{"id":210437,"date":"2025-09-08T14:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/210437\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T14:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T14:49:15","slug":"the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-processes-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/210437\/","title":{"rendered":"The City as a Laboratory of Processes: A Decade of Urban Experimentation with Conc\u00e9ntrico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"js-image-size__link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033891\/the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico\/68be32e512c649458419abf6-the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%;\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The City as a Laboratory of Processes: A Decade of Urban Experimentation with Conc\u00e9ntrico - Image 1 of 37\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68be32e512c649458419abf6\" fetchpriority=\"high\" height=\"570\" itemprop=\"image\" loading=\"eager\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033891\/the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico\/68be32e512c649458419abf6-the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico-photo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/short-term-long-impact-how-concentrico-turns-the-city-into-a-public-forum_3.jpg\" style=\"min-height: var(--featured-height, auto); aspect-ratio: auto 640 \/ 570\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a>Conc\u00e9ntrico Pavilion \/ sauermartins + Mauricio M\u00e9ndez. Image \u00a9 Josema Cutillas<\/p>\n<p>    Share<\/p>\n<p>Share<\/p>\n<ul class=\"afd-share__networks clearfix\">\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Facebook\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"facebook_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1033891\" data-social=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033891\/the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Facebook<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Twitter\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"twitter_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1033891\" data-social=\"twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20City%20as%20a%20Laboratory%20of%20Processes%3A%20A%20Decade%20of%20Urban%20Experimentation%20with%20Conc%C3%A9ntrico&amp;url=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033891\/the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico&amp;via=archdaily\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Twitter<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"email_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1033891\" data-social=\"email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=The City as a Laboratory of Processes: A Decade of Urban Experimentation with Conc\u00e9ntrico&amp;body=https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033891\/the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico\"><\/a>\n<p>Mail<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Pinterest\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"pinterest_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1033891\" data-social=\"pinterest\" href=\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1033891%2Fthe-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico&amp;media=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.adsttc.com%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F68be%2F32e5%2F12c6%2F4945%2F8419%2Fabf6%2Flarge_jpg%2Fshort-term-long-impact-how-concentrico-turns-the-city-into-a-public-forum_3.jpg%3F1757295340&amp;description=The%20City%20as%20a%20Laboratory%20of%20Processes%3A%20A%20Decade%20of%20Urban%20Experimentation%20with%20Conc%C3%A9ntrico\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a>\n<p>Pinterest<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"afd-share__social\"><a aria-label=\"Whatsapp\" class=\"afd-share__button\" data-action=\"share\/whatsapp\/share\" data-insights-category=\"share\" data-insights-label=\"whatsapp_sharing_options\" data-insights-value=\"1033891\" data-social=\"whatsapp\" href=\"whatsapp:\/\/send?text=The+City+as+a+Laboratory+of+Processes%3A+A+Decade+of+Urban+Experimentation+with+Conc%C3%A9ntrico+%7C+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archdaily.com%2F1033891%2Fthe-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico%3Futm_source%3DWhatsapp%26utm_medium%3DIM%26utm_campaign%3Dshare-button\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/a>\n<p>Whatsapp<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Or<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033891\/the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico<\/p>\n<p>As cities continue to develop, we are seeing ever more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/992594\/rethinking-traditional-city-planning-14-projects-from-emerging-practices-in-europe?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">well-planned<\/a>, thoroughly executed, and tightly regulated approaches to shaping urban centres and their surrounding spaces\u2014for better and for worse. As codes, restrictions, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/994586\/new-uses-and-contemporary-guidelines-for-public-spaces?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">guidelines improve<\/a> and tighten, urban environments become safer, more balanced, and less prone to surprise. Yet the flip side is that highly managed districts can drift toward over-order and sanitisation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1029344\/osaka-architectural-ambiguity-within-the-urban-fabric?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shedding the messy<\/a>, accretive character that once produced alleyways, residual spaces, and unexpected sequences of movement\u2014conditions often born from ongoing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1032309\/co-designing-with-nature-how-communities-are-becoming-stewards-of-urban-biodiversity?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">community improvisation<\/a> in the grey zones of regulation.