teens_open_space

is participatory open space planning specifically regarding teenage interests

in the teens_open_space project, teenagers have the opportunity to take over space in their environment. they can express their criticism and ideas regarding their most used urban spaces in city walks with the tos_team of landscape architects. in the planning workshop they are encouraged to express their utopias and ideas through re-designing their chosen spaces. the result of the planning workshop are models of their ideas. these models they then can present to and discuss with the members of the city council in the city_line conference. after the city council has given its okay, it´s all hands on in the construction workshop where the teenagers with the help of the city´s construction department build their designes.

parallel to these teenage workshop a film crew shoots a documentary, giving manifold
answers to the question: how much space do teens need?

teens_open_space is sponsored by the EU Commissions´ Youth Programme, by the austrian cities of Vienna, Linz, Graz, Steyr, Bruck/Mur and the cities Malinovo and Piestany in Slovakia.

In 2006 it becam a LEADER+ project in 10 austrian cities and villages ++region eferding

The project is directed by the landscape architect Dr. Karin Standler, standler@gmx.net.