Time Frame: To be decided
Program Time Period
Institution Description
Floating University Berlin was
initiated by raumlabor-berlin,
who work at the intersections
between architecture, city
planning and art by means of
performative, temporary
interventions, as 'an offshore
campus for cities in
Floating University transformation'.
Haus der Statistics initiative
was formed as an alliance of
various Berlin actors: social
and cultural institutions and
associations, artist collectives,
architects, foundations and
Haus der Statistik associations.
An event location dedicated to
arts and culture which hosts
events such as concerts,
exhibitions, festivals,
symposiums and other
performances. It showcases
its own projects as well as
Silent Green third party projects.
An art association founded
with a grass-roots structure in
1969. It offers exhibitions,
interventions, research
projects, event series and
publications are developed in
interdisciplinary project groups
The neue Gesellschaft and supervised from the initial
für bildende Kunst idea to the final
(nGbK) implementation.
A gallery that specializes in
C/O Berlin photography and other visual
media. It has exhibitions and
workshops that target various Workshops usually run for a 2,000 sqm space in Charlottenburg, near Zoologischer
demographic groups in Berlin. several days at a time.
ZK/U is a residency and
platform for creative and urban 2–8 month artistic or
ZK/U experimentation. research residencies
(s) Space (Type) used
7-10 days. It was
supposedly offer a single
semester in September
2018 with the “Floating
Symposium'', but with the
supportive response of all
the participants, it took place satellites – classrooms, workshops, toilets, the kitchen,
in 2019 and there will also
be one in 2020.
single-day events, weekly
events
The duration of the
programs range from single
day events to exhibitions
that last longer than a day.
Artist-in-Residence
Scholarship Istanbul-Berlin
(6 months, 2 scholarships
annually)
Garten bahnhof.
Located in the rainwater basin of the former Tempelhof
Airport. It is an essential infrastructure of the city from the
19th century, which is still in use today. During heavy
rainfalls the water from the airfield building as well as the
contaminated water from Columbiadamm accumulates in
the basin, before it is slowly induced into the
Landwehrkanal. When it is holding a lot of water the basin
turns into an inner city oasis, home to various animals and
plants and a hideout from metropolitans. The Floating
University campus spreads across the whole basin – on a
variety of platforms. A multi-story construction, the “Urban
Forest”, originally designed by the Japanese architecture
studio atelier bow WOW for the exhibition “
Wohnungsfrage” at ‘Haus der Kulturen der Welt’, is one of
the campus – satellites, made of wood and scaffolding
structures. Runways over the water connect to other
the auditorium, the bar and the laboratory tower – spread
like a space station in orbit.
In September 2015, the Alliance of Endangered Berlin
Ateliers used a banner attached to the building's facade to
proclaim the use of the building as a centre for socio-
cultural purposes. By now, this artistic campaign has
become city politics, making the Haus der Statistik (HdS)
a unique pilot project used by a wide array of actors who
define a place for city development, paving the way to the
future. Now, over 100.000 square-meters are available to
be used for culture, social infrastructure, education,
affordable living, a new town hall and administrative
purposes in the heart of Berlin.
Was previously a crematorium, then converted to a
cultural events center.
An exhibition area of ​400 m² and an event area of ​100 m² collective process. Socio-political topics:
is located in Kreuzberg. Also, members of the nGbK have themes such as racism, National
been running the station urbaner kulturen on a housing
estate in Berlin-Hellersdorf since 2014. It is a discursive negotiated, with a further focus placed on
exhibition and programme space and a workplace for
collaborations between artists and residents.
The two-story section of the depot in Moabit was
completely refurbished by summer of 2012. 13 self-
contained units with living, working and leisure areas (32–
53 sqm per unit). A large communal kitchen and the
roofed platform (later a library for use primarily by ZK/U
fellows) PROJECT SPACE: Project presentations,
exhibitions, public forums and conferences in the adjacent
open-plan, single-storey of the depot or in its large vaulted
basement. THE BASEMENT: SPACE FOR CONCERTS,
EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC FORMATS AND
VIDEOSCREENINGS. The railway depot’s covered
platform. It is surrounded by a newly planted city garden.
