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After three years researching #urbanmanufacturing, we have the pleasure to launch our book ‘Foundries of the Future: a Guide to 21st Century Cities of Making’. @sanz_serif @Josie_Warden @ind_symbiosis @bhausleitner @UCL_CircEL Read more here: citiesofmaking.com/foundries…

Here and excellent collection of examples of new and old spaces for production: urbaneproduktion.ruhr/forsch… Tnx @bhausleitner!

"The agent of change principle" - an interesting concept developed by the Mayor of London. However, it seems focused on culture. Why not do the same for other kinds of vulnerable activities like production and #UrbanManufacturing? london.gov.uk/questions/2017…

Mixing at matching with spaces for production, 10 key points. In NL, based on a talk at @De_Zwijger architectenweb.nl/nieuws/art…

Urban Manufacturing remains far more active in non western cities, yet suffers many of the same symptoms of change, centralisation and move to mechanisation. Here a tale of brass manufacturing in Sri Lanka's sweetest city, Kandy. #urbanmanufacturing sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

While overlooking the politics, this mission-oriented approach is essential for rich or stagnating industrial sectors.

What is Made in London? This is... a book by Carmel King, Mark Brearley & Clare Dowdy. #urbanmanufacturing #london londonmakes.com/shop-marta

An excellent example of old buildings for new uses: this tech start-up called @resortecs is using a former grain mill (COOP) and car garage (@Circularium) to prototype and scale up their technology in Brussels using EU & private equity. #urbanmanufacturing lecho.be/entreprises/textile…

A revisiting of the Cities of Making project, reflecting on the Dutch experienc, by our @sanz_serif and @bhausleitner: #urbanmanufacturing

Material suppliers are an often overlooked part of the production process, yet removing them (and their expert knowledge) can severely damage the capacity for makers to make. This is an example, in #Brussels, for a local electronics shop (in NL): bruzz.be/videoreeks/maandag-…

'Urban manufacturing: a step towards creative and circular cities' - an article in NL involving @bhausleitner research.tudelft.nl/en/clipp… #urbanmanufacturing

What are the biggest emitters in manufacturing? A report "Towards Net Zero in UK Manufacturing Options and challenges for the biggest emitting sectors" financed by @HSBC_UK... sustainablefinance.hsbc.com/…

An article on London and production by @johannesnovy. Check out our more recent reports on the topic of #urbanmanufacturing, see here: citiesofmaking.com/author/te… @ind_symbiosis

When talking about micro-chips and other high-tech parts, '#urbanmanufacturing' operates on another level. Here Intel has announced a €17 billion investment in Magdeburg, a city off many radars but accessible from Berlin, Stuttgart etc.. nytimes.com/2022/03/15/techn…

And to continue our rift on the dirty fashion 🏭 - repeat, producing somewhere between 3-10% of global carbon emissions and this is before going into the volumes of waste. Here Ellen MacArther:

Profiting from war is unethical, diagnosing its motives is fundamental. Implementing an independent energy policy based on local energy sources will hurt in the short-term but is critical for Europe to deal with balancing ethics and economic issues, while nourishing local jobs.