First steps towards the reuse of public buildings from the 1960s and 1970s
Online workshop shows how planning for the subsequent use of buildings should start.
In September 2024, the learning process “2nd Hands on Public Buildings“ by Connective Cities began. For over a year, practitioners from municipalities and experts from the fields of urban planning, architecture and sustainable urban development exchange ideas about how buildings from the 1960s and 1970s can be sensibly reused or converted. They come from Germany, Kenya, Montenegro and Zambia as well as from Ukraine and the Palestinian territories and they are united by a common goal: not to immediately demolish and rebuild public buildings that no longer meet today’s standards. Instead, to create new, sustainable usage concepts for the benefit of citizens through climate-friendly renovations. They were inspired by many good practical examples – from the House of Statistics in Berlin or the House of Revolution in Niksic in Montenegro.
