Shared Spaces , 2026
Space, the final frontier. It is where we gather, organise, rehearse, and resist. But space is not freely available. It is rationed, speculated on, and turned into a commodity. Today, the lack of space is often what stops radical, collective projects from happening. Neither the market nor the state provides room for experimental, non-profit, value-driven initiatives to grow. And so space itself becomes a battleground.
From the start, City Mine(d) has worked at this intersection: opening space while resisting real estate speculation. We activate vacant buildings as workshops and ateliers, create affordable desk space and shared offices, and support collective places for gathering and organising—always keeping these infrastructures outside profit-driven dynamics. Our work is about making space usable, accessible, and politically meaningful.
Since Precare, we have been developing and sharing strategies, tools, and lessons learned along the way—so that others can do the same.
This commitment currently becomes tangible through:
- a shared office at Avenue Van Volxem, Forest (BXL - september 2025 > ...)
- the Rebuild research-action project, supported by the Swifft Helios Foundation (2024 > 2027)
- Oasis, a Creative Europe–supported network connecting space-based practices across borders (2024 > 2027)
And it continues through ongoing exchanges with people who occupy, reclaim, and reinvent space.
That means you!
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