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m.e.t.r.o.n.o.m.
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m.e.t.r.o.n.o.m. is an evolving platform for the discussion of space related issues with a focus on urbanism, gender studies and visual culture.
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credits: Heidrun Holzfeind, from the series: Colonnade Park, Mies in Newark Revisited, 11 C prints, 40x60cm, 2010 Austrian artist Heidrun Holzfeind`s work is  based on theoretical investigations on t...

5 days ago

das modell wiener wohnbau.

mosaic on a facade of the Viennese council housing, 2nd district, Vienna Die Stadt Wien wurde bereits mehrfach (lt. Mercer-Studie 2008 und 2009; Smart City of The World 2012: Lebensqualität -Platz 1)...

6 days ago

call for papers: urban europe [conference]

From 20th to 22nd of September 2012 the European Urban Research Association (EURA) is going to hold its annual conference titled Urban Europe – Challenges to Meet the Urban Future at the Vienna...

05 feb 12

conflict kitchen.

source Take-out restaurant meets public art project, serving food from countries that the United States is in conflict with. Et voilà: The Conflict Kitchen in Pittsburgh is born. Jon Rubin, Dawn Wele...

03 feb 12

räume der mode.

  Gertrud Lehnert ist Professorin für Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft an der Universität Potsdam. Zu ihren Arbeitsschwerpunkten gehören die Geschichte der Lyrik, Modegeschicht...

28 jan 12

Mode Report.

Some of you might remenber, that I curated the blog for Das Gemeindebaufestival 2012/2011. All contributions from collages to text to photos have recently been honored with a great 400-pages publicat...

27 jan 12

the Urban Cultures of Global Prayers

© Veronica Mastrosimone 2010. Buenos Aires Worldwide, new religious movements are shaping communities, changing cultures, economies and everyday life in the metropolis. the Urban Cultures of Global P...

27 jan 12

we love the place we hate, then hate the place we love.

Trailer: Of Time and the City by Terence Davies, 2008. Review summary by A.O. Scott on New York Times Review by Kenneth Turan on Los Angeles Times Web site: Of Time and the City

17 jan 12

thecityandthecity andthecity mbOdied.

source How can we understand the physical flows through this specific place and time in relation to constellations of urban thought? Can the bodily connection to these thoughts be mapped or choreogra...

10 jan 12

Invisible City – Technologies of the Body.

source   Invisible City – Technologies of the Body is an exhibition project as a result of a long-term research and collaboration between the artists Amélie Brisson-Darveau, Gisèle Schindler, Ri...

06 jan 12

2012!

My warmest wishes for a fantastic new year! Time to say thanks to all of you for being interested, coming back, reading, linking in, liking and commenting here on m.e.t.r.o.n.o.m.! seen at Karlsplatz...

30 dec 11

sex work – an excursion to vienna`s west

Some numbers as basic knowledge: In Vienna there`re 2,200 women officially registered as sex workers, but according to estimates there`re 2,000 – 2,500 non-registered prostitutes. 70-90% of the...

30 dec 11

at the high seat. am hochsitz.

From the series Am Hochsitz, seen in Austria, 2011

29 dec 11

wollen sie das tier kaufen?

Am 19.Dezember 2011 hielt Tex Rubinowitz, Cartoonist und Autor, im (hochoffiziellen und unbedingt sehenswerten) Kuppelsaal der TU Wien einen Vortrag mit dem Titel  “Wien von hinten. Wo die Stad...

28 dec 11

megacities.

Read the city and get an impression on how political and societal developments effect a city`s structure: This video concentrating on  forms of urban agglomerations is part two of the series The worl...

08 dec 11

cultural acupuncture treatment for suburb.

In times of urban sprawl and an enormous growth of suburbs around cities in the world, the project Culburb (which stands for Cultural Acupuncture Treatment for Suburb) aims to reactivating the public...

07 dec 11

the detroit-berlin connection.

Detroit and Berlin are iconic cities; symbols of cultural and economic domination, as well as of collapse, and (potential) rebirth. Detroit and Berlin have ideological similarities that go far beyond...

05 dec 11

city of cars.

filmstills via The fantastic Ubuweb offers the 52 minutes-long documentary Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles from 1972: The documentary, Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles (1972, 52 min.), takes the viewe...

03 dec 11

judith butler at occupy wall street.

source On October 23, 2011, Judith Butler, American philosopher spoke at Occupy Wall Street. As an expert for feminism, gender- and queer theories, ethics and political philosophy, she added the dime...

02 dec 11

quote #7

We have global time, belonging to the multimedia, to cyberspace, increasingly dominating the local time-frame of our cities, our neighborhoods. Nothing is ever obtained without a loss of something el...

29 nov 11

seen in Vienna, 2nd district

29 nov 11

food & the city: the foodprint project.

  The Foodprint Project is a series of events exploring the ways food and cities give shape to one another. It`s founded by Sarah Rich and Nicola Twilley, who`s been answering my questions in th...

21 nov 11

experimentdays 01. vienna

credits: Stadtambulanz, poster The EXPERIMENTDAYS 01. WIEN will take place for the first time in Vienna, starting today in the recently opened Museum 21er Haus with a warm-up including discussions an...

18 nov 11

verwischte grenzen.

[...] Eine gelungene Inszenierung hängt unmittelbar mit der Räumlichkeit zusammen. Diese definiert sich als geometrischer Raum mit einem gewissen Grundriss und Volumen, ist aber als performativer Rau...

16 nov 11

the brain/city project.

all photos: Yaron Steinberg, left and right lobes of the brain, the brain/city project With his diploma work the brain/city project Yaron Steinberg graduated from the department of visual communicati...

28 oct 11

lectures: achieving a sustainable and sustaining built environment

The international series of lectures Achieving a sustainable and sustaining built environment is going to start in November at University of Technology Vienna, lecture hall Günther Feuerstein, 14A: 0...

20 oct 11

ekümenopolis.

After London and Moscow, Istanbul with its nearby 15 million inhabitants is the third largest city in Europe and makes up the biggest city in Turkey with 20% of the country`s population. The document...

17 oct 11

vandals.

Flyer: DAZ / Julika Gittner For a period of two weeks London-based artist Julika Gittner has placed her sculptures VANDALS #2 and #3 in public areas of Berlin. Chained to lampposts these objects are ...

15 oct 11

soundcheck in the city.

For an article about the meaning of acoustics in the city zone and its growing importance in the fields of art, urban planning and architecture, published in the Sunday issue of Austrian daily Die Pr...

14 oct 11

zukunft stadt.

credits: Zukunft Stadt, Flyer, Foto: Magdalena Gössinger / Der Programmflyer als pdf: Zukunft Stadt Programm Die Fakultät für Architektur und Raumplanung der Technischen Universität Wien lädt erneut ...

11 oct 11

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