ABSTRACT
The thesis aims to evaluate the architectural and urban changes in the public urban space due to the influence of different cultural communities and to find out whether foreigners and residents with a migrant background have an impact on it. A comparative method was used in the solution, for which the following locations were selected based on site analysis and statistical data analysis: “Berlin Lichtenberg” − Weitlingkiez − with a low number of cultural influences and “Berlin Kreuzberg” − the Kottbusser Tor redevelopment area − with a high number of Turkish minorities. For the local investigation, which identified changes in the locality and compared the appearance of the urban environment, it was necessary to determine the algorithms by which the “Berlin Kreuzberg” area was evaluated. The time constraint of the research is the period after the arrival of the Turkish minorities to the locality and before the redevelopment of the urban area “Berlin Kreuzberg” (around 1980) in comparison with the current situation. This is a work in progress, but at this stage, we can already conclude that foreigners and residents with a migrant background are likely to influence and change urban space. These are mainly changes in building types and changes from a social and economic point of view. The result of this work provides an introduction to the current international topic of immigration from the perspective of architecture and urbanism. In light of the rapid changes in the locality and the 58
fact that similar research results have not been discovered, there is an opportunity to continue this work, also from the perspective of gentrification discussed in the locality. (Moggert 2018)
