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Local impact stories
Learn about the impact stories from our 9 pilot cities
CENTRINNO brought together 9 pilot cities, each with a unique perspective and focus. The knowledge exchange between them and the continuous support of the pilot coordinator (WAAG) were key in their journey of mapping, prototyping, engaging and developing their local Fab City Hub. In this blogpost, you will find all the relevant information of each pilot collected during almost 4 year of project, and you will be able to see the whole journey from the first stages, through their development until completion. Now it’s the time to explore their local stories and diverse impact!
For more information on their detailed journey, here you will find the pilots’ blueprints guiding the reader through the whole project duration.
Amsterdam
Pilot website: https://maakschapamsterdam.nl/
Cartography: https://www.centrinno-cartography.org/amsterdam
General info: https://centrinno.eu/cities/amsterdam/
Impact stories:
- Final blogpost: https://centrinno.eu/blog/wrapping-up-four-years-amsterdam/
- Launching the alliance ‘Maakschap Amsterdam’
- Local craftsmanship in a rapidly transforming area
- Co-creating the role of makership in a circular Amsterdam 2050
Barcelona
Cartography: https://www.centrinno-cartography.org/barcelona
General info: https://centrinno.eu/cities/barcelona/
Impact stories:
- Poblenou Fabrica Exhibition
- It’s about people and heritage
- Artefacts of change: exhibiting past, present, and future in CENTRINNO
- The Barcelona CENTRINNO School Hackathon
- Mapping the wood stocks in Poblenou’s buildings
- Fab City Hub Voices: let’s hear from the Barcelona Pilot
- History of woodcraft
- Chimneys and Iconicity in Poblenou and CENTRINNO
- How a research EU project generates impact at the local level in Poblenou (2022)
- Bridging the gap between vocational training and the world outside the classroom (2021)
Blönduós
Pilot website: https://www.textilmidstod.is/en
Cartography: https://www.centrinno-cartography.org/blonduos
General info: https://centrinno.eu/cities/blonduos/
Impact stories:
Final blogpost: The Blönduós CENTRINNO Journey
- Blönduós pilot: “Heldurðu þræði” – Program for Textile Entrepreneurs
- Weaving a circular & regenerative wool economy in Blönduós
- Blönduós Pilot: Circularity through Textile Innovation
Copenhagen
Cartography: https://www.centrinno-cartography.org/copenhagen
General info: https://centrinno.eu/cities/copenhagen/
Impact stories:
- Final blogpost: Empowering Communities and Fostering Inclusive Urban Development: The Copenhagen Pilot
- Using Heritage to Set Direction for Our Future Cities (2023)
- Artefacts of change: exhibiting past, present, and future in CENTRINNO
- Mapping circular businesses for a circular transition
- Combining urgent needs of urban development while preserving the industrial heritage
- Fab City Hub Voices : the Copenhagen’s journey toward a local distributed Fab City Hub
- Creating space for creative businesses
Geneva
Cartography: https://www.centrinno-cartography.org/geneva
General info: https://centrinno.eu/cities/geneva/
Impact stories:
- A year dedicated to skills – CENTRINNO school (2023)
- Histories of woodcraft
- Creating a circular hub at the ZIC site
- The stepping stones for community building in the ZIC-Geneva
Milan
Pilot website: https://www.manifattura.milano.it/
Cartography: https://www.centrinno-cartography.org/milan
General info: https://centrinno.eu/cities/milan/
Impact stories:
- Final blogpost: Promoting local and circular manufacturing in urban contexts: the case of Manifattura Milano (2024)
- The future of fashion lies in creative repair (2023)
- Making do with the Past: Postindustrial Space and the Industrial Imaginary in Milan
- Milan Circular event 2023
- Designing circularity into the fashion industry
- Redefining Milan’s production models
- An example of a circular community: The Manifattura Milano meta-band (2022)
- An interview about the future of fashion with Silvia Gambi (2022)
- When circular economy becomes open innovation (2021)
- Local and circular: turning waste into raw material (2021)
- Milano Fab City Camp: the future of manufacturing is urban and circular (2021)
Paris
Pilot website: https://foodtrack.vercel.app/
Cartography: https://www.centrinno-cartography.org/paris
General info: https://centrinno.eu/cities/paris/
Impact stories:
- The discourse of the French Method – how to make accessible the knowledge encapsulated in old market gardening manuals?
- How to combine emerging jobs and social inclusion – through Urban Agriculture (2023)
- Building a local, circular food system in Paris (2023)
- Towards edible cities (2023)
- How to gather a consistent alternative food system in Paris (2022)
- Fab City Hub Paris opening – Interview with Vincent Guimas, co-founder
- Can we create more creative, better cities by planning less?
Tallinn
Cartography: https://www.centrinno-cartography.org/tallinn
General info: https://centrinno.eu/cities/tallinn/
Impact stories:
- Final blogpost (2024): https://centrinno.eu/blog/tallinn-success-kopli-93/
- Building a bottom-up community around circularity
- Impact and influence in the Tallinn pilot (2023)
- Pollinating the industrial past: The role of bee(keeper)s in Kopli 93
- Fab City Hub Tallinn: Kopli 93 a platform for community value creation (2022)
- Community resilience boosted through developing local heritage skillset in Tallinn (2022)
- First sprint in Tallinn (2022)
Zagreb
Cartography: https://www.centrinno-cartography.org/zagreb
General info: https://centrinno.eu/cities/zagreb/
Impact stories:
- Waste management strategy in Zagreb
- Social inclusion in Sesvete
- Circular economy of Sljeme meat factory in Sesvete: A NEW LIFE OF AN OLD GIANT?
- Reclaiming locality: A path towards a brighter future for Sesvete
- Exploring challenges and opportunities for a circular economy in Sesvete
- How to build a strong local community engagement: the regeneration of a former meat factory
- Fab City Hub Zagreb : a community driven hub
