lobby | Urbane Praxis

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

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

The illuminated kiosk in the "Lobby"

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

Yann Colonna builds up a palm in the "Lobby"

Palms, power and critical mapping

The second appointment of palm research as Urban Praxis

Pink poster with the title: Off the radar: What can the niche do?

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”

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

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.

Ankündigungsplakat für das "Book" Release "Baustelle Urbane Praxis in Marzahn" mit Zeichnungen von F. Teti: eine Person fährt Fahrrad, eine Person tanzt, ein Kind benutzt ein Holzfahrzeug

Book Release: “Baustelle Urbane Praxis in Marzahn”

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

A man tends the top of a palm tree

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

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

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

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

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”.

Three practitioners in front of the "Lobby" at Alexanderplatz

The “Lobby”

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