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Collage with two pictures and the post-it "The "Lobby" as a statement and experiment of Urban Praxis": One picture shows the "Lobby" from the inside. One can see a big green chair, a blue-green carpet, a kiosk, two display stands and a reception desk. In the second picture, a person is cutting the inaugural ribbon at the entrance of the "Lobby". Two people standing next to her clap. On the right is a person with a microphone watching.

The film: The “Lobby”

This short film shows essential moments and events of our work in the “Lobby”.

A picture divided into four parts: each part shows a frame from the short film about the "Lobby". The frames are blurred and one reads: "Documentation Lobby", "Urban Praxis".

The “Lobby”: The short film out soon

Soon a short film about the “Lobby” will be published here

Aerial view of Place Internationale in Hellersdorf. People play cricket.

Through the archive

Until 12 March it is possible to visit the exhibition “Through the archive”

A photo of a Berlin open-air pool from above and the text "The 10 Berlin open-air pools lie unused and inaccessible to the public for an average of 8.5 months a year".

Pool Potentials projections

Pool Potential’s documentary will be shown on 3 March 2022 at Architektur Galerie Berlin

In the foreground one can see various drawings (a swimming pool, the word "potentials", a postcard). A person is drawing in the background.

Meet the projects / Project Fund Urbane Praxis

The work of the Project Fund Urbane Praxis in the year 2021 will be

Call poster with the title (Gemeinsam um die Häuser ziehen) and the writing "Open Call" in German, English, Turkish and Arabic.

Move around the houses together – Open Call

Open Call by Haus der Statistik until 28 February 2022 for projects that activate the open, green and meeting space in

Five pictures of the "Lobby". In each photo, one sees fewer and fewer objects and the last photo shows an empty room.

The “Lobby” moved out

From February on, the “Lobby” can no longer stay at Karl-Liebknecht-Street

Tuesday-bar cancelled

Because of the pandemic situation, we cancel the Tuesday-bar

The shop window of the "Lobby" with the glowing sign "Lobby". People are sitting in the room. In the foreground, you can see snowflakes and winter decoration

Winter greetings

We go into rest mode and are back on 3 January

Two pictures of the "Lobby". In one, you see people working and a person playing music. In the other one, you see the entrance area

Extension of the “Lobby”

The “Lobby” stays until the end of January in the Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 9

An excerpt from the publication "ÜBER Urbane Praxis" (ABOUT Urban Praxis): in the middle is a drawing of cars and a speech bubble asking: "What is Urban Praxis?"

ÜBER Urbane Praxis project documentation

ÜBER Urbane Praxis’ project documentation is online

An excerpt from the website of StadtNeudenken magazine, where you can see a photo of the façade of the Haus der Statistik (House of Statistics) and a photo of a campaign poster from the Initiative Urbane Praxis.

Urban Praxis in StadtNeudenken’s magazine

The new magazine of the Initiative StadtNeudenken (litt. Rethinking the city) is out and the Initiative Urbane Praxis is among … Urban Praxis in StadtNeudenken’s magazine

A note hangs on a colourful background (red-grey-neon-green gradient). On the note is written: "Hey Berlin, WTF would you be without Urban Praxis?"

WTF is Urban Praxis?

An Instagram-campaign to show what Urban Praxis actually is

Moving the exhibition ABOUT Urban Praxis: Two people push yellow stools on the sidewalk in front of the Haus der Statistik (House of Statistics).

Workshop: Transformation activity band

ÜBER Urbane Praxis (ABOUT Urban Praxis) organises another workshop

Yann Colonna builds up a palm in the "Lobby"

Palms, power and critical mapping

The second appointment of palm research as Urban Praxis

A Balenciaga barefoot stiletto shoe as a symbol of the many tasks and competences that the Office of urban cross-cutting tasks would take on

“Fuß in der Tür” – #12 Grounded urban practice

The very last episode of the podcast series “Fuß in der Tür”! Listen in now

People in winter clothing stand in front of the Finance Office Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg. It snows.

