Meeting with Lars (01)

The task: Creating a prototype for the Historic Districts Council’s virtual portal for communities and neighbourhoods.

Historic Districts Council: Non-profit, politically oriented, private funding vs. credibility, St. Marks Chruch, East Village, run by Simeon + 3 staff members.

Perspectives: Culture, Business/economical, design/technological.
Directions: Journalistic or dynamic (or combination).

Notes: Community – physical vs. virtual. When are we together? What brings us together? The project as a tool for HDC? Maintenance: NYU-collaboration?. Project as a method/process to be applied anywhere? Focus on the process of mapping culture – the neighbourhood community as producer, not just user. Collective creativity.

To do:
CV’s ( Kristina & Mette’s profile + competences)

Funding (Scandinavian/American foundation, Sirius, Skanska/NCC, www.dac.dk, etc)

VISA (financial support by mah?)

Research (similar projects i.e. Paris, Mathias)