I am a dreamer with a strong ambition to make beautiful things. I am the Founder and Director of MOVE a non-profit organisation that promotes innovation in sports and culture. My work is inspired by the need to create innovative community spaces that encourage healthy social interaction as well as physical activity. Hence, creating liveable spaces to bring people together across divides whilst promoting a new culture of movement for the overall well being of the community at large.
Which additional experience/skills can people of Placemaking Europe reach out personally to you for?
-Placemaking for health and well being. Developing liveable spaces that encourage physical activity and a new culture of movement within its users.
-Placemaking as a tool to strengthen, empower or develop bonds and connections between young people and cultural landscapes understood as contemporary urban living spaces.
-Creating spaces that encourage movement and physical activity
Which experience/skills can people of Placemaking Europe reach out to your organisation for?
The organisation uses sports and culture as a tool to create innovative spaces that promote social cohesion and social interaction. We have experience in creating spaces that foster creativity, talent and a culture of movement especially amongst young people and students within the college campus
Describe one of the projects you are most proud of
The project re-thinks an under-utilised space within a College campus into an innovative and vibrant space for students. Inspired by the GAME houses in Denmark, a 45ft recycled shipping container was transformed into a meeting hub branded as GAME BOX promoting a myriad of street culture activities such as hiphop, street soccer and graffiti art. The project also includes an outdoor "out of the box" chill area, using re-cycled oil drums, car tyres and wooden pallets. The space has an urban look and feel, inspired by the way of life youths aspire to, with a participatory management model involving students, lecturers and staff.
