Knowledge

Urban practicioners have gathered a lot of knowledge about selforganized city making. The association tries to make that knowledge accessible. Here you can find toolboxes, glossaries, navigators and more.

Innenansicht des SEZ Gebäudes.

AKTION: SEZ retten!

After just three months of successful interim use of the SEZ for sport and culture under the patronage of the state of Berlin, is it now to be over again?

The picture shows a flyer with the title: **“No demolition of the pyramid on Hafenplatz - for a model project for the building turnaround!”** (marked in yellow). Below it is a photo of the pyramid-shaped residential building on Hafenplatz. The text calls for the building to be preserved as it offers great potential for sustainable further development. Highlighted: **“Eight reasons speak for a model project at this location in particular: ”** First reason: The building offers 363 urgently needed student apartments.

AKTION: Gebäudekomplexes “Pyramide” am Berliner Hafenplatz

The owner is planning to demolish this landmark building, which offers 363 student apartments and 55 “normal” apartments. The Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district authority is currently working on a framework plan that will be decisive for the preservation of the building.

Mapping (where does Berlin dance)

This mapping aims to show the spectrum and breadth of dance offerings throughout Berlin. Whether in dance schools, neighborhood centers,

UP regulars’ table

The upcoming two dates for the “UP-Apéritivo” will be replaced by the “UP-Stammtisch”.

UP regulars’ table

The upcoming two dates for the “UP-Apéritivo” will be replaced by the “UP-Stammtisch”.

Panel discussion Cooperative City

Twelve urban policy actors from civil society invited to an exchange with the urban development policy spokespersons of the democratic parties CDU, FDP, SPD, LINKE, GRÜNE.

Pop UP Woche Tag #1 City Data Walk

Die Pop-Up Woche fand im November 2022 statt. Nach
dem Motto: Next level, eye level haben verschiedene Künstler*innen und Aktivist*innen gefordert: Die Stadt muss b2b mit der Zivilgesellschaft entwickelt werden.

UPon – Upcoming

3:00 – 4:30 pm Talk (EN + ES) with María José Trucco and Elina Rodríguez (CRA – centro rural de arte in Cazón/Argentina): Learning with the periphery.

UPon – Upcoming

15:00 – 17:00 Conversación con COLECTIVA HABITARIA y LA ESCUELA___: Pedagogías radicales para una ciudad abierta, colectiva y feminista

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”

Collage of images: Top left, three people looking at the exhibits in the ÜBER Urbane Praxis exhibition; bottom left, Joseph Jelemani represents the sycamore maple in the first session of the Parliament of Organisms in Berlin; top right, an illustration of a building with solar panels on the left and plants on the right; bottom right, the logo of Er(be)leben and of the exhibition [SM]art Cities

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

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