The 15.000 sqm garden contains communal vegetable
plots and orchards, fruit trees, playgrounds for young and
old.
Program topic/subject People involved/ target students Fees (if any) Collaborations other ???
The entry to our Since December 2018 a non-profit
events is free, association Floating University e.V. was
Students and scientists from more than but they formed consisting of 27 members that
twenty international universities as well as encourage manage, maintain, take care of the site
artist from all over the world, local experts, donations at the and explore hybrid learning formats
architects, musicians, and dancers. All of entry. bridging the academic and the non-
Open Weeks: 4 May-10 May, 29 Jun-15 them come together to research and Workshops academic world.
Jul, 31 Aug-15 Sep 2018. Floating investigate the daily routines and practices require a fee of Note: The Floating University will no
University Semester: 9.4. – 15.9.2018. of urban living and to formulate visions 10€, but longer be called University as this is a
Datatopia Summer School (30 Aud-2 sep and ideas for an organizational discounts are regulatory offense. The Floating University
2018). August 1-10, 2019 (Climate Care). transformation. available. Udk Assembly is looking for a new name.
The original GDR-structure of the building
with more than 40.000 square meters of
usable space, shall be turned into
The program development process of the affordable living space for refugees and
academy is participative. The Akademie working space for the arts, culture and
der ZUsammenKUNFT is part of the education. Meeting areas, co-living and
activities of the Haus der Statistics co-working approaches create mutual
initiative. The academy was established synergies of integration between the
in 2016-2017 The academy deals with protagonists and the neighborhood. The
topics such as migration society, urban house could become a prototype
development, integrative living, (self- representing an innovative and inclusive
organized / institutional) education and practice by bringing together culture,
art. MAKING FUTURES SUMMER education and social engagement under
SCHOOL (30 Aug- 15 Sep 2019) varies zk/U one roof.
"The basis for such work is the unique
creative infrastructure on site, which in
addition to the program work of the silent
green team also results from cooperation
with the selected tenant community : The
Single day events or longer term cultural campus brings together around
exhibitions and other displays usually 100 creative and creative professionals in
consisting of music, moving images and 13 rental units on 6000 square meters." 10 - 30 € per
visual arts. (https://www.mars-berlin.net/silent-green/). show
The decision on the programme of the The aim is to further enhance the relations
nGbK is also made by its members. Each between the partner cities of Berlin and
year, it is discussed and voted for in a Istanbul as well as the connections to the
Turkish art scene. This is done with the
conviction that international exchange and
Socialism and urban politics are direct communication allow cultural
more than 100 national diversity be experienced as an
(post)migrant, (post)colonial and gender both regionally anchored and and international media enrichment, inviting people to a change in
issues. internationally networked. free contacts. perspective.
Multiple categories of attendees with age
categories of kids, teens and adults. C/O
Berlin emphasizes its stance in inclusivity
by having special provisions for people
with disabilities such as easier access to
A range of topics that center around its building and offering its workshops at
visual arts such as photgraphy and film. discounted rates. 50 - 70 €
KUNSTrePUBLIK is the
The international residency program that organization behind ZK/U - Center
is offered is open to artists, scholars and for Art and Urbanistics. ZK/U Berlin
practitioners that concern themselves links global discourses to local
with the phenomenon of ‘the city’.
Through its glocal program, ZK/U actions. On the crossroads
explores and critiques existing knowledge between art, research and
and practices in urban agglomerations as everyday surroundings, it
a springboard to individual and investigates the multi-layered
community self-empowerment. In order to dynamics of urban spaces and
grasp the often perplexing complexities
engendered by worldwide
creates experimental formats and
interconnections, local initiatives are individual artists, practitioners and urban projects that serve as a model for
examined on the global scale researchers or collaborative groups Haus der Statistik new scenarios.