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Mehringhof

Coordinates: 52°29′32.6″N 13°23′18.6″E / 52.492389°N 13.388500°E / 52.492389; 13.388500
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Mehringhof first courtyard, 2008

Mehringhof is a socialized building complex in Kreuzberg, Berlin, designed as a center for alternative activities. As of 1991, it hosted 38 projects, including a theater, an electronics collective (Wuseltronick), a printing collective, and a school for adults.[1]

Administration

In 1978, anonymous benefactors donated DM 2 million to purchase the Mehringhof factory complex in Kreuzberg to build a center for alternative activities. Mehringhof incorporated as a limited liability GmbH without named owners and was governed by an assembly of tenants who paid maintenance rent. This group decided on new tenants, changes in rent, and handling maintenance.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Müller 1991, p. 74.

Bibliography

  • Müller, Birgit (1991). Toward an Alternative Culture of Work: Political Idealism and Economic Practices in West Berlin Collective Enterprises. Westview Press. ISBN 0-8133-8079-0.

Further reading

Media related to Mehringhof at Wikimedia Commons

52°29′32.6″N 13°23′18.6″E / 52.492389°N 13.388500°E / 52.492389; 13.388500