RefuBees and the City
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Workshop, Lectures, Symposia.
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as social sculptures
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BeeTotem inauguration in Raitenhaslach
Video documentation on the ceremony where the local children become owner of a BeeTotem
Gaston’s unexpected story
After the presentation at the AMS Congress ‘Reinventing the City’ a student walked up to me … excuse the shaky hands
Intervention art: a vision with hands and feet
Art and ecology in the protection of wild pollinators
Art + SCIENCE
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Art/Science
The TUDelft Urban Ecology Lab highly values collaboration that spans multiple disciplines and incorporates art as an essential element for enhancing outcomes..
How does the collaborative partnership between art and science contribute to inventive approaches in both domains?
Intervention art: a vision with hands and feet
Art and ecology in the protection of wild pollinators
Totemism
Totemism, Cultural Symbols and Community: Ancient Practices, Modern Art and Parallels to the Maypole
Art/Science
The dynamic interplay of art and science
Michael Heethoff / Sebastian Schmelzle – Darmstadt University of Technology
The specialists in 3D micro scan and 28.000 images
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Network
Our Network concerns itself with a small but very important world, the one of wild bees and pollinators in an urban context.
How does the establishment of an interdisciplinary network focused on the pollination crisis contribute to addressing this critical issue and what role do knowledge networks and multidisciplinary approaches play in this effort?
Network
Hade Dorst
Hade Dorst is researcher and adviser at the TNO Vector, Centre for Societal Innovation and Strategy
Rosa de Wolf
Rosa works as a PhD candidate in the Urban Ecology Design Lab
Arie Koster
Expert in wild bees and for 0-measurements
Andreas Gröger / Andreas Fleischmann Botanical Garden Munich/Nymphenburg
Andreas Gröger and Andreas Fleischmann, specialised in local Munich flora and pollination biology, respectively
Symposia
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Symposia
A symposium is a focused academic event where experts share opinions on a chosen topic in a formal setup.
How can the unconferencing approach, which encourages participant-driven dynamics and idea exchange, enhance the traditional symposium model and lead to tangible solutions in events?
‘Frontrunner’ Symposium at De Balie
In the series The Frontrunners, Teun van de Keuken meets Hans Kalliwoda
Symposium: Devising ideal Urban conditions to host the RefuBees
Multidisciplinary symposium results-oriented unconference for the European consortium of academics, experts and practical innovators.
Symposia
A symposium is a focused academic event where experts share opinions on a chosen topic
Symposium 2014
As part of Hans Kalliwoda’s PhDArts trajectory, he initiated and organised a symposium titled ‘The Inner City as Nature Reserve!’ This avant-garde…
Experience
BeeTotems
The creation of ‘BeeClans’ via BeeTotems, tailored for different native bee species in urban settings, creates biotopes and stimulates active participation among local residents.
How does the BeeTotem project combine sociological, ecological, and educational elements through performative acts, sculptures, and scientific research to transform the City into a temporary nature reserve for pollinators?
Beetotems
BeeTotem inauguration in Raitenhaslach
Video documentation on the ceremony where the local children become owner of a BeeTotem
Totemism
Totemism, Cultural Symbols and Community: Ancient Practices, Modern Art and Parallels to the Maypole
BeeTotems and social cohesion
A healthy social cohesion is a precondition for ecological sustainability
Characteristics of a BeeTotem for RefuBees project
Key components of the BeeTotem project
Case Studies
Compare
Case Studies
Our story unfolds in 2014 when scientific research revealed a surprising truth: wild bees not only survive but thrive in urban settings when compared to the countryside.
What methodologies are employed and what are the evaluation processes when creating case studies that support a entire range of RefuBees?
Evaluation talk with hosts
Evaluation talk with hosts Marleen and Hermingard on the BeeTotem project at the Admiralengracht Amsterdam
Applied research in the EU
Precise positioning of the RefuBees project in relation to numerous initiatives
Collaboration with the City of Burghausen
Cooperation with the city of Burghausen, BeeTotems and international symposium
Interview Jan neighbourhood citizen
Jan answers questions part of the sociological research
Parkbronsgroefbij
De RefuBee heeft voedsel en onderdak nodig. BeeTotem en BeeHotel zijn specifiek voor de betreffende bij. Dit betekent voor de Parkbrongroefbij een BeeHotel dat ondergronds is.
De Grote Klokjesbij
De Grote Klokjesbij is ook een RefuBee en heeft voedsel en onderdak nodig. BeeTotem en BeeHotel zijn dan ook specifiek voor deze bij ontworpen.