Last BAUPALAST’s Coming Together

On occasion of BAUPALAST’s last Coming Together, the Info-Container for the drop-in centre

Off the radar: What can the niche do?

A panel to jointly discuss about the tactics used in the development of

The City Makers Lobby in the “Lobby”

The next meeting of the City Makers Lobby takes place on 3 December in the “Lobby”

The cover page of the coalition agreement

Urban Praxis in the coalition agreement

Urban Praxis is part of the coalition agreement 2021

Tuesday-bar with special programme

ÜBER Urbane Praxis (ABOUT Urban Praxis), Transformation Haus und Feld (Transformation House and Field), Organismendemokratie (Organisms Democracy) and [SM]art Cities by Er(be)leben introduce themselves

Exhibition [SM]art Cities by Er(be)leben

The exhibition SMart Cities by Er(be)leben opens on 26 November

Glossary of Urban Praxis

The bilingual “Glossary of Urban Praxis. Towards a manifesto” offers

Non-glazed pottery cups standing on three shelves

3rd Urban Praxis coffee klatsch

The 3rd Urban Praxis coffee klatsch takes place on 22 November at 5 p.m.

Book Release: “Baustelle Urbane Praxis in Marzahn”

Das “Buch” “Baustelle Urbane Praxis in Marzahn” wird am 19.11.

Palm research as Urban Praxis

With an analysis of the Berlin palm landscape, Yann Colonna wants to

Two people put up a neon sign saying "Bar" and another person stands behind the counter and runs the bar

The Tuesday-bar as opportunity for exchanging ideas

Many talks and formats are already taking place in the “Lobby” (by the way, check the calendar here, but we … The Tuesday-bar as opportunity for exchanging ideas

“Fuß in der Tür” – #11 Stadtwerk mrzn

The penultimate episode of the podcast series “Fuß in der Tür”! Listen in now

Four people sit around a table and make pottery. Ceramic cups, bowls with water and various instruments for pottery are scattered on the table.

2nd Urban Praxis coffee klatsch

The 2nd Urban Praxis coffee klatsch takes place on 8 November

A sign with the text "Urbane Praxis" is leaning against the wall. Behind the sign you can see a poster with a picture of the Floating and the text "Get on board and transform the city".

Urban Praxis in the Zählgemeinschaft’s agreement

The district of Neukölln anchored the concept of Urban Praxis in the Zählgemeinschaft’s agreement

Two pictures of female DJs performing at the mobile radio

MOBILE FM in the “Lobby”

An evening of music and conversations about protest and aesthetics with MOBILE FM

One person moves the illuminated posters on the Kairo Kiosk, another person looks at it.

Fassadenfunk #18 with two urban practitioners

Anna Schäffler and Rebecca Wall from the Initiative Urbane Praxis are guests at Fassadenfunk #18

“Fuß in der Tür” – #10 ClimateCare Festival

The tenth episode of the podcast series “Fuß in der Tür”! Listen in now

A group of people sits in the CoCooN-corner in the "Lobby" and a second group stands around the Kiosk. One can read a quote by Samuel Beckett: "Ever tried, ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better."

FuckedUP Night with CoCooN

A FuckedUP Night takes place on 2 November 2021, umat 8 p.m. in the “Lobby”, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 9. What does this … FuckedUP Night with CoCooN

Announcement poster of the event "8 excursions through the Graffiti Museum". Departments: Total Text, Emptiness of Meaning, Megalomania, Panel Images, War Games, Territorial Marking, Arrowheads, Memory Pieces. With: Coco Bergholm, Maximilian Brauer, Lena Dorn, Christian Driesen, Lukas Fuchsgruber, Anna Herms, Matthias Hübner, Wilhelm Klotzek, Thomas Lindenberg, Christoph May, Franziska Pierwoß, Anna Schäffler, Jana Slaby, Max Stocklosa, SISKA, Christian Tschirner

20 years Graffiti Museum – 8 excursions

20 years of Graffiti Museum will be celebrated with 8 forays over the next 3 weekends

The cover page of the poetry volume by Laura Holder

Try to write yourself off

The 2nd reading of Kairo Kiosk takes place on 30 October at 7 p.m.

