHIN AN ECOSYSTEM [Perspective by EFFEKT]

THINKING SYSTEMS
- INTRODUCTION
- RETHINKING LIVING NEIGHBOURHOOD SYSTEMS [Perspective by Dark Matter Labs]
- DOUGHNUT ECONOMICS AT THE NEIGHBOURHOOD SCALE [Reflections by Kate Raworth, Leonora Grcheva and Marie Indrelid Winsvold]
- ITERATION FOR BETTER NEIGHBOURHOODS [Perspective by ADEPT]
- DESIGN THINKING AND URBAN GOVERNANCE [Interview with Hanna Harris]
- A CITY OF ARCHITECTS [Interview with Finn Williams]
- THE GOOD, THE VALID AND THE ACTUAL [Lecture by Morten S. Thaning]
- EPILOGUE
- NEIGHBOURHOOD LAB ACTIVITIES & EXHIBITIONS
- ABOUT THE OSLO ARCHITECTURE TRIENNALE