Beecircus
Playing with suspense
BeeCircus
The BeeCircus embodies the philosophies of positivity and open-mindedness, aiming to unite and inspire individuals concerned about our world’s future.
How does the BeeCircus utilise ‘infotainment’ as a means of raising awareness and promoting active participation in local communities, and what is the broader impact it aims to achieve through this unique approach?
BeeCircus
The BeeCircus is raising awareness through Infotainment
Awareness and instructions
Education
In the sphere of education, considerable resources have been dedicated to organising symposia, creating bee performances and circus acts, delivering lectures, fostering networking, and, notably, instituting enduring, hands-on programs tailored for students in numerous educational institutions.
How can the Bee Totems and Sidewalk tiles be utilised to encourage individuals to recognise their integral role in the natural world and empower them to actively contribute to environmental preservation, particularly through educational programs?
education
Gaston’s unexpected story
After the presentation at the AMS Congress ‘Reinventing the City’ a student walked up to me … excuse the shaky hands
Intervention art: a vision with hands and feet
Art and ecology in the protection of wild pollinators
Circularity in front of your doorstep
BeeTotems represent living social sculptures. with organic and anorganic up-cycling qualities. Organic circularity in the BeeTotem: a closed system…
RefuBees student intervention project
With students from the HKU (University of the Arts in Utrecht) we are working on an intervention in public space
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Media
Our objective is to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the development processes accomplished by thorough documentation and storytelling using audiovisual materials.
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BeeTotem inauguration in Raitenhaslach
Video documentation on the ceremony where the local children become owner of a BeeTotem
Gaston’s unexpected story
After the presentation at the AMS Congress ‘Reinventing the City’ a student walked up to me … excuse the shaky hands
Evaluation talk with hosts
Evaluation talk with hosts Marleen and Hermingard on the BeeTotem project at the Admiralengracht Amsterdam
‘Frontrunner’ Symposium at De Balie
In the series The Frontrunners, Teun van de Keuken meets Hans Kalliwoda
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Sponsors and Grants
If financial resources were available in abundance, how might we enhance innovations and nature conservation efforts to ensure not only the preservation of our planet’s biodiversity but also the survival of mankind in our contemporary context, where environmental challenges pose significant threats to our existence?
Michael Heethoff / Sebastian Schmelzle – Darmstadt University of Technology
The specialists in 3D micro scan and 28.000 images
Collaboration with the City of Burghausen
Cooperation with the city of Burghausen, BeeTotems and international symposium
3D structure printing HB3D
Complex 3D printing of recycled plastic with a 5-axis 3D printer.
Sponsors and Grants
The City as Nature Reserve and the BeeTotems for RefuBees project, is a collective achievement, realised through shared efforts with a holistic…
FAQ
Understanding
FAQ
Once upon a time in the enchanted forest of EcoVille, the animals decided to form the “Fellowship of Animal Questions” or FAQ for short. It all started when a squirrel named Sammy asked a question that left everyone baffled. ‘Why do insects suffer harm when they drink groundwater?’ he inquired, scratching his furry head.
Do you have a question too?
RefuBees – prototyping and long-term case study
This blog provides basic information in a nutshell. Read it first!
Totemism
Totemism, Cultural Symbols and Community: Ancient Practices, Modern Art and Parallels to the Maypole
City as temporary nature reserve for wild bees! Why?
Bees do much better in inner cities than in the countryside – streets, squares and neighbourhoods are dedicated to diverse species of wild bee.
Circularity in front of your doorstep
BeeTotems represent living social sculptures. with organic and anorganic up-cycling qualities. Organic circularity in the BeeTotem: a closed system…
Critical observation
Press
In a picturesque European village plagued by peculiar headlines in the local paper, ‘The Polder Echo,’ a resident named Dirk learned to read between the lines. One day, an article titled ‘River Mystery” caught his attention, describing unusual froth and disappearing fish. Dirk’s intuition kicked in, and he realised the pollution problem was hidden in plain sight.
Did you hear this story too?
Press
Caspar Hallmann
Caspar Hallmann and his notorious Hallmann Report
Press
In a picturesque European village plagued by peculiar headlines in the local paper, ‘The Polder Echo,’ a resident named Dirk learned to read between…
If you want to change how someone thinks, give it up; you cannot change how another thinks. Give them a tool, the use of which will lead them to think differently.