Hands-On Urbanism 1850 – 2012 - The Right to Green

"Hands-On Urbanism" refers to spaces and dwellings built by people in collectives and movements.
The exhibition open until June 25 at Architekturzentrum in Vienna offers an overview of the movement through 19 international case studies by curator Elke Krasny in different cities around the world: Chicago, Leipzig, Vienna, Bremen, New York, Paris, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Porto Alegre, Havana and Quito.

The exhibition looks at citizens? re-appropriation of land in urban spaces, stories of social cohesion and independent organisations that have overcome crisis situations with grassroots solutions.
These small projects have in some cases brought about great change. Situations which force people to reconsider the role of the architect, social responsibility, use of resources, infrastructure policy and urban planning regulations.
 

(Agnese Bifulco)


Title: Hands-On Urbanism 1850 – 2012, The Right to Green
Curator: Elke Krasny
Dates: 15/03/2012 - 25/06/2012
Location: Vienna, Austria
Illustrations: courtesy of Az W (Architekturzentrum Wien)

www.azw.at


Captions


01. What will the Harvest be? Somewhere (artist collective), Abbey Gardens in London © Elke Krasny


02. Ma Shi Po Village, New Territories in Hong Kong © Shu-Mei Huang


03. Settlement Rosenhügel in Vienna © Archiv der :ah! Siedlung Rosenhügel


04. Schrebergarten (allotment garden) in Leipzig © Archiv Deutsches Kleingärtnermuseum in Leipzig e.V., Deutschland


05. "Future on the Schmelz“, allotment gardens in Vienna  © Una Steiner


06. The Cook, the Farmer, his Wife and their Neighbor © Wilde Westen, Marjetica Potrc

         
07. Liz Christy, Community Garden, New York © Donald Loggins


08. Organopónicos Populares (Urban Community Gardens) in Cienfuegos, Kuba © Bohn&Viljoen Architects

         
09. Waste utilisation plant, Centro do Triagem da Vila Pinto, Brazil © Fernando Freitas Fuão


10. Princess Garden, a mobile urban farm in Berlin © Elke Krasny


11. e 12. The Exhibition "Hands-On Urbanism 1850 - 2012. The Right to Green" © Pez Hejduk