“Public Space in the City” in the runup to the Festival of the Regions
In the runup to the Festival of the Regions 2009 a series of talks and discussions is going to focus attention on the city’s periphery. An event at the community center ELIA in solarCity marks the beginning of the series.
The urban sociologist Peter Arlt will be talking to the head of the City of Linz Department of Urban Development, Gunter Amesberger, about the topic “Der öffentliche Raum in der Stadt” [Public space in the city] on Wednesday, 12 November, 7 p.m. This will be the first of a series of six events in the runup to the Festival of the Regions in solarCity and Auwiesen, which will continue through to March 2009. The next talk will take place at the Kleinmünchnerhof, Auwiesen, on 28 November.In collaboration with Linz09 European Capital of Culture the Festival of the Regions will have its sights set on Linz’s southern periphery, notably on the satellite city Auwiesen and the residential developments of solarCity.
The Festival itself will take place from 9 May to 1 June 2009.
“Der öffentliche Raum in der Stadt” [Public Space in the City] – Gunter Amesberger
Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 7 p.m.
ELIA solarCity – Foyer, Pegasusweg 1-3, solarCity
Meeting point for those not familiar with the area: last tram stop (Line 2), “solarCity-Zentrum”, 6:45 p.m.
Admission free
