Flavia Mameli

• Dr.-Ing.
• Postdoctoral Researcher at University of the Arts Bremen

To whom does the city belong? Who is allowed to design the city? What defines a successful cooperation between civil society and the institutional planning of urban spaces? In landscape architecture, design and planning theory, emancipatory spatial practices in the production of the urban are discussed under the term appropriation. The present work...

This paper addresses Jem Bendell’s concept of “deep adaptation” in the Anthropocene through the lens of everyday urban practices in contemporary Northern Europe. It proposes that this “deep adaptation” should be defined less in relation to a socio-ecological “collapse” and more through everyday occurrences in present-day urban environments. Enteri...

In the past years, the transiency of European city-making and dwelling has become increasingly hard to disregard. This urban flux calls for a methodological rethinking for those professionals, social and natural scientists, artists, and activists, with an interest in the processes of remaking and reclaiming urban space. With a practical and empiric...

The influence of emotions is often neglected within the firmly structured and institutionalised planning processes of urban design. Labeled as unprofessional and highly individual, they are the elephant in the room when it comes to the everyday practices of building the city. Yet, analysing emotions sheds light on questions about the power and powe...

Im Mai 2019 sorgte die ungewöhnliche Maßnahme eines Parkmanagers in Berlin für Aufsehen: Der Görlitzer Park, von Berlinern zärtlich Görli genannt, beliebt als Treffpunkt in Kreuzberg, aber auch berüchtigt als Marktplatz für Drogen, verfügte jetzt über mit rosa Sprühfarbe markierte Stehplätze für die Dealer. Der unkonventionelle Gestaltungseingriff...

In the past years, the transiency of European city-making and dwelling has become increasingly hard to disregard. This urban flux calls for a methodological rethinking for those professionals, social and natural scientists, artists, and activists, with an interest in the processes of remaking and reclaiming urban space. With a practical and empiric...

The Park am Gleisdreieck was opened in 2013. Since then it has been accepted very well and it has many visitors. During the buildung process this seemed partially different. The making of the park was acompanied by an intensive process of citizens participation. This is discussed. Also the Berlin mentality with regard to changes is a theme. German...

Ostpark / Gleisdreieck – Ein Sommerabend: Mütter fordern ihre Kinder auf, zum Abendbrot nach Hause zu gehen. Flaschensammler machen ihre Runde, während eine Touristengruppe von ihrem Englisch sprechenden Stadtführer über die Bedeutung interkultureller Gärten aufgeklärt wird. Eine mit Picknickkörben ausgestattete, überwiegend grauhaarige Gesellschaf...