Chiara Donelli and Michele Trimarchi, Where Is Berlin?
Post on 22-Jan-2018
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Berlin’s (too?) many facesBerlin’s (too?) many faces
a creative and cosmopolitan magneta polycentric texture with multiple art optionshigh quality of life, fertile spaces for start-ups
the Wall was Berlin’s backbonethe Wall was Berlin’s backbone
what to do after its fall? what to keep or destroy?
how can urban planners re-capture the loss?
to fll an empty town can be chaotic and contradictory among
flagship projects, rehabilitation plans, archistars
it's all about: different urban forms,best and worst practices,public and private interestsand crucial issues to be faced (mobility, housing, needs ...)
how to exit from this plural block ?
an urban palimpsest based upon kieze
recent issues
low-income residents are being displaced from the centre
the socially hybrid texture risks to fade away
decisions are not shared with residents
we need a map, possibly we need a map, possibly many mapsmany maps
a sincere, smooth, a sincere, smooth, and essential tooland essential toolaimed at aimed at understandingunderstandingthe citythe city’’s fragments s fragments
was Tacheles a common?
game over-press start: no-man’s land + unpredictable viewsinformal participatory choices: the pros of cultural commons
open to the art milieu but reluctant to be widely hospitable
Berlin is a city condemned foreverto becoming and never to being
Karl Scheffler, Berlin: Ein Stadtschicksal, 1910
a few guidelinesa few guidelines
urban development: framing, not planningurban development: framing, not planning
creativity is the most powerful starting pointcreativity is the most powerful starting point
chaos and diversity are assets, not obstacleschaos and diversity are assets, not obstacles
maps may diverge but patches need maps may diverge but patches need connectionsconnections
cultural commons enjoy cross-fertilisation:cultural commons enjoy cross-fertilisation:
their shared use enhances sustainabilitytheir shared use enhances sustainability
Berlin needs a strategic governmentBerlin needs a strategic government
its cultural commons can beits cultural commons can bethe most fertile seedthe most fertile seed
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