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Mobile Urban Research Lab(M.U.R.L.)
In the development of cities, there is an ebb and flow of energy within various districts. We are to question what it is that contributes to that cycle, and more importantly, what is necessary to maintain the vitality of neighborhoods within the city. What does it take to keep an urban environment full of life, in which citizens are active participants in the life of their community? The goal of this proposal is to address how a public forum might influence the vitality of urban spaces.
The Mobile Urban Research Lab is a proposal to help communities anticipate the constant transformation of the urban condition. M.U.R.L. will travel from city to city, establishing itself in contested sites and forming alliances with local organizations, city governments, and the community. A schedule of workshops, performances, and debates is determined with respect to local conditions.
M.U.R.L. is not intended to design the city but to further the investigation and education about how design could be a more democratic and participatory process. Rather than a display of predetermined information, the interventions will be shaped by the public in conjunction with invited participants.
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Elijah Driscoll + JohnJ McGurk
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