Opening 13 March, the exhibition "To Demolish or Renovate?" explores demolition and its far-reaching consequences from multiple angles—a phenomenon that remains far too prevalent in our cities today.

Curated by Alexander Stumm, this exhibition and publication project examines approximately one hundred buildings across Berlin, Kassel, Munich, and Brandenburg—structures recently demolished or facing demolition. Drawing on research from multiple universities, the project traces demolition narratives while analyzing the ecological, political, socio-economic, and architectural repercussions of a practice rooted in fossil-fuel-dependent development. The exhibition also highlights contemporary activist efforts to prevent demolition and positions the demolition question alongside housing and land as one of our era's defining challenges.

Demolition squanders not only the vast amounts of embodied energy, emissions, and resources locked within buildings—it also destroys precious affordable housing stock. "Power of Renovation," a film project by the pan-European initiative HouseEurope!, exposes how demolition fuels property speculation. Advocating for more ecologically and socially responsible building practices, the initiative calls for prioritizing renovation and modernization over demolition and new construction. Cast your vote for the EU citizens' initiative at the voting booth in the DAZ. The exhibition runs through 18 May.

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