Zum Auftakt des vierten STADTMACHER-Jahres sprach Programm-Leiterin Katja Hellkötter mit dem Stadtentwicklungs- und Architektur-Experten Dr. Eduard Kögel über aktuelle Tendenzen der Urbanisierung in China, die Potentiale des STADTMACHER-Projektes “Wuhan Narrative” und in einem Blick über den “Tellerand” auch über die südostasiatische Stadt-Moderne.
Zum Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts hatten die drei Städte Hankou, Hanyang und Wuchang – die heute Wuhan bilden – geteilt durch die Flüsse Jangtse und Han, zusammen mehr als eine Millionen Einwohner. Da Seeschiffe über den Jangtse bis weit ins Landesinnere fahren konnten, war der Ort prädestiniert für den Handel.
In this podcast series, Kika Yang spoke with CITYMAKERS Lab participants about their personal motivations and background as city makers and invited them to brainstorm about the potentials of the CITYMAKERS platform.
Laura Bruns, co-founder of StadtStattStrand, speaks with Kika Yang about the project “Urbane Liga”, the importance of lobbying and building trust as well as their publications launched to empower citizens to ‘just do it’. This podcast is part of our series recorded at the CITYMAKERS Social Entrepreneurship Competence Lab.
With her broad experience within start-ups and social organisations, Jah Ying Chung identified a gap that she is now dedicating her time to fill: Her consultancy “The Good Growth Co” helps companies after their successful launching period to develop a consistent strategy for their development. This podcast is part of our series recorded at the CITYMAKERS Social Entrepreneurship Competence Lab.
Combining their backgrounds in stage design, architecture and movement-based expressive arts, Andrea Weigt & Cyrus Khazaheli offer an environment in which people can connect with nature and with themselves – and generate new ideas. They see themselves as a part of a movement towards a new model of community life in the countryside. This podcast is part of our series recorded at the CITYMAKERS Social Entrepreneurship Competence Lab.
Get to know Zhen Zhang, who is a researcher in architecture/building culture and contributes to CITYMAKERS as freelance editor. Her understanding of city making includes a constant focus on specific local conditions whilst keeping in mind bigger contexts.
Über das Werk des Architekten Richard Sachse weiß man bislang wenig. Er wird 1908 in einer Passagierliste für die Ankunft in Shanghai erwähnt. 1912 erweiterte er in der deutschen Konzession in Hankou als Architekt die Unterkünfte für die lokalen Polizisten neben dem Rathaus. Ansonsten ist sein Wirken als Architekt in der Stadt bis 1939 nur fragmentarisch bekannt.
Das “Chinesenviertel” – Hamburgs forgotten Chinatown. Adopting the role of the archivist, the filmmakers combing through Hamburg’s urban fabric for traces of the hidden history of Hamburgs displaced Chinese community. A film by Lina Martin-Chan and Jöran Mandik.
Anti-Urbanisierung, Ressourcenverteilung und multizentrale Landentwicklung, Wanderungsbewegungen zwischen Stadt und Land sowie Stadtidentität(en) sind einige der Stichworte, die nach Ansicht des in Berlin lebenden Journalisten SHI Ming im deutsch-chinesischen Austausch wichtig sind oder sein sollten.
When we think of France, images of Paris come to our mind: the Eiffel tower, the Champs Elysées, walking carefree, basking in on the culture and the atmosphere. How does this image hold up for international students in the middle of a global pandemic? How does it hold up for other French cities? A film by Edna Peza.
East Railway Station Hangzhou, China. The Chinese character “Entrance” outlines the location of the camera. A film by Hu Yue.
Is there a wisdom about how a people or a society can find happiness? What is needed in order to lead a fortunate and contended life? A film by Susanne Elgeti and Annette Mehlhorn.
Shanghai and Berlin have change a lot in the last three decades due to gentrification but even more with speculation. How do cities transform over time in Shanghai and Berlin? What does that look like very practically? Who drives the urban transformation? A film by Fanny Hoffmann-Loss, Annette Erpenstein, Mickey Xu.
STADTMACHER-Teammitglied Luisa Keinprecht befragte den Mitbegründer der Markthalle Neun Florian Niedermeier zum Entstehungsprozess, der Zukunftsvision und dem Beitrag der Markthalle zur Gesundheit Berlins.
How do urban spaces like Tang Ba Jie influence single children in China? A film by Kam, Jaap and Kun.
How do people renovate industrial heritage with creativity, art and culture in the city in order to give them a new function? How to make them a part of the city’s creative economy and let the city be sustainable and livable? A film by Jing SU.
A river makes a city alive and brings culture — so is Yangtze river to Wuhan and Spree to Berlin. A film by Tian Gao and De Santis.
How does the culture of walking is influencing urban planning in Netherlands and Asia and urban design ‘adaptation’? A film by Prisca Arosia.
Endlich hat die Uni wieder begonnen. Es ist der 1. September, 145 Tage nach dem Ende des Lockdowns.