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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Amsterdam’s New Stedelijk Museum – NYTimes.com
“The truth is, the Bilbao effect is largely a myth. Frank Gehry’s museum alone didn’t turn around that city. It capped decades of civic renewal. Flashy, even brilliant buildings rarely rejuvenate neighborhoods or guarantee crowds and cash just by virtue … Continue reading
Immigration in Berlin: Can Social Integration Take Place in a Bathhouse?
by Gabriela Chavez* I knew early on in my research project that I wanted to focus on some aspect of the Turkish community but I began at first with an arguably unanswerable question: are the Turkish communities “integrated” into society … Continue reading
Posted in opinions, research
Tagged Berlin, kreuzberg, market, migration, Neukölln, NYU Berlin, Turkish immigrants
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The Gentrification Conversation: Losing Sight of Nuance in Berlin’s Neukölln District
by Darius Rafieyan* “Suddenly, they were all here. All these students, artists, layabouts. The complete mob called creative class[…] and suddenly all was changing. The rents were no longer cheap, the drug dealers left the Reuterplatz, whorehouses closed, instead we … Continue reading
Kultur(brauerei) for sale*
by Ares Kalandides The news that the Kulturbrauerei in Prenzlauer Berg is to be sold off to private investors didn’t really move crowds. As if the old brewery was so mainstream already that this final blow was of little importance. … Continue reading
Posted in opinions
Tagged Ares Kalandides, Berlin, culture, gentrification, Kulturbrauerei, Prenzlauer Berg, subculture
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You Want Another Index? Here We Go with INNOVATION!
By Renard Teipelke There is probably no index missing in the profession (and obsession) of ranking cities. One index that was recently mentioned in the UN-Habitat State of the World Cities Report 2012/2013 is the Innovation Cities Index. 2thinknow, the … Continue reading
Posted in research
Tagged 2thinknow, Creative Cities, creativity, culture, economy, index, innovation, progress, ranking, smart
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‘Squatters are not home stealers’ | Society | The Guardian
‘Squatters are not home stealers’ | Society | The Guardian. The criminalising of squatters in Britain is part of a Europe-wide backlash. But with at least 10% of the world population squatting, can they really be a menace to society? … Continue reading
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