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Creativity in
public space.

We create an oasis
in our neighbourhood.

FACTS

  1. Over 140 Grätzloase projects have created local havens throughout Vienna since 2015.
  2. More than 700 activities in total were staged in Grätzloasen in 2016 and 2017. These include parties, workshops, sports events, communal dining and many more.
  3. The ‘wiener spiel!straße’ project erects temporary blocks to make a street available to children for safe play and to facilitate community contact. About 60 events take place per year; they can be initiated by local residents and associations.

„Who are my neighbours? We wanted to find out and that’s how we came up with the idea of a long table on Hirschengasse. The entire street is blocked off for one evening and turned into a long dining table. All local residents are invited to attend a communal open air dinner in order to get to know each other and use the public space as their home away from home. It’s a simple system: everyone takes a chair and something to eat and drink (we’re particularly keen on home-made contributions!). It’s a joy – we use public space and strengthen neighbourhood community at the same time.“ Lorenz Prommegger, initiator of „Langer Tisch Hirschengasse“

54% of the area of Vienna is green space.
(Data: 2016, agricultural fields not included)

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Colourful local havens, Grätzloasen, bring life to areas that had previously neglected community activities. Parking spaces are turned into neighbourhood gardens and hangouts, a street into the city’s longest dining table. Anyone with a creative idea for implementation in public space can apply to graetzloase.at. Projects that are approved are given financial or administrative support.

www.graetzloase.at (in German)

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