Welcome to the forum “Creative economy for local community” which we hold in the framework of Creative Cities and Creative Economy projects together with Creative Industries agency.

The forum will take place on 12th February at 18.30 at the British Council office (1, Nikoloyamskaya str, Moscow).  

Photos from forum are available here!

Nowadays the industrial factories become step by step replaced by the factories for ideas. Recently the creative industries development became one of the most dynamic and perspective fields in the world economy. This sector which is called the creative economy is aimed to develop the country prosperity through its social and cultural potential.

The main principle of the creative economy is collaboration with local community, its capital is based on people who work in science, engineering, architecture, design, education, art, music and entertainment. These people are the source for the new ideas and innovations.  

Being flexible in everything that concerns culture and society development they are also the creative force.

The key point for each project which is part of the creative economy (in such spheres as architecture, design, fashion and music) is local community involvement. It helps not only to share the experience and useful recommendations, but also to overcome disconnection which is a serious problem for people living in big cities.

Collaboration with local people is a serious challenge for Russia. It is still very difficult to rose their interest even to the most original and perspective projects and to involve them into active work.

The participants of the forum – Russian and European experts in urban planning and entrepreneurship - will share their experience and tell about their most successful initiatives.

EXPERTS

	Cees Donkers, Netherlands Gemeinte Eindhoven			Cees Donkers is the leading urban designer of Eindhoven, Netherlands, founder of the Architectural Centre of Eindhoven. Cees graduated from Technical University Eindhoven, faculty of Architecture and urban design. He took part in the number of large-scale projects, such as Masterplan former Philips sites (Witte Dame), Masterplan Smalle Haven (Jo Coenen), Piazza and 18 September. In 1991 he got the National Prize from minister for maintenance. In 2008-2010 in close partnership with the number of institutes he coordinated the researching programme City as a Laboratory. For several years he worked for the E+ atelier, in 2008 he found the E+ academy for students. Since 2005 Cees has been organising the Dutch Design Week. Some of his later projects are: foundation of the Brabant online Academy for the whole Province of Brabant, 4Apostolen Kerk

Cees will share his experience on working with local community in the framework of his projects devoted to Eindhoven development. In 1982 Cees grounded the White Village Maintenance Fund (build in 1937 by architect W.M Dudok), which became a National Monument of the Netherlands in 2001. After such a success he and his team, where the local people were involved, started a debate cafe (QAFE) in the theatre building. In 1990s he worked on his most famous project – urban development plan for Eindhoven. The key point of the plan was redevelopment of the White Lady (the former Philips factory) into the centre for contemporary art. The project was put into action with the help of the citizens. Cees will also tell about his working experience in the education field: he prepared the redevelopment plan for Joris College, which was also implemented with the help of people from the neighbourhood.

Martin Stockley, UK Martin Stockley Associates

BSc (Hons) King’s College University of London.Chairman Places Matter! North West Design Review Panel. CABE Space Strategic Enabling Panel Member. CABE Crossrail Design Review Panel Member Formerly. CABE Schools Design Review Panel Member. MADE (Midlands) Design Review Panel Member. English Heritage and CABE Urban Panel Member. Bath Urban Regeneration Panel Member Martin has worked in Civil and Structural Engineering for over thirty years on a great range of projects.  In February 1997 he set up Martin Stockley Associates in Manchester later adding a further studio in London. Martin cares passionately about the quality of both the buildings and the public realm and infrastructure of cities, towns and rural areas.  This stems from a knowledge that engineering can be much more than a means of achieving functional aims. His early work in major civil engineering taught him that far from trying to control the forces of nature, engineering is better aimed at working with nature.

New Islington; The Re-Making Of A Community”

Martin Stockley will tell about his collaboration with local community in the framework of the New Islington project. The project was devoted to New Islington district urban planning. Martin Stockley Associates consulted local people at the master plan stage to understand their needs and interests and the agency continues to do so through the stages of the project. Being really enthusiastic about making New Islington the dream-place of Manchester, Martin and his team are also sensitive of the need to preserve the soul of the people who have lived there for generations. Martin will show the most successful examples of this joint work. “This is the story about the renaissance of Manchester. This is the story about the community with a strong heart and a brave soul. This is a story about trying to make things better.”

Nikolay Pryanishnikov Experimental Project Research institute

Nikolay Pryanishnikov – expert, trainer, specialist in architecture, engineering, strategic urban planning, urban environment and social business. Head of the Experimental Project Research institute. Expert of the “Pushkin library” and “New Eurasia” foundations, member of the jury panel at the grant competition organised by Russian Ministry for culture. Author of the numerous publications about city history, urban development and culture management. Nikolay will share his experience of work with local community in different Russian regions, such as Tula region (Krapivna town), Khabarovsk region (Chegdomyn town) and Perm region (Perm city). The majority of his project were organised in partnership with the School for library leadership.

Anton Polsky The Village

Anton Polsky – street artist, designer of The Village on-line news-paper. Since 1997 he has been working as a street art designer. In 2007 Anton started working with Oriental gallery (Moscow). In 2010 he made the Use/Less cycling map of Moscow. Founder and Ideologist of Moscow 2020 project. Anton will tell about the Village project which is the on-line news-paper about the cultural and social life in Moscow, people, entertainment, food, services etc. it is the media project in which every internet user can take part as an author. The main benefit of The Village project is the active social position in creating a new image of the city and a new city environment to make Moscow a better place to live in. As part of The Village project there is a special edition Perestroyka, launched in 2010. The first edition was about redevelopment of the social spaces, the second one – about the new branding of Moscow.

For more detailed information please contact Evgenia Gerasimova (Evgenia.gerasimova@britishcouncil.ru), Natalia Mayer (Natalia.mayer@britishcouncil.ru) or Lidia khesed (Lidia.khesed@britishcouncil.ru).

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