Different people (re)build Urban Praxis objects and furniture in the "Lobby".

The Office for urban cross-cutting tasks

The Office for urban cross-cutting tasks is regarded as an interface that

A group of people stands in front of the entrance door of the "Lobby"

Grand opening of the “Lobby”

The “Lobby” officially opens on 27 October. At 3 p.m., in front of the Red City Hall

The book "Der Sandler" (The nomad/the homeless) lies on a grey surface. Next to it there is a post-it with pieces of information about the reading from the novel.

Reading by Markus Ostermair

On Monday 25 October, Markus Ostermair reads aloud from his novel

Collage of a picture of the window of the "Lobby" with green lighting and a picture of the interior of the "Lobby" with the carpet and armchairs by CoCooN and room dividers by raumlabor

The calender of the “Lobby”

You can check out the many activities that take place in the “Lobby” online

Coffee klatsch Urban Praxis

Three appointments to to potter and glaze your own coffee cups for the “Lobby”.

Mapping of the Haus der Statistik and illustration of the different activities at the Haus der Statistik: the co-market, exhibitions, courses, workshop, dance events, planning, etc.

Extension of the pioneer use at Haus der Statistik

Applications for concrete use proposals can be subitted until 1 November

Rebecca Wall as speaker at the workshop "Office for Urban Cross-Sectional Tasks"

33th Round Table on Real Estate Policy

We talked about the strengthening of intermediary structures on 8 October

The “Lobby”

The “Lobby” is the permanent representation of Urban Praxis at Alex – opposite the red town hall

Grounded Urban Practices, Berlin

Public presentation of the publication GROUNDED URBAN PRACTICES, BERLIN

Note on neon green background "Coalition agreement? We have a building block!"

A building block for the coalition agreement

The Initiative Urbane Praxis’ building block for the coalition agreement is online

Aerial view of the work tables at the workshop "Office for Urban Cross-Sectional Tasks" from 18 August 2021

Dimension and impact of Urban Praxis

The relationship between impact and dimension in the field of urban praxis will be explored in an exchange between

Children play on the street at Wasserwerk. Photo by Mohamed Badarne

Wasserwerk Festival

Together with many different stakeholders, Berlin Mondiale organises the Wasserwerk Festival

The third newsletter of the Initiative Urbane Praxis

The third newsletter of the Initiative Urbane Praxis is out!

“Fuß in der Tür” – #9 Office for urban cross-cutting tasks

The ninth episode of the podcast series “Fuß in der Tür”! Listen in now

Mapping the Kotti Shop, UDK (guest lecturer Urban Planning). © WG station urbaner kulturen

Keeping Common Spaces Open

Until 4 september it is possible to visit the exhibition at the station urbaner kulturen/nGbK Hellersdorf

Climate Care Festival 2021

Floating ̶U̶n̶i̶v̶e̶r̶s̶i̶t̶y̶ ‘s Climate Care Festival shows how diverse Urban Praxis can be

Participant in the women's tournament, AC Berlin Women on Place Internationale

Cricket Festival at station urbaner kulturen

The Cricket Festival of station urbaner kulturen takes place on 22 August

The Adlerhalle (eagle hall) at the Dragoner area in Kreuzberg

Workshop: Office for urban cross-sectional tasks

Together with already established intermediary examples, Runder Tisch Liegenschaften and IniForum, the Initiative Urbane Praxis is organising a workshop about

A picture of the area of the Floating and a frame from the video of the conference Berlin questions

Berlin questions – Metropolis: The new now

The future of metropolises will be discussed and thought in new ways in exciting sites in Berlin

