Manifesta 14 Prishtina 2022 / CRA - Carlo Ratti Associati

Manifesta, the European Nomadic Biennial, takes place every two years in a different European city. The biennial rethinks the relationships between culture, society and urbanism, investigating and catalysing positive social change through contemporary culture in continuous dialogue with its host city and its citizens. One of the key pillars of Manifesta, the European Nomadic Biennial, is its strong focus on urban development within its Host Cities. For Manifesta 14 Prishtina 2022, the Turin-based office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati has been selected. This focus is at the heart of the multiyear pre-biennial process. 'Public After All' showcases this pre-biennial research, knowledge production and the Urban Vision and is a tool for the citizens of Kosovo's capital to rethink the potential of the city. The Urban Vision functions as both pre-biennial research and a long-term plan to identify possible strategies, sites, communities and key topics for the city. The Urban Vision informs how Manifesta 14 will take shape within the local context, but most importantly it is commissioned to develop how the city of Prishtina could be transformed by reclaiming public space by its citizens. Organised for the occasion of the biennial, Manifesta 14 has set up the Manifesta 14 Western Balkans project to enlarge the outreach and duration of the European nomadic biennial by developing a cross-regional collaboration platform including a vast array of cultural and civic activities across the region.

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