Ökonomie
02.08.2010
The restoration of the Süleymaniye mosque is a part of the Capital of Culture programme in Istanbul. It is an outstanding monument of the Ottoman architecture and attracts a lot of visitors. The mosque, built in the 16th century, is an important landmark in Istanbul’s skyline. Around the
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02.08.2010
In the course of the Gängeviertel event, a new manifest regarding the Ruhr area was published on the blog Land for free. It reads as follows:
The Ruhr area is in the middle of a structural change – and it is also the European Capital of Culture 2010. The exciting questions are: which
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26.07.2010
After the tragic incidents at Duisburg’s Love Parade, organiser Rainer Schaller officially declared the end of the Love Parade during a press conference. "Words are not enough to explain the extent of my dismay and shock", he said. "Clearly, I'm very concerned to fully clarify
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26.07.2010
It was supposed to be the "Tunnel of Love“ leading the participants of Duisburg’s Love Parade to the greatest party in the Ruhr Area with more than one million people in total.
Tragically, it led to devastating consequences for 21 young people that were crushed and suffocated in a
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17.07.2010
The C.A.R. is a trade show – its objective is selling. Fortunately, you
don’t feel this sober, yet of course legitimate aspect of art when roaming the aisles. Partially, this is due to the nice mixture of art institutions, special exhibitions of museums, promoted artists, and smaller
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11.07.2010
Good music, free space and a lot of friends! And the "Reclaim the Brachland“ party is ready to start. In this case: Zeche 2/5 Marxloh
Some single thoughts on the "Reclaim the Brachland" party:
"In Duisburg, much like in the entire Ruhr area, we are facing the problem
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07.07.2010
What has to be done for creativity to flourish? Taking a shower might be a good start. You are at one with yourself and outside of day-to-day business. During this relaxing and free time, you experience out-of-the-box thinking which often leads to vital approaches to problems.
The Culture of
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05.07.2010
Guests being hosts? Living in an exhibition? No contradiction - it's just the project GastGastgeber Niederlande (GuestHost Netherlandas). Dutch architects transform vacant buildings or areas of the Ruhr metropolis into unusual accommodation facilities. Although the Netherlands are guests in
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04.07.2010
Can you imagine that a part of the Rhine will change into a river landscape in Duisburg? Yes, the Rhine-Park makes it happen. So far, not much was noted of the river’s existence within city life. No water front, no accessible free space, no living near the water.
Partially relocating a
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26.06.2010
Right next to Facebook and Youtube, there is the company „The Auteurs“. The correspondent online portal that is led by only a few employees, stands for sophisticated movies on the web - both, artistically and with regards to content.
Why do movies always look so "cheap“ on
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