Cable factory Vienna-Meidling
The Vienna-Meidling cable factory was a location of Kabel und Drahtwerke AG in Oswaldgasse in Altmannsdorf in the 12th district of Meidling in Vienna . After the takeover by Siemens , the production was closed in 1997. After a temporary cultural use, a new district was built from 2001, in which around 3500 people now live. There is also a cultural center (“Palais Kabelwerk”) and around 30 businesses. The cable factory area covers around 68,000 square meters.
Planning
At the initiative of the European Parliamentarian Hannes Swoboda , the property in Meidling was designated as an urban development project after production was shut down. With the so-called 'City 2000', the future design of the former factory site in the residential area, open spaces and - for the first time in a planning process - culture should be designed in a timely manner. The team rainer pirker architeXture , Vienna, and Florian Haydn, Vienna won a Europe-wide competition for urban planning ideas .
Since it was foreseeable that some time would pass between the closure of the factory and the start of development, it was decided to temporarily settle the halls and company buildings with cultural users. Together with the neighbors and contemporary cultural workers, they should liven up the location. An operator group was selected as the site operator and quasi as an engine during the project development phase for the future City of 2000 . The aim was to bring personalities into this group who had gathered city-specific experiences in a wide variety of formats in both socio-cultural and artistic fields of activity.
Projects and Actions
In addition to temporary art presentations of various kinds, ranging from modern dance to contemporary theater , media experiments and so-called district culture, performances and exhibitions, etc., permanent projects were also established. Together with the permanent workshop for the activists of the Vienna Graffiti Union, there are band and theater rehearsal rooms on the site and a computer aid project for Africa .
- The artistic ceramic project is a specialty . Under the name Rakumania , an initiative developed by the local residents was created, which operates workshops in the halls itself, conducts workshops for children and adults and, after an international expansion of personnel, a so-called anagama kiln for the first time in an urban environment built. In addition to exhibitions, international symposia are also held.
- The 'city film festival mov-cities' succeeded in attracting around 15,000 visitors to Meidling. Karl Welunschek produced Werner Schwab's “Volksvernichtung” for six weeks in front of a sold-out house.
- With Visionale 2000 (a trade fair for initiatives), 520 employees from the project groups took part in an event with 2500 visitors. Hubert Kramar staged Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot with Andreas Vitasek , I Stangl , Karl Ferdinand Kratzl and Hannes Lengauer .
- The ORF became a cooperation partner of the project. 36,000 visitors were with Mom and Co . The ORF-Radionight , the Max-Mobil and the UPC-Telekabel-Event appeared.
- In addition, Hubsi Kramar's production of Hamlet could be seen, the 'Hotel Europa' of the Wiener Festwochen and 'The Presidents' by Werner Schwab in the production of Moiser and his troupe. The Wozzeck Theater gave a guest performance by Nietzsche in the Kabelwerk, the 'Teater-Nor' from Norway gave two guest performances. The production of Faust by Peter Stein has performed in the cable plant.
- The siren opera theater premiered Gernot Schedlberger's great opera "MarieLuise" in the Palais Kabelwerk in 2013 and there also played four operas under the title "Guests" as part of Wien Modern .
- The cable factory also offered a place for youth culture . 30 breakdance groups from all over Europe, 60 graffiti writers (including T-Kid) came to the Lay Up-Hip Hop Jam . There were also many clubbing events, including the largest LAN party in Europe with 1060 PCs online and well over 3000 visitors for the 72-hour non-stop. Artistic experiments were staged in Hall 5 by the Ranson Corporation from New York City .
Finally, many events were held with politicians and city residents, including several in the series of the Vision 2010 Meidling Talks.
End of project
The district demanded that operations continue. At least along Oswaldgasse, it should be possible to continue using existing buildings for artistic and communicative activities. In a first phase of the rededication of the former industrial area to building land, the district approved the public use of the area on Oswaldgasse. In 2002/2003 parts of the facility were demolished, and in 2004 residential construction began. Since 2005, one component after the other has been handed over to the residents. The “Palais Kabelwerk” cultural center, which was completed in 2009, was built along Oswaldgasse. In addition, the construction of a geriatric center began, which started operations in 2011.
A park between the cable works and the route of the U6 subway line was named after Miep Gies (born in Vienna as Hermine Santrouschitz, 1909–2010), the most important helper of Anne Frank , who went underground in Amsterdam and became known worldwide through her diary , named.
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Coordinates: 48 ° 10 ′ 1 ″ N , 16 ° 19 ′ 29 ″ E