Reprogramming the City

Reprogramming the City is an experimental and creative approach to urban development. The concept was developed by American urbanist Scott Burnham. The philosophy behind it is that structures, surfaces, objects and systems in a city can be given new functions. Imagine a lamppost that opens up like an umbrella when it starts to rain or a park right in the middle of a flight of stairs!
En brannhydrant med en stor ring påmontert. Ut av ringen kan det komme drikkevann. I bakgrunnen, murvegger med tagging og vindusruter som reflekterer en bil.

Reprogramming the City is a concept developed by American urbanist Scott Burnham. The philosophy behind the concept is that structures, surfaces, objects and systems in a city can be given new functions.

This is Reprogramming the City
Illustrasjon av kart over Kvadraturen med en snakkeboble hvor det står: Du finner oss utenfor Sentralen..og på oransje stoler andre steder i Kvadraturen.

Making cities car-free frees up space that can be used in other ways. The Kvadraturen district is currently being surveyed to determine how it can be used in new ways.

Project 1: What about Kvadraturen?

Reprogramming the City is not only taking place in Oslo alone. The method will also be employed in the further development of the borough of Laksevåg in Bergen. The project is a collaboration between Design Region Bergen, The Department of Design at The University of Bergen and DOGA.

Project 2: Reprogramming Laksevåg
En rød telefonkiosk i et utstillingslokale. Innenfor vinduene henger hjerter hvor det står tallet 85. Fire ungdommer ser på telefonkiosken mens de går forbi.

DOGA collaborated with ByKuben, Telenor Cultural Heritage/Norwegian Telecom Museum and Edvard Munch High School on a project focused on reimagining new uses for the iconic, red listed phone booths from 1933, as well as developing their surroundings.

Project 3: New life in old phonebooths