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Explore the Dortmund U, a hub for culture and creativity. Housing freelancers, entrepreneurs, and creative businesses, it's a key player in revitalizing the industrial heritage. Discover its potential, targets, utilization, and role in the 2010 culture capital.
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Dortmunder U – Centre for the culture and creative industry Claudia Schulte Brüssel, 12.11.2009 Brüssel, 12.11.2009
Dortmunder U – as a culture and creative centre • High potential of culture and creative business: 1.700 Freelancer und entrepreneurs with over 800 Mio. Euro turnover and additional 462 creative business in IT branch (Stand 2007) • Complementary institution in the near vicinity connects an inner city district with the city in terms of space and content • Dortmund U essential part of the implementation of the integrated concept of actions for the site „Rheinische Straße“ with urban, economic and social aspects • Building is an important monument of the industrial history of the ruhr aera in almost original appearance Brüssel, 12.11.2009
Targets of the Dortmunder U • Former brewery premises and high-rise storage cellar future European center of art, culture and creativity • Center provides stimuli for other branches e.g.: Tourism, advertising, design and fashion industry in the surrounding aera • Attraction of new enterprises of the creative economy • Maintenance of cultural heritage • Support of culture tourism: Dortmunder a station on the “Route of the industrial culture NRW” • Reactivation of waste land Brüssel, 12.11.2009
Utilisation of the Dortmunder U • European architect-competition • 1. Floor for university projects • 2. Floor for cultural education in the digital age • 3. Floor: Media art level4. und 5. Floor: Museum of Contemporary Art • 6. Floor for special/travelling exhibition and presentation space for creative industries • 7. Floor: Event area, café lounge, CultureChannel 2010 • Traget: • Mixture of institutions • Direct transfer of ideas, know-how and market experience Brüssel, 12.11.2009
Dortmunder U part of the culture capital 2010 • For the first time creative economie is one of the main subject of the culture capital • Dortmunder U is integrated in all acticities of the culture capital, e.g.: “Fliegender Bilder” film installation by filmmaker Prof. Adolf Winkelmann on the concrete colonnade (outside), in the foyer and on the vertical walls (inside) • The opening of the culture and creative center attracts international interests and stimulate the marketing of the culture and creative site • Total investment: 45.789.999 €ERDF: 22.895.000 €Land: 9.158.000 €City of Dortmund: 13.736.999 € • Completion: May 2010 Brüssel, 12.11.2009
Thank you for your attention! Brüssel, 12.11.2009