Germany's Radical, Pro-Refugee Urban-Planning Experiment [images, too]

[Strange Shadows]

with over a million displaced people arriving in germany. . . the question of where to put these people is a challenging one. the atlantic monthly briefly explains what is going on in some parts of the country. some snippets below.

Since August of 2015, Germany has become home to more than 1.1 million refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers. This influx has German architects and urban planners asking the question: “Do we have a refugee crisis on our hands? Or a housing crisis combined with huge challenges to the ability of cities, job markets, and schools to integrate the newcomers?”

using what ya got:

But for all the cocktails and kebabs, Kreuzberg still plays host to new arrivals in Germany. Its become a ground zero for Berlin’s refugee advocacy movement since asylum seekers occupied a disused school building in 2013.

new beginnings?

In Berlin, the housing process for migrants goes something like this: First, newcomers register and declare their intent to seek asylum at the State Office for Health and Social Affairs, commonly called the LaGeSo. From there, they are assigned to large reception centers, or lagers, which house hundreds to thousands of asylum seekers at a time. The primary lager is located in a hangar at the former Tempelhof airport. (In response to record delays at the central LaGeSo location, the office has recently announced a second location will open on-site at Tempelhof itself.)

It’s also host to a project that Making Heimat identifies as a possible housing solution for Berlin and its immigrants. Designed by Praeger Richter architecture and loosely inspired by the work of Chilean architect and Venice Biennale curator Alejandro Aravena, the Neukölln Ausbauhaus incorporates 24 units for living and working. Like Aravena’s “incremental” housing plans, Ausbauhaus occupants can choose among different degrees of completion to their unit. The result is low-cost, high-density housing units that allow for mixed-use—exactly the kind of flexible housing that facilitates the growth of arrival cities. (The Ausbauhaus has since won the 2016 Architekturpreis.)

war room ain't going to like this though:

As of April, Hamburg had accommodated 39,000 asylum seekers through a series of emergency measures, ranging from tent cities on its periphery to confiscating commercial property for refugee housing.

 

[IIIIIIII]

germany is dumb for bringing in more immigrants who have proven that, by and large, most do not want to assimilate to the german way of life. it's only going to create more division and friction between the born-and-raised germans and those who are immigrating and would rather stay in their own enclaves.

 

[TheStruggle]

germany is dumb for bringing in more immigrants who have proven that, by and large, most do not want to assimilate to the german way of life. it's only going to create more division and friction between the born-and-raised germans and those who are immigrating and would rather stay in their own enclaves.

Merkel is killing Germany and Europe

 

[Hans Gruber]

Merkel is killing Germany and Europe

And Hillary is a Merkel wannabe...this alone should make even diehards question their vote for her (but it doesn't)

 

[TheStruggle]

And Hillary is a Merkel wannabe...this alone should make even diehards question their vote for her (but it doesn't)

Democrats want Merkel like policies in the US because they think it's being 'progressive'

 

[Hans Gruber]

Democrats want Merkel like policies in the US because they think it's being 'progressive'

I call it "being completely idiotic and delusional"

 

[Slippery Kantus]

Merkel is the bizarro-Hitler.

 

[snakedafunky]

It seems that people always blame Merkel. When in fact the German people overwhelmingly were in favor of it.
Merkel just simply followed the wishes of the German people. She must be one of smartest politicians worldwide, if she thought the German people wouldn't want to take those refugees she would have simply said no. There was no political alternative for her other than to let those people in. She still played it relatively smart from a political point of view.

If there is anyone to blame its the German people that were in favor of this.

 

[Metusalemi]

It seems that people always blame Merkel. When in fact the German people overwhelmingly were in favor of it.
Merkel just simply followed the wishes of the German people. She must be one of smartest politicians worldwide, if she thought the German people wouldn't want to take those refugees she would have simply said no. There was no political alternative for her other than to let those people in. She still played it relatively smart from a political point of view.

If there is anyone to blame its the German people that were in favor of this.

What about rest of the Europe?

 

[mygoddotcom]

Merkel is killing Germany and Europe

With a little help from european polititians, press and multinationals....

 

[SensaiRambo]

It seems that people always blame Merkel. When in fact the German people overwhelmingly were in favor of it.
Merkel just simply followed the wishes of the German people. She must be one of smartest politicians worldwide, if she thought the German people wouldn't want to take those refugees she would have simply said no. There was no political alternative for her other than to let those people in. She still played it relatively smart from a political point of view.

If there is anyone to blame its the German people that were in favor of this.

Merkel is just a former failed East Germany type politician, who keeps going back to the 1940's to find German boogiemen.
"
The survey, conducted on 1-2 February, showed just 46% of Germans supported her, the lowest proportion since August 2011. In April 2015, before the migrant crisis, she enjoyed 75% backing.

The poll also found 81% did not believe the government was handling the refugee crisis well.

The finance minister, Wolfgang Schaeuble, a senior member in Merkel’s cabinet and respected veteran in her centre-right bloc, on Wednesday defended Merkel’s decision to open German borders.

“I think we have done the right thing,” Schaeuble said in a speech in the northern city of Hamburg, adding that Germany also had a special responsibility in light of its Nazi past and role during the second world war."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...t-for-germanys-angela-merkel-to-four-year-low

 

[SensaiRambo]

Who benefits from this filth being brought to possibly the best country socially and culturally that the world has ever known? The politicians making money off the government housing contracts, food stamps and George Sorros.

 

[Grenz]

What I really love about all of this is that these stories all suggest that there were no refugees in Germany prior to the Syrian war. I grew up in Germany in the 80s and 90s and I can tell you most certainly that there was already a refugee issue back then, I seem to remember it being mostly Albanians and Afghans back then. It was obviously much smaller, but it was there, and the issues are exactly the same as today:

- where do you put all these people?
- how do you deal with the fact that none of them have transferable skills (language or technical)?

This isn't new, it simply has now morphed into a legit crisis because a number of idiots in government thought an 'open door, no questions asked' policy was the way to go.

 

[V Belfort]

Who benefits from this filth being brought to possibly the best country socially and culturally that the world has ever known? The politicians making money off the government housing contracts, food stamps and George Sorros.

one of the biggest money maker in this mess is the church actually (they own a ton of property). for the guy who went amok in the train in bavaria ( http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/18/german-train-axe-attack-many-injured/ ) we spent around 50000 euros for the 11 month he was here. and thats the average for any one who claims to be underage.

 

[NelmarksGhost]

Who benefits from this filth being brought to possibly the best country socially and culturally that the world has ever known? The politicians making money off the government housing contracts, food stamps and George Sorros.

Haha. Awesome.

 

[TheStruggle]

It seems that people always blame Merkel. When in fact the German people overwhelmingly were in favor of it.
Merkel just simply followed the wishes of the German people. She must be one of smartest politicians worldwide, if she thought the German people wouldn't want to take those refugees she would have simply said no. There was no political alternative for her other than to let those people in. She still played it relatively smart from a political point of view.

If there is anyone to blame its the German people that were in favor of this.

Her approval rating dropped to 47% once Germans started getting attacked...too little too late

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

Approval rates defy gravity in Germany.

The media keep telling us that everybody approves, while in reality most people I talk to believe that Merkel is bat sh1t.

 

[IDL]

With a little help from european polititians, press and multinationals....

Oligarchy