“Fuß in der Tür” – #8 Offene Werkstatt Lutherplatz

The eighth episode of the podcast series “Fuß in der Tür”! Listen in now

BAUPALAST residency for artistic research

On 19 July, the BAUPALAST will launch an open call for a residency for artistic research

The kick-off of the conference at Place Internationale Hellersdorf with Markus Bader, Renée Tribble, Birgit Effinger, Barbara Meyer, Elisa T. Bertuzzo, Licia Soldavini and Annette Maechtel

The first part of the workshop conference for Urban Praxis

The kick-off of the workshop conference for Urban Praxis happened at the end of May at the Place Internationale Hellersdorf

Visitors in front of the display window of the exhibition ÜBER Urbane Praxis (ABOUT Urban Praxis) on the opening day. Photo: Opening ÜBER Urbane Praxis, ©Raquel Gòmez Delgado

ÜBER Urbane Praxis exhibition extended

The exhibition ÜBER Urbane Praxis stays open until the end of July

“Fuß in der Tür” – #7 Neighbourhood Campus Dammweg

Fuß in der Tür continues with a seventh episode! Listen in now

Poster of the event from the series "Gegen//Über - Debatten zur Gegenwart" (Debates about the present)

Urban discourses at Baupalast

On 23 June Christoph Laimer and Enrico Schönberg talk about urban activism and

An artificial hilly landscape in the greenhouse at Dammweg. This is the project Futureleaks - "Escaping Realities“ by the artist Anna de Carlo.

48-hours Neukölln at Dammweg

Between 18-20 June, 48h Neukölln takes place am Dammweg

Collage of a picture of the facade of the workshop hall in Spreepark and of a picture of the interior of the hall

Cooperation in Spreepark

In Spreepark, a cooperation between Grün Berlin, Clubcommission, Loop-Kollektiv and

Collage out of notes and sketches about the development of giftsciencearchive.net, collected by A. Calderón and Megan Hoetger, June 2021

Archival Practices

An event on how to preserve urban, collective and artistic practices

Call for Action of the DRAUSSENSTADT Initiative

The Call for Action of DRAUSSENSTADT is open between 7-18 June

Baupalast’s digital get-together

A digital get-together around the Baupalast takes place on 7 June

Dance Lab's dancers in the open. Photo: Gregory Hughes

Infosession about DRAUSSENSTADT’s Call for Action

An infossession about DRAUSSENSTADT’s Call for Action takes place on 2 June online

Collage with a picture from the Atelier Lucien Kroll, 1994

GOING OUT OF CIRCLES: the open-air exhibition

From 30 May until 2 October it is possible to visit the firth part of the exhibition series GOING OUT OF CIRCLES)

Our billboard campaign

20 billboards of the Initiative Urbane Praxis are hanging at 14 underground stations in Berlin

The Urbane Praxis Project Fund’s choice

The jury of the Berlin Urbane Praxis Project Fund has made its selection

Spaces of resilience

During the summer semester, students and teachers of architecture and urban planning from Berlin’s University of the Arts (UdK) will

The right to public space

A new bar session ZUM URBAN takes place on 27 May at Haus der Statistik

Finally we can meet again!

Berlin Senate Senat von Berlin has adopted the Seventh Ordinance amending the Second Ordinance on Measures to Prevent Infection.

Festival delle periferie

IPER – Festival of peripheries will also discuss about Hellersdorf, urban Praxis, institutionalisation and much more

Annual exhibition at Haus der Statistik

The exhibition “Über Urbane Praxis in 12+1 Berliner Projekten” (About Urban Praxis in 12+1 Berlin projects) takes place between 2 and 26 June at HdS

Zoë Claire Miller, Marco Schmitt und Kavita Meelu, the artists who have been selected in the frame of the open call for Urban Praxis Residency to work in 2021 at Floating University

Urban Praxis Residents at Floating

In 2021, Zoë Claire Miller, Marco Schmitt und Kavita Meelu will work as Urban Praxis Residents at Floating

