A map of urban tales. Laboratory Q, a place for urban creativity

Abstract

Laboratory Q, a place for urban creativity is a research platform set up to study the contemporary city. Contained in a participatory virtual map are processes, spaces, and creative actions that took place in Seville between 1996 and 2012, the last part of which was defined by the economic crisis. This article is structured like a manifesto and presents the structural foundations that hold up the project. Each declaration works autonomously in relation to everything, describes the ideal strategy, and states how common urban tales are constructed.

Keywords

• Urban memory
• urban atlas
• urban learning
• urban empowerment
• collective map
• global network