metropolitan field trip berlin

METROPOLITAN
FIELD TRIP BERLIN
08.10.2015 - 11.10.2015
HOTEL MICHELBERGER
HOLZMARKT
RADIALSYSTEM V
MARKTHALLE NEUN
BETHANIEN/3 SCHWESTERN
P R I N Z E S S I N E N G A¨ R T E N
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Berlin is a city that has changed tremendously over the past 25 years. From a war-torn city
split in half for four decades that had to face bankruptcy, deindustrialisation and unemployment after reunification,
it has shifted to become one of the most dynamic, creative and popular places to live in, work at and
travel to. Its unique history and the international reputation as a party – Mecca and creative hotspot have spurred a
development and regeneration process that sets it apart from other growing cities in Germany.
But what sounds like a benefit for the
whole city also has its downsides.
Berlin’s urban fabric is changing, and it is changing fast. Empty
lots from the city centre to the fringes are being built up, old factory buildings regenerated and brought to new usages, apartment
blocks and whole quarters redeveloped. The city attracts people
and investment from all over the world, new start-ups, fancy bars
and restaurants pop up as you go.
But what sounds like a benefit for the whole city also has its downsides. Space is
getting scarce. Where Berlin once offered open land and deserted buildings that where
happily occupied by the creative, the alternative and subculture, regeneration is taking
place. Areas that once hosted clubs, studios for artists or spaces to explore different
forms of living are getting more interesting for international investment, tourists and
new classes of residents. These spaces face market-based exploitation, repurposing and
gentrification, which lead to rising rents, displacement and the disappearance of the
alternative places that made Berlin attractive in the first place. Some would argue that
the very core of Berlin’s identity is at stake.
Berlin is over! At least if you believe the media that periodically likes to write the city
off. But is it really? It certainly is at a decisive point in its post-reunification history that
will determine which way it will go.
The Genossenschaft für urbane Kreativität eG (Cooperative for urban creativity) and
Mörchenpark e.V. as cofounders of Berlin based urban village Holzmarkt, invite you to
explore with us how this change in the urban fabric can be shaped in a sustainable way
that complies with the public interest. We will have insight in alternative projects of city
making and want to offer a platform for city makers to come together, learn from and
with each other and generate ideas for cooperation and alternatives to the common
practices. Last but not least - to have a good time together!
Together with Amsterdam based platform Pakhuis de Zwijger, Deltametropolis Association, Stipo, Inspiring Cities and AIR we welcome you to come to Berlin and take part in
this Metropolitan Field Trip that aims at giving insight in the current trends and shifts of
the city’s development.
Genossenschaft für urbane Kreativität eG
(GuK – Cooperative for urban creativity) joins
together entrepreneurs and creators to
facilitate the sustainable development of the
urban quarter “Holzmarkt”. To their members,
they offer not only a profitable and safe
investment opportunity, but also the
confidence to create public value, as well
as access to an exciting network.
www.gukeg.de
Mörchenpark e.V.
“Room for gardening, ideas and creative
leisure” is the motto of the association
Mörchenpark e.V. The Mörchenpark was
found to recreate the green part of the
Holzmarkt Quartier.
The association engages the public and all
interested citizens in the development of
the gardens and green areas of Holzmarkt.
Everyone can participate or join over
600 members in an association-family or
support the project with a little donation!
The Mörchenpark is a green part of the
Holzmarkt neighbourhood along the banks
of the Spree.
www.moerchenpark.de
Temporality,
Creativity
& the Public
Holzmarkt
Holzmarkt is a new urban quarter
in the making.
Once home to notorious Bar 25 and then
destined to be sold to the highest bid as part
of the Media Spree redevelopment project, it
is now being turned into a creative hotspot
including a night club, restaurant, artist’s
studios, offices for startups and scientists,
workshops and tenements, all accessible to
the public under the premise ‘Spreeufer für
Alle – Spree riverfront for everybody’.
