where’s Berlin?Chiara Donelli and Michele Trimarchi

Berlin’s (too?) many facesBerlin’s (too?) many faces

a creative and cosmopolitan magneta polycentric texture with multiple art optionshigh quality of life, fertile spaces for start-ups

the Wall was Berlin’s backbonethe Wall was Berlin’s backbone

what to do after its fall? what to keep or destroy?

how can urban planners re-capture the loss?

to fll an empty town can be chaotic and contradictory among

flagship projects, rehabilitation plans, archistars

it's all about: different urban forms,best and worst practices,public and private interestsand crucial issues to be faced (mobility, housing, needs ...)

how to exit from this plural block ?

maybe there is no Berlin

Whatever happened, Berlin is a city wounded by its multiple virtual walls

an urban palimpsest based upon kieze

recent issues

low-income residents are being displaced from the centre

the socially hybrid texture risks to fade away

decisions are not shared with residents

we need a map, possibly we need a map, possibly many mapsmany maps

a sincere, smooth, a sincere, smooth, and essential tooland essential toolaimed at aimed at understandingunderstandingthe citythe city’’s fragments s fragments

was Tacheles a common?

game over-press start: no-man’s land + unpredictable viewsinformal participatory choices: the pros of cultural commons

open to the art milieu but reluctant to be widely hospitable

were the temporary contracts an answer?

easy rents with no strategypotential commons

gentrifcation

Berlin is a city condemned foreverto becoming and never to being

Karl Scheffler, Berlin: Ein Stadtschicksal, 1910

a few guidelinesa few guidelines

urban development: framing, not planningurban development: framing, not planning

creativity is the most powerful starting pointcreativity is the most powerful starting point

chaos and diversity are assets, not obstacleschaos and diversity are assets, not obstacles

maps may diverge but patches need maps may diverge but patches need connectionsconnections

cultural commons enjoy cross-fertilisation:cultural commons enjoy cross-fertilisation:

their shared use enhances sustainabilitytheir shared use enhances sustainability

Berlin needs a strategic governmentBerlin needs a strategic government

its cultural commons can beits cultural commons can bethe most fertile seedthe most fertile seed