Smart Neighbourhood Lab Munich
Munich Citizen & Stakeholder Engagement
General facts
Smart neighbourhood lab (Stadtteillabor) – home of the citizen engagement process (event location, exhibition hall) and citizen centre.
MGS
plans and operates the lab
www.mgs-muenchen.de
Specific facts
The smart neighbourhood lab is directed at the following target groups:
- Residents of the project area and other interested citizens
- Local businesspeople, social and cultural communities / initiatives and representatives of institutions in the project area
- Owners of real estate in the project area (mostly owner communities [WEGs])
- Local policy makers
- Local opinion leaders
The lab was located in an interim used building next to a centrally located square, The building and square will be refurbished in the course of the district development programme. In 2018 the lab moved to a new location.
A stationary approach was chosen for the smart neighbourhood lab. The lab should host most citizen and stakeholder engagement workshops, exhibitions and other related events. To generate an additional benefit for the district and increase awareness, the lab should also be opened to the residents for social and cultural activities, because there is no meeting point or citizen centre up to now. A highly modular interior design had been implemented in order to allow for and adapt to such a diverse range of activities.
The lab was located in an interim used building next to a centrally located square, The building and square will be refurbished in the course of the district development programme. In 2018 the lab moved to a new location.