Address:
Holzmarktstraße 25
10243 Berlin
DAY 01
THURSDAY, 08.10.2015
SCHEDULE:
4:00pm Welcome & Get Together at Holzmarkt
Meeting point in front of FAME Restaurant
5:00pm Tour & introduction of Holzmarkt:
An urban village for creatives, craftsmen
and technology
7:30pm Dinner at Künstlerhaus Bethanien’s
’3 Schwestern, A 19th-century hospital turned - artist’s house in Kreuzberg
The former border area around the old
eastern harbour is subject to a major
restructuring process that started after
reunification. It was supposed to become
a major hub of media and cultural
businesses. It already sports a large
arena for music and sports events and
major music, fashion and lifestyle companies, yet the project has sparked large
protests for neglecting citizen’s interests,
participatory possibilities and grown
neighbourhood structures.
FRIDAY, 09.10.2015
SCHEDULE:
10:00am Introduction to Radialsystem V:
A disused pumping station by the river that
now hosts contemporary and classical dance
and music companies
10:45am Boat tour and discussion of Mediaspree:
The restructuring of a post-industrial waterfront
1:00pm Lunch at ‘DAZ Cantina’
(German Centre for Architecture)
2:30pm Bike tour through Kreuzberg:
Gentrification and tenant protests at ‘Kotti&Co’
and Urban gardening at ‘Prinzessinengarten
5:30pm Berlin House of Representatives:
Visit and talks.
Riverfront
for all or Prime
Real Estate
for the Few? Prinzessinnengärten
8:00pm Dinner at ‘Das Hotel’
Restaurant & Guesthouse
Public Transport:
S7 S75 S5
Station: Ostbahnhof
Bethanien
Radialsystem v
Once at risk of demolition, the 19th century
hospital - turned - artist’s house of Bethanien
has been turned into a space for social institutions, exhibitions and creative companies,
after it has been squatted in the 1970ies and
later been saved by citizen’s initiatives. Now it
serves as one of the district of Kreuzberg’s
cultural hotspots.
Address:
Mariannenplatz 2
10997 Berlin
DAY 02
Mediaspree vs.
Spreeufer für Alle
Once, the Radialsystem was one of twelve waste
water pumping stations throughout the city and
dates back to the late 19th century. Disused in
1999 it was turned into a centre for arts, performance and dance. The underlying idea is the
combination of tradition and innovation, old music
and contemporary dance, visual arts and new
media, culture and entrepreneurialism. By combining allegedly contrary aspects they create a
dialogic principle of openness that has made the
Radialsystem V a top-class space for music and
dance performances.
Public Transport:
Bus 140
Station Mariannenplatz
U1/U8 Kottbusser Tor
Address:
Holzmarktstr. 33 10243 Berlin | S Ostbahnhof
Kotti & co
Kotti & Co is a self organised community of
tenants around Kottbusser Tor in the district of
Kreuzberg. They are protesting against high rents
and displacement in their neighbourhood. In May
2012 they build a Gecekondu (turkish expression
for informal settlement) as a centre for their
protest and the community.
The Prinzessinnengärten (princess’s gardens)
are an urban gardening project in the heart of the
district of Kreuzberg that serves as a place for
education, as a community centre and a space
for leisure. A citizens initiative cleared the old
wasteland of scrap and turned it into a mobile
garden where every plant and bed can be moved,
including four bee colonies, a kitchen and a café.
