Programme and process
Interactive exhibition
The large wooden model, which reproduced the framework plan on a scale of 1:250 and offered numerous herb boxes and seating facilities – an ideal place to relax – was the centrepiece of the mobile exhibition on Stuttgart Rosenstein. There was also the central wooden module, a construction 3 x 9 x 2.4 metres which served as a stage, workshop area and exhibition space. The additional six display cabinets offered information on the individual project topics.
The flexible and open arrangement of the cabinets provided a smooth transition from outside to inside. Depending on the spatial situation, the exhibition could be seen from several directions, allowing the viewers to take a closer look. This offered an opportunity for dialogue in a public space, which encouraged exchange with the help of content and pop-up furniture.
Informing and taking part
The interactive exhibition was an open exhibition for everyone. Over the summer months in 2023 it provided Stuttgart Rosenstein – on five dates – with a framework in a public space. Not only was clear information on the current plans available, visitors were able to give their opinion on the Special Unit A3.
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planbar hochdrei and AMF Theaterbauten designed the exhibition in such a way that passers-by were invited to stop and spend some time. A total of 5,079 people visited the mobile exhibition on Stuttgart Rosenstein on the four exhibition weekends (except for the non-public date at the Urban Future Conference). Creatively designed information boards contained the most important information on the urban development project and have also raised interest in the exhibition with interactive methods and elements addressing all the senses.
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A total of 587 people were able to be persuaded to take part in a personal conversation about the project and the Special Unit A3. For this, the planbar hochdrei office developed a guideline by which ideas on how to use the special unit could be developed in a target-oriented way. Hypothetical, circular, paradoxical and further questions were used to trigger various trains of thought. The average length of a conversation was 25 minutes.
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1,394 people contributed their opinions in an additional online participation programme. From mid-May to the beginning of October, participation in a survey on the Special Unit A3 was possible via the website rosenstein-stuttgart.de. This took approx. ten minutes. The focus was very wide, from the international perspective to the local level. During almost six months, a total of 1,034 people gave their opinion in digital form. In addition, another 2,000 people were randomly selected and invited to participate – 360 of these accepted the invitation.
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In addition to the participation in a personal interview, the mobile exhibition also offered the opportunity to creatively express personal ideas for the A3 Unit: the wool diagram on the Stuttgart identity was used by 277 people to cast their votes, the wool diagram on the A3 Unit by 189 people. 215 cards were completed. Free playing with ideas was applied eight times and 33 groups expressed their joint ideas for use with the help of coloured building blocks.
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The four workshops created a platform where 63 children and young people were able to contribute their ideas and visions for the A3 area in many different ways. There were no limits to their creativity with comics, drawings, their own stories and films.
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Realisation of the results
The suggestions for the utilisation concept A3 that were collected in the summer of 2023 will be incorporated in the call for international brainstorming This will take place in summer 2024 and is open to all. People from Stuttgart – and the whole world – who want to be involved, are requested to develop and submit precise utilisation proposals on the basis of the surveys made in summer 2023. The best ideas will be acclaimed by a jury and exhibited. The municipal council will then decide which of the successful ideas will be taken into account in the final utilisation concept.
