This is a new web blog, which collects stories from buildings across Europe, and beyond, narrated from their own perspective, with their own voice, with a little help from us, their residents, observers, protectors, admirers.
The main idea is inspired by the work of many important artists like Wim Wenders, scientists like Bruno Latour, and architects like Louis Kahn.
It was expanded by the NetHood association in the context of the EU Horizon Europe project SINCERE to consider the impersonation of buildings as a community engagement tool with the objective to build more awareness and stimulate engagement of citizens for the sustainable renovation of cultural heritage buildings.
There are already some success stories applying the #TalkingBuildings concept in different contexts and with different engagement approaches like the "In conversation with the historic buildings of Rhodes" led by Synergy Rhodes, the ECOWEEK series of events in Xanthi, Nicosia, and Romania (coming soon) led by ECOAMA, or the use of #TalkingBuildings as a campaign tool in Zurich facilitated by NetHood!
You can accept the challenge and produce a building story and share it on your own social media with the tag #TalkingBuildings, mention our instagram or tik tok accounts @talkingbuildingsnet or just send it to contact@talkingbuildings.net.
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