Fuß in der Tür #Spezial Kiosk of Solidarity in der Habersaathstraße
With its working group Urbane Praxis, the Council for the Arts (Rat für die Künste) launched an initiative, which in
With its working group Urbane Praxis, the Council for the Arts (Rat für die Künste) launched an initiative, which in 2021 will show the cooperation and action field “Urbane Praxis” with Berlin-based actors in a network of city-wide campus projects. Using examples of various practices, also beyond Berlin, this podcast discusses perspectives and potentials of urban practice and why now is a good time to talk about it.
The current episode is all about:
#Spezial – Kiosk of Solidarity in der Habersaathstraße
The Habersaathstraße 40-48 building complex in Berlin Mitte has been the subject of a power struggle between the city and the real estate market for years.
The area was significantly upgraded in 2019 when the Federal Intelligence Service and its 6,500 employees moved in. The building has changed hands several times in recent years. Its market value has increased twentyfold.
The conflict over Habersaathstrasse is particularly unsavoury because homeless people and refugees are being unscrupulously exploited by a property speculator for his own interests. However, it is also an example of how city administrations are forced to capitulate in the face of long and complicated legal proceedings and costs due to ambiguous legal bases and a lack of staff.
The events in Habersaathstrasse are also a precedent in which the city can prove that the irresponsible destruction of affordable housing for the sake of profit is not acceptable.
With: Moritz Ahlert, Anna Steigemann, Daniel Diekmann and Theresa
Keilhacker
Production: Tomma Suki Hinrichsen, Heimo Lattner and Ayosha
Kortlang (2023)
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“Fuß in der Tür” is a production of the Urbane Praxis e.V. association and is funded by the Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing.
Research and moderation: Heimo Lattner and Rebecca Wall /
Production: Ayosha Kortlang (THF Radio) //