Urbane Praxis e.V. is an association that supports the interests of urban practitioners. It builds networks and connects civil society actors, administration and politics in order to shape vibrant and sustainable cities. The association represents urban practitioners and imparts knowledge in order to make cross-departmental urban issues visible.
On the initiative of the Rats für die Künste, artists, urban activists and cultural, architectural and socio-cultural players joined forces in 2020 to form the Urban Practice Initiative. This was funded by SenKE in 2020-2021 as part of the DRAUSSENSTADT initiative – 12 locations and the Urban Practice project office were supported during this period. To this end, the Berliner Projektfonds Urbane Praxis, supported by the Stiftung für kulturelle Weiterbildung und Kulturberatung, was set up and has been funding artistic projects in the field of urban practice ever since.
The non-profit Urbane Praxis e.V. was founded in 2022 from the Urbane Practise initiative and the growing network.
Network office Urban Practise
The Urban Practice Network Office networks, supports and advises Berlin initiatives and projects that develop self-organised cultural community and open spaces and achieve cultural and urban transformations for the common good.
It enables a continuous exchange between initiatives, administration and politics – through intermediary communication, networking, visibility and responsiveness. It imparts knowledge on the creation and maintenance of self-organised open spaces, organises public discourse and networking events and develops information material and support for urban practitioners.
The network centre is currently managed by Merve Değirmenci, Elisabeth Knoblich, Kristin Lazarova, Dana Schneider and Benedikt Stoll.
The Urban Practice Network Centre is supported by the Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen.
Consulting
The network office supports and advises initiatives and projects in the following areas:
Organisational form: What is the right organisational form for my project? How do I set up an association?
Funding: What funding options are available? How do I write a funding application?
Contact mediation: Which authorities do I need to contact? What authorisations do I need? Which other decision-makers come into question?
Space search: Where can I find suitable spaces for my event / project?
Help with the conception and realisation of project ideas
How do I get from an idea to realisation?
For a consultation appointment, write to us: office@urbanepraxis.berlin
Further information:
Knowledge: here you will find information material and assistance for the successful realisation of project ideas.
Green board: here you can upload offers and requests – for rooms, allies, open calls, jobs, etc. and find out about the latest news from the Urbane Praxis community.
Board
The following members have been on the Board since 2024:
Dr Christian Haid (Poligonal Berlin), Tomma Suki Hinrichsen (Torhaus Berlin), Dr Sabine Kroner (Berlin Mondiale), Sharmila Sharma, Rebecca Wall
Articles of Association
Here you can find the statutes of Urbane Praxis e.V. (download link to pdf).
Become a member
Are you an active urban practitioner yourself or are you interested in the topic? We are happy to welcome new members. Enclosed you will find instructions on how to become a member. Send us the membership application form and a few short sentences about yourself and your projects:
office@urbanepraxis.berlin