Open Call by rand-bedingungen

rand-bedingungen: Open Call for Proposals until 21 May

Save the date: SITUATION BERLIN #1

Situation Berlin, the first part of the Workshop Conference for Urban Praxis takes place on 29 and 30 May 2021

Photo by Arne Schmitt, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2020, without title, from the series When alignment becomes form / Faculty of Philosophy, 2011/2020

Arne Schmitt’s exhibition at the station urbaner kulturen / nGbK Hellersdorf

Arne Schmitt’s photographic and video work examines consumption zones, administrative units and educational landscapes

Two pictures of the greenhouses on the Dammweg neighborhood campus

The Dammweg neighbourhood campus in Der Tagesspiegel

Der Tagesspiegel presents the Dammweg neighbourhood campus

Rain boot, the symbol of the work of the Floating

“Fuß in der Tür” – #6 Floating

The sixth episode of the podcast series. Listen now – This time it is about the Floating

How to Genehmigungen

The Culture Funding Point of Berlin (Kulturförderpunkt Berlin) hosts an online info-session free of charge about permits and licensing and allowance processes

Illustration of a computer screen with faces in gallery-view mode

Digital consultation with Berlin Mondiale

Berlin Mondiale’s digital consultation on 9. April concerns the Call of the Berlin Urban Praxis Project Fund

The Chelsea boot, the shoe Berlin Mondiale chose as a symbol

“Fuß in der Tür” – #5 Berlin Mondiale

The fifth episode of the podcast series. Listen now – Find out more about Berlin Mondiale

Poster of the Kidsuni at the Floating: the programme, a child with rain boots in nature, a drawing of rain boots and a drawing of the growing planet.

Floating KIDSUNI: out for spring

Floating’s KIDSUNI is a series of exciting workshops and discovery opportunities for children

All About Palaces

A workshop around the topic of palace, which you can now watch on YouTube

Shadows of the ÜBER Urbane Praxis window at the Haus der Statistik

Zum Urban: The new bar of ÜBER Urbane Praxis at HdS

On 30 March the bar Zum Urban opens its doors at the information architecture ÜBER Urbane Praxis at the Haus der Statistik

Baupalast and Haus der Statistik in ARCH+ 242

In the current issue of ARCH+ it is possible to read about Baupalast and Haus der Statistik, two places the … Baupalast and Haus der Statistik in ARCH+ 242

Grounded Urban Practices – Berlin

The ZK/U is part of a research project that comparatively examined “grounded urban practices” in Amsterdam, Berlin and Cairo. In … Grounded Urban Practices – Berlin

The pilot kicks off!

From 19 March onwards, other actors can apply with their concepts via the new funding instrument Berlin Project Fund Urban Praxis

“Fuß in der Tür” – #4 station urbaner kulturen / nGbK Hellersdorf

You can now listen in the fourth episode of the podcast series – This time about the station urbaner kulturen (urban cultures station)…

Mondiale Exchange: the city as laboratory

Mondiale Exchange on 19 March online about “The city as laboratory”

Post-it with a short definition of Urban Praxis

Action Plan Urban Praxis

The Initiative Urbane Praxis has developed an Action Plan for Berlin’s Urban Praxis

“Fuß in der Tür” – #3 Haus der Statistik

The third episode of the podcast series. Listen in – This time it is about the Haus der Statistik (House of Statistics)

Public jury session for the Urbane Praxis open call

The public jury session for the open call for urban practitioners of the Floating University takes place on 18 February online…

„Work in Process / Work, common good and urban practice“

The first discourse workshop of Baupalast at the Dragoner Areal

„Fuß in der Tür“ – #2 Baupalast

The second episode of the podcast series. Listen in – This time about Baupalast

Raumlabor in BaunetzWoche

Room-in-room intervention. Urban practice is spacial action. With its Küchenmonument (kitchen monument), raumlabor shows