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Are You a Kiez Killer?
As a sort of a follow up to Ares Kalandides’ article “The Killer Argument: “You’re a bloody Gentrifier!” posted last Friday, I would like you to consider the following scenario: 1) You are wearing a woolen hat (even though it is … Continue reading
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The Killer Argument: “You’re a bloody Gentrifier!”
by Ares Kalandides “How do you feel as a gentrifier?” I was recently asked by a journalist. I initially thought she was referring to the fact that I live in one of the most gentrified areas in Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg. … Continue reading
Squatting in German Cities: Then and Now
By Renard Teipelke Last Thursday, November 17, 2011, gentrification and urban politics experts Andrej Holm and Wolf Wetzel gave a lecture at Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main. The lecture was titled “Squatting is worthwhile – staying, too” and combined the two … Continue reading
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A Berliner Kindl as an Opportunity for Post-Industrial Neukölln
By Valentin Schipfer and Caspar Lundsgaard-Hansen Probably the Berliner Kindl would have been proud to see what is going on at its place of birth nowadays – whether sober or tipsy. In these days the Vollgut GmbH and zuHause e.V. are … Continue reading
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M&Ms in Wisconsin – Part II: Milwaukee
By Renard Teipelke Only four mayors in 60 years – three of them socialists (sic!). Considering Milwaukee’s 20th century history, the preconditions are really exciting for a US-American city. The Sewer Socialist movement emerged from Milwaukee and included famous figures … Continue reading
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A Victim of Its Own Success: Berlin Drowns in Tourist Hordes and Rising Rents – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International
Article by Wiebke Hollersen and Dirk Kurbjuweit at Spiegel Online Berlin is struggling to maintain its identity as its popularity soars. Budget tourists are flocking to the German capital, eager to sample the famous nightlife, while Scandinavian investors are snapping … Continue reading
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The ‘Gate’ in ‘Gated Communities’
By Renard Teipelke The network Architects for Architects and Plattenvereinigung hosted a panel discussion (on Wednesday, August 24th, 2011, at the former Tempelhof Airport in Berlin) titled “Gated Communities – Are we heading toward a two-tier society?” The panel, moderated … Continue reading
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Announcement: Panel Discussion in Berlin “What Strategy for the North of Neukölln?”
On August 31st (7 p.m.), INPOLIS GmbH, zuhause e. V. and Vollgut GmbH take the stage at Vollgutlager on the site of the old ‘Kindl’ brewery in Berlin-Neukölln (Werbellinstraße 50, 12053 Berlin) and organise a panel discussion on local city … Continue reading
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Save Creativity! Peter Marcuse at the Centre for Metropolitan Studies on 9th August 2011
by Ares Kalandides There has been a relatively comforting silence recently around the creative class, the creative city and the creative economy. The embarrassing hurrahs of the past ten years seem to have settled into a murmur. People and discourses … Continue reading
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Zurich-West at the Crossroads?
By Caspar Lundsgaard-Hansen Zurich acts like a magnet. A magnet for both Swiss people and foreigners who look for job opportunities in Switzerland. One gets the impression that the city and its surroundings grow at a remarkably fast pace: construction … Continue reading
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