12.00 – 5.00pm
Workshop City Tour
Guided bus tour through Dahlem/Neukölln
With Mohammed Ali Chahrour (social scientist), Philipp Krüpe (architectural historian) & Anna Yeboah Anna Yeboah (architect and curator, Nicht Einfach-team)
The city tour, “Between Metropolis and (Villa) Colony”, takes in various locations in Berlin-Zehlendorf and Neukölln. It emphasises the intricate connections between urban development, colonialism, migration and racism. In Zehlendorf, the tour focuses on the development of the garden suburb, a type of residential area that emerged in the mid-19th century. These suburbs were modelled on historical rural building styles, but also incorporated modern infrastructure such as sewage, railways and cars. The garden suburb offered the bourgeoisie protection from industrialised cities, the working class, and the exploited colonial world. Next, we move on to Sonnenallee in Neukölln, where we examine the reality of migration today, displacement and structural discrimination. We will explore how racist structures operate, where they become visible (or invisible) in daily life, and the impact they have on migrant communities’ lives and participation.
The tour is aimed at anyone interested in exploring the political functions of architecture and interior design, as well as the social conditions of racism and exclusion.
Mohammed Ali Chahrour (he/him) is a social scholar who specialises in migration, anti-racism and diversity, and has published on these topics. He also has several years of experience as a counsellor for victims of right-wing and racist violence. He currently works as a political education trainer and gives workshops and seminars on issues of intercultural and transcultural coexistence. In autumn 2023, he co-edited the anthology Generalverdacht: Wie mit dem Mythos Clankriminalität Politik gemacht wird (General Suspicion: How the Myth of Clan Crime is Used to Make Politics).
Philipp Krüpe (He/him) is a research assistant at the Institute for the Fundamentals of Modern Architecture (IGmA) at the University of Stuttgart. He publishes work on topics related to architecture and media theory for publications such as ARCH+, Baumeister, the Goethe-Institut, and various cultural institutions in Germany. Together with Stephan Trüby, he is responsible for the research project “Rechte Räume” (www.rechteraeume.net). His current research focuses on the political media and affective history of modern architectural theory and production.
Anna Yeboah (she/her) is an architect and curator. In her exhibitions, lectures and interdisciplinary projects, she deals with power systems in built space, memory culture and the decolonisation of architectural and cultural praxis. From 2020 to 2024, she coordinated the pilot project Dekoloniale Erinnerungskultur in der Stadt - Decolonial Culture of Remembrance in the City for the Initiative of Black People in Germany e.V., which deals with the critical processing, mediation and remembrance of colonialism originating in Berlin. As part of the Nicht Einfach (Not Easy) specialists team, Anna Yeboah conceived the content of this event together with the artist.
Developed by Ahmad Dakhnous, Tahir Della, Anna Yeboah and Yehudit Yinhar, accompanied by Pegah Byroum-Wand and Daniela Bystron.
Due to the limited number of participants, please register here. Meeting point: ticket counter in the foyer.