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Did you know you could find THIS in a park?

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When it is hot, you might need to balance the need to be outside with the danger and discomfort of heat. Sometimes, parks are no exception to it: either they don’t have enough shadow and cooling spots, or these shadows cannot be comfortably used.

That’s why, to maximise the cooling potential of six parks and create new cooling solutions during heatwaves, the EUI Time2Adapt project has experimented with temporary urban furniture. What’s new about it? That’s what we’re going to see! Continue reading →

“When it is hot, I like to eat an ice-cream”

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How artists co-design with users of public space the design of artistic installations inviting to freshness

Papers and pens. Pictures and drawings. Meudon white on the windows. Reed pens. Walnut ink. Artists involved in Time2Adapt have used craft and local products to raise the creativity of users of public spaces to co-design the artistic installations that will shed light to some of the cool islands of the cities of Lille and Loos, inviting locals to make the most out of them.

What do you do when you are hot? Where do you go to? What and where would you like to go to? Can you tell us more about the area in which you live?  These are some of the questions which have guided 4 artists in co-designing Time2Adapt artistic installations with users of public space through their concertation residences during the month of March 2025.

reenhouse of Jardin des Plantes by Julien Kieffer (c) Marcelline Bonneau
Greenhouse of Jardin des Plantes by Julien Kieffer (c) Marcelline Bonneau

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What is a time-based urbanism and how is it applied to the EUI Time2Adapt project?

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Temporal policies aim at enhancing the coordination of individual and collective life rhythms, optimising the management of professional, personal and social activities, fostering a more synchronised approach to time, space management and public services, aligning with citizen needs.

François Lescaux, from Lille European Metropolis (MEL) Time Office explains what this approach is and the way Time2Adapt applies it to foster climate resilience across Lille Metropolis and partner cities.

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