2024-05-01T23:44:12-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149956456/this-is-not-architecture Nam Henderson 2016-07-07T01:59:00-04:00 >2016-07-07T01:59:27-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/70/7004bjeutrwss5e0.tiff?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>What we&rsquo;ve done is change the software of the city...We&rsquo;ve changed how it behaves. We&rsquo;ve changed how it responds to people who want to try things, do things, and run their own experiments...We don&rsquo;t build anything, we don&rsquo;t buy anything, we don&rsquo;t own anything.&rdquo; Renew&rsquo;s annual budget barely cracks six figures</p></em><br /><br /><p>Late last year, Greg Lindsay profiled Marcus Westbury and the work of <a href="http://renewnewcastle.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Renew Newcastle</a>. Does this "<em>soft</em>", and non-capital intensive&nbsp;model, suggest a way to avoid concerns over gentrification, privatized downtowns of privately owned public space, and trendy "<em>pop-ups</em>"? Can the lessons apply beyond Newcastle or Australia?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Fore more you can also read a short PDF&nbsp;<a href="http://emptyspaces.culturemap.org.au/sites/all/files/Creating%20Creative%20Enterprise%20Hubs.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Creating Creative Enterprise Hubs: A Guide</em></a>&nbsp;or the book&nbsp;<a href="http://www.creatingcities.net/buy-the-book/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creating Cities</a>.</p>