After successful completion of the course, students are able to...

• To know the theoretical and practical basics of the experimental and socio-pedagogical education and art project “children’s city”
• To research and analyse the impact of an event such as the children’s city on space in it´s various actors (Grätzl, participants, place of event etc.)
• to reflect on the role of children and youth in the city of Vienna
• To reflect on the role of intermediate use/ pop up places in the city of Vienna 
• to formulate their own approach to concepts of  spatial appropriation and bring it to practical action.

The planning, Organization and implementation of a children’s city require the joined forces of many different actors: Politics, the economy, culture and media as well as neighbours and of course children are incorporated over a longer period of time. Juggling between opinions, ideas, visions and wished leads to a variety of perceptions regarding the children’s city and its impacts. With the Course “Spielstadt: Räume aneignen” we plan to look at these different perspectives and their actors: What is a children’s city? What are its impacts? Who represents which positions and why? Which forms of spatial appropriations take place in the Children’s city? And finally: Which qualities encompass the ephemeral and improvised character of the project? 

The block seminar invites you to join a playful approach of looking at these questions, by simulating various actors and their positions. Short presentations, discussions, interview. etc. will enable this simulation as we look closer into the opinions, backgrounds and perspective of the different actors and their arguments. 

The seminar gives insight into the structures of a city, in its decision-making processes and project work in (semi-)public spaces. We are excited to meet all interested participants - the course is open for all disciplines. The seminar is held together with Anna Pech and Moritz Matschke (both Verein AREAL Wien).

Input by experts and discussions, urbodrome game and soziometric arrangements, theory and literature work, conversation techniques and interviews, mapping, practical work with various materials (wood, paper, fabric)

Die LVA ist den folgenden Wahlmodulen zugeordnet:
- Wahlmodul 3: Stadt und Landschaft. Planungs- und Interventionspraxis
- Wahlmodul 5: Gesellschaft, Alltag und Raum

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Multilingual participants are very welcome!
Interest in working with children and youth!
The course offers Space for student’s initiative and creative, cultural and aesthetic work.

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During the entire project period the performance of the students is included in the grading. Individual as well as group work will be evaluated. Each participant will write an individual report in the format of a documentation with guiding questions.