Address: Prinzenstrasse 35 – 38
Prinzesinnenstrasse 15 | U8 Moritzplatz
Berlin House of
Representatives
The House of Representatives (Abgeordnetenhaus) Berlin is the parliament of the state of
Berlin. The consideration and passing of legislation is the most important task, including the
government budget. In addition, the parliament
elects the Governing Mayor of Berlin, and checks
the city's government, the Senate of Berlin. It is
located in the former Prussian Parliament
Address: Niederkirchnerstraße 5 10117 Berlin
S+U Potsdamer Platz | S Anhalter Bahnhof
Address: Kottbusser Tor | U1, U8 Kottbusser Tor
DAY 03
SATURDAY, 10.10.2015
SCHEDULE:
10:00pm Markthalle Neun:
Tour & brunch in a historic market hall
12:00pm Reception
1:00pm – 7:15pm Players of Change
Conference For City Makers
at Ding Dong Dom
6:00pm Panel discussion and Keynote
7:15pm
Conference
for City Makers
– 9:00pm Music and Drinks
9:00pm Get Together at
FAME Restaurant, Holzmarkt
The Genossenschaft für urbane Kreativität
(Cooperative for urban creativity), the Mörchenpark
eV in cooperation with the Pakhuis de Zwijger
(Amsterdam) and New Europe - Cities in Transition,
are hosting the Players of Change – Conference
for City Makers under the Motto ‘Let the city
be our playground’ on October 10th, 2015
at the Holzmarkt.
It will serve as a platform for new and unusual urban
projects from Berlin to discuss pressing issues issues with
experts, city officials as well as creatives and the public
to get inspiration and build networks.
Each project will have three minutes to present itself to
the participants, including the questions that they have.
Then they meet in small groups to work together in three
25-minute pitch camp stages on their questions. The
projects therefore have the opportunity to discuss with
different groups of participants, each with different backgrounds and perspectives.
To do this we provide a moderator and documentary material for each group. The results are presented to all participants and will be reviewed in a panel discussion at the end
of the conference.
Back to
the Roots
Tempelhofer Feld and
Allmendekontor
The former airport in the heart of Berlin got famous
for its vital role during the Berlin blockade and the
Berlin air lift, where it served as the destination point
for the famous candy bombers. Disused as an airport
in 2008 and subject to regeneration plans that where
halted by a public referendum, it is now used for
recreational uses, contains a nature protection zone
and a vast area dedicated to urban gardening,
managed by the ‘Allmendekontor’. Here we will learn
how the public reclaimed an urban space from investment driven interests to become an important urban
commons in the city. To reach the Feld we will pass
through the quarter of Schillerkiez, that, after a long
period of restless slumber underneath Tempelhof’s
air corridors, now sees rapid gentrification processes
with new cafes, bars and shops opening at every
corner.
DAY 04
SUNDAY, 11.10.2015
SCHEDULE:
11:00am Brunch and Wrap Up at
Café Engels, Herrfurthstr. 21,
U Boddinstraße.
1:00pm Tempelhofer Feld and
Allmendekontor
HOTEL INFO:
Michelberger Hotel / Restaurant
Warschauer Straße 39/40
10243 Berlin
Telephone: +49 302 977 8590
[email protected]
Industriepalast Hostel
Warschauer Strasse 43
Berlin 10243
Telephone: +49 307 407 8290
[email protected]
PUBLIC TRANSPORT:
Station S+U Warschauer Straße
S-Bahn: S5, S7, S75
U-Bahn: U12
Tram: M10
Bus: 248, 347, N1
TAXI COMPANIES:
Markthalle Neun
Within the heart of Kreuzberg we will start
our third day of the trip. We will have a
brunch and a guided tour in one of the
most extraordinary food markets in Berlin
- the 120 year old Markthalle Neun.
Markthalle Neun is a good example for an
urban conversion, shifting away from big
supermarket chains, back to regional
vendors and farmers. It offers space for a
traditional weekly market, a street food
market and offers a platform to strengthen
the regional food industry, discuss sustainable farming and city planning. It is a
space for the residents of the quarter to
meet up and participate in urban life.
Address:
Eisenbahnstraße 42-43, 10997 Berlin
U1 Görlitzer Park
Taxi Berlin: 030 20 20 20
Würfelfunk: 030 21 21 21
Taxifunk Berlin: 030 44 33 22
CONTACT PERSONS:
Christian Grauvogel
(Mörchenpark e.V)
+49 151 432 00 674
Charlot Schans
(Pakhuis de Zwijger)
+ 31 625 02 29 88

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