CITYMAKERS

Be it in China or Europe, the ability to create communities (both spatial and social) is the ‘currency’ that lies at the heart of livable cities. Five years after the development of the CITYMAKERS China-Europe program, an ecosystem of places and spaces for the exchange and testing of new models of livable cities has emerged across cultural, disciplinary and national boundaries.The Global Village Map shows this ecosystem – a snapshot of projects, places and spaces where most activities happened in the CITYMAKERS program during 2015 and 2020.

The STADTMACHER-Koffer is a toolkit designed by CITYMAKERS to deepen the dialogue between city-making enthusiasts from Europe and China – as well as all people who are interested in the topic of liveable cities in the Chinese-European context.

The CITYMAKERS Virtual Walks Project investigates fundamental themes of life in cities and on the countryside that are as relevant for people living in China as for those living in Berlin or any other European city. 20 people have taken part and created amazing video walks! Watch them here!

CITYMAKERS Knowledge-Hub: Aiming at understanding deeper the context of cities and urbanisation processes in China other than in Europe, we have generated various studies, recommendation papers, mappings, tools and more. See an overview on of our diverse print and e-publications here.

On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of city relations between Berlin and Beijing our CITYMAKERS-team developed a new framework for Sino-German twin cities to further learn and innovate for liveable city making.

Mit Förderung des Fonds Soziokultur /Neustart Kultur präsentierte CITYMAKERS diesen Herbst in Berlin: “Vielfalt entdecken – Partizipative Video Walks”. Wir stellten die Fragen, “Was für interessante und vor allem vielfältige Geschichten von Menschen und Orten gibt es in unserem jeweiligen Kiez? Was macht Vielfalt aus?” 5 engagierte Künstler*innen und gesellschaftlichen Akteur*innen haben diese Fragen durch tolle filmische Stadtspaziergänge beantwortet und wir möchten sie hier zeigen!

Das multimediale Wechselspiel von Keep Wuhan Walking – bestehend aus Audio-Atmosphären, Reportagen, Essays und wissenschaftlichen Einordnungen – führt die Flanierenden digital durch Wuhan – ob vor dem Bildschirm, im Lesesessel oder unterwegs über Kopfhörer.

The multimedia interplay of Keep Wuhan Keep Online Magazine – consisting of audio atmospheres, video impressions, reports, essays and scientific writings – guides you as strollers through Wuhan digitally – in front of the screen at home or on site in Wuhan.

Bewohner*innen Wuhans haben ihre Lieblingsrouten und -Orte innerhalb des Stadtraums festhalten können – als Begehung des Stadtraums aus dem
Exil der eigenen Wohnung während des massiv einschränkenden Notstandes.

What are the topics and objects that catch your interest in the PLACE? Why? How are you interacting with the place? How are people using the place? CITYMAKERS China – Germany´s WU Yimeng and Katja Hellkötter co-created a booklet – Reading the Traces of a Place 读书地方的痕迹 – as a tool for an alternative spatial cognition.

Three insights led to the program’s design in 2016. First, technological innovation needs to be complemented by social innovation and a more holistic view to sustainable development. Second, a large group of people who studied architecture, urbanism, and city planning between China and Germany are a potential leverage point for stronger Sino-German people-to-people relations.

With twelve selected topics, we describe the most relevant key words. Some of the topics, such as participation, the collective, memory of the city and urban metabolism, are already CITYMAKERS China – Germany feature articles, while others must still be explored.

From Dialogue to Action: Since 2016, CITYMAKERS supported the realization of selected project ideas in the context of liveable city making. Read here about the ‘CITYMAKERS-Future of Living’ incubator team.

From Dialogue to Action: Since 2016, CITYMAKERS China – Germany facilitated and supported the realization of a number of selected project ideas in the context of liveable city making. Read here about the ‘CITYMAKERS-Urban Farming Incubator’.

Witnessing emerging initiatives, which upcoming trends do we see? Reviewing project realities,
what difficulties and blind spots have we discovered?

Das STADTMACHER-Blatt #3 möchte einige in Zusammenhang stehende Konzepte wie Partizipation 参于, Kooperation 合作, Nachbarschaft 社区 betrachten. Die Fragen, die uns für dieses Blatt angetrieben haben, lauten: Welche Möglichkeiten der Teilhabe haben StadtmacherInnen in China? Wo gibt es spannende Beispiele? Was sind Pionierprojekte in Deutschland, die auf neue kooperative Formen setzen?

Das 25-jährige Städtepartnerschaftsjubiläum zwischen Xi’an und Dortmund ist ein Anlass, diese beiden Städte und das Ruhrgebiet und Xi’an näher zu untersuchen. Auf der Karte, gestaltet von STADTMACHERIN WU Yimeng finden Sie näheres zu Orten, die Sie mal gesehen haben sollten und viele relevante AkteurInnen!

Using mapping as a methodology, this analysis by Katja Hellkötter and Magali Menant looks at the bigger picture of cooperation on cities and urbanisation cooperation and identifies blind spots for action. The article is part of the CITYMAKERS Recommendations 2016.

Sind Diaolog und Kooperationen zwischen Deutschland und China zu nachhaltiger Stadtentwicklung und Urbanisierung möglich? Einführungsgedanken zum Programmstart 2016 von Katja Hellkötter und Eduard Kögel