<\/p>\n<p>In response, a growing number of initiatives around the world are proposing short-term urban installations that test alternate futures for the city. These works aim to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1031769\/in-dialogue-with-nature-an-architectural-journey-through-landscape-installations-in-denmark-and-norway?ad_source=search&amp;ad_medium=search_result_articles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">provoke dialogue<\/a> between what the city is and what it could offer its communities through thoughtful, context-specific spatial practices. One notable example is <a href=\"https:\/\/concentrico.es\/en\/?utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=archdaily.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Conc\u00e9ntrico<\/a>, the international <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/festival\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">festival<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/logrono\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Logro\u00f1o<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/tag\/spain\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spain<\/a>, conceived as an urban innovation laboratory. Marking its tenth edition, the festival is about to publish <a href=\"https:\/\/www.park-books.com\/en\/produkt\/concentrico\/1662?utm_medium=website&amp;utm_source=archdaily.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Conc\u00e9ntrico: Urban Innovation Laboratory<\/a>, a book that surveys a decade of urban design and collective transformation shaped through successive editions of the festival. Its launch is paired with an international tour designed to share a decade of insights on collective transformation and design.<\/p>\n<p class=\"thumbs afd-desktop-e clearfix\"><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68be32e18791b741e39b8bb7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033891\/the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico\/68be32e18791b741e39b8bb7-the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico-image\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The City as a Laboratory of Processes: A Decade of Urban Experimentation with Conc\u00e9ntrico - Image 2 of 37\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68be32e18791b741e39b8bb7\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/short-term-long-impact-how-concentrico-turns-the-city-into-a-public-forum_1.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033891\/the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico\/68be32e18791b741e39b8bb7-the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico-image\" title=\"Conc\u00e9ntrico: Urban Innovation Laboratory. Image Courtesy of Lelien\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68be32f1fafaa90180e9b52f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033891\/the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico\/68be32f1fafaa90180e9b52f-the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The City as a Laboratory of Processes: A Decade of Urban Experimentation with Conc\u00e9ntrico - Image 3 of 37\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68be32f1fafaa90180e9b52f\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757342952_760_short-term-long-impact-how-concentrico-turns-the-city-into-a-public-forum_1.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033891\/the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico\/68be32f1fafaa90180e9b52f-the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico-photo\" title=\"Columns \/ EBBA. Image \u00a9 Josema Cutillas\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68be32bf8791b741e39b8bb5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033891\/the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico\/68be32bf8791b741e39b8bb5-the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico-photo\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The City as a Laboratory of Processes: A Decade of Urban Experimentation with Conc\u00e9ntrico - Image 4 of 37\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68be32bf8791b741e39b8bb5\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/short-term-long-impact-how-concentrico-turns-the-city-into-a-public-forum_4.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033891\/the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico\/68be32bf8791b741e39b8bb5-the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico-photo\" title=\"Types of Spaces Installation at CONC\u00c9NTRICO Festival \/ Palma + HANGHAR. Image \u00a9 Luis Diaz Diaz\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"thumbs__link\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68be32d9fafaa90180e9b52c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033891\/the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico\/68be32d9fafaa90180e9b52c-the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico-image\" rel=\"attachment nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The City as a Laboratory of Processes: A Decade of Urban Experimentation with Conc\u00e9ntrico - Image 5 of 37\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" data-nr-picture-id=\"68be32d9fafaa90180e9b52c\" data-pin-nopin=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757342952_725_short-term-long-impact-how-concentrico-turns-the-city-into-a-public-forum_1.jpg\" height=\"125\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033891\/the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico\/68be32d9fafaa90180e9b52c-the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico-image\" title=\"La Hoja Installation \/ FAHR 012.3. Image Courtesy of Peninsula\" width=\"125\"\/><\/a><a class=\"gallery-link afd-desktop-e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/1033891\/the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico\/68be32e512c649458419abf6-the-city-as-a-laboratory-of-proceses-a-decade-of-urban-experimentation-with-concentrico-photo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The City as a Laboratory of Processes: A Decade of Urban Experimentation with Conc\u00e9ntrico - More Images\" class=\"thumbs__img b-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/short-term-long-impact-how-concentrico-turns-the-city-into-a-public-forum_3.jpg\" itemprop=\"image\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAUEBAAAACwAAAAAAQABAAACAkQBADs=\"\/>+ 32<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/loader-blue.gif\" alt=\"Content Loader\" style=\"width: 40px; margin: 24px;\"\/><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Conc\u00e9ntrico Pavilion \/ sauermartins + Mauricio M\u00e9ndez. 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