31.08.2017

Events / Special guided tours / Workshops

Thu, 31.08.2017

6:30 pm

Event
Vitra Design Museum

Marco Clausen – The Green City / TALK (DE)

Urban gardens are green islands that bring life to vacant lots and former industrial sites. The trained historian Marco Clausen is co-founder of the Prinzessinnengärten , a flourishing urban garden project with integrated neighbourhood academy in Berlin. Situated on 6,000 square metres in the Kreuzberg district of Berlin, the pioneering Prinzessinnengärten project has attracted international attention since its founding in 2009. Along with community gardens, numerous workshops, projects and cultural activities are regularly offered on a wide range of topics – from beekeeping to sustainable building. In this talk, Clausen shares his insights and discusses the potential of urban gardens for the social cohesion and sustainable future development of cities. Free admission