ALTERNATIVE MODELS OF LIVING IN THE CITY

Are there alternatives to container villages? How do we shape neighborhoods in an immigration society?

How can we re-work, learn and teach to overcome the great challenges of the future? And how can we organize and structure accommodation of refugees that remains humane? The series We, Travelling People this evening focuses on the architecture of spaces, used both temporarily and in different contexts. 

The architectural projects by Van Bo Le-Mentzel are one of these temporary living spaces, which are supposed to provide shelter for those who are affected most by the defective German refugee policy. Van Bo Le-Mentzel will present his work at bi’bak and discuss the issue of alternative living concepts in the context of migration.

The talk will be moderated by Dr. Christoph Scheurle Professor for Angewandte Kulturwissenschaften und ästhetische Praxis at the FH Dortmund

Funded by  Stiftung Nord-Süd-Brücken through BMZ.

Christoph Scheurle is professor for Applied Cultural Studies and Aesthetic Practise at the FH Dortmund. He studied at the University of Hildesheim.

Van Bo Le-Mentzel, born 1977 in Laos, became known for the design of the "Hartz IV furniture" for self-construction at low cost. In 2015 he was a visiting professor at the College of Fine Arts Hamburg