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handle: 10835/4938 , 10261/281320
[ES] Los edificios abandonados se han convertido en una seña de identidad de la reciente historia y el espíritu alternativo de Berlín. La creciente popularidad de la exploración urbana, que se centra en adentrarse ilegalmente en estos espacios, ha hecho de Berlín un núcleo importante de dicha subcultura, cuyos miembros poseen una tremenda sensibilidad por el estado presente y futuro de los edificios que exploran. A través de este enfoque, el artículo identifica tres amenazas que se ciernen sobre los edificios: turistificación creada por la propia exploración urbana; comodificación como resultado de dicha turistificación; y la progresiva gentrificación de una ciudad que ignora las cualidades tangibles e intangibles de sus edificios. Tras una lectura crítica de estos aspectos, el artículo termina proponiendo la ‘reapropiación informal’ como solución integradora que prioriza la participación pública y un desarrollo urbano más lento frente a los beneficios económicos inmediatos que garantiza el neoliberalismo, donde las intervenciones mínimas contribuyan a preservar la particularidad estética de Berlín enraizada en sus edificios abandonados.
[EN] Abandoned buildings have become a distinguishing mark for the recent history and alternative spirit of Berlin. The growth in popularity of urban exploration, which focuses in illegally trespassing these neglected places, has made Berlin a hotspot for such a subculture, whose practitioners express an extreme sensibility about the current and future state of the buildings they explore. Through this perspective, the present article identifies three main threats towards the buildings: a touristification phenomenon created by urban exploration; commodification as a result of this touristification; and the increasing gentrification in the city that ignores the tangible and intangible qualities of the buildings. By critically reviewing these aspects, the article concludes proposing ‘informal re-appropriation’ as an integrated solution that prioritizes public participation and slow urban development over neoliberal immediate revenues, where minimal interventions contribute to preserve Berlin’s unique aesthetics embedded in its abandoned buildings.
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Exploración urbana, Comodificación, Reapropriación informal, Berlin, Touristification, Informal re-appropriation, Commodification, Urban exploration, Gentrificación, Edificios abandonados, Turistificación, Gentrification, Berlín, Abandoned buildings
Exploración urbana, Comodificación, Reapropriación informal, Berlin, Touristification, Informal re-appropriation, Commodification, Urban exploration, Gentrificación, Edificios abandonados, Turistificación, Gentrification, Berlín, Abandoned buildings
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