Regenerating 'Østre Havn' - The Everyday of Temporary Use Strategies

The article taps into discussions on temporary uses as a place-producing and transformative tool. At ‘Østre Havn’, a former industrial harbour in Aalborg, on-going developments strive for mixtures of residences, business and leisure. As tools towards that end the site is currently the test bed for a wide range of temporary uses. These are taking place alongside construction activities. This sets boundaries for the temporary use activities while the proposed future outlined by the municipality and the developer is being established. The question is what happens at the level of the everyday, how is the temporary use strategy affecting and shaping the opportunities for the group of temporary use activists to create difference at the site? The article aims at answering this by depicting a real life process over a timespan of two years - mainly from the perspective of the group of temporary use activists. This will show that ‘temporary use’ activities does not only perform in a strategic space defined by a municipality but in an actual physical place continuously made and renegotiated influenced by a multitude of factors. The article contributes to a discussion on transformation projects towards new futures where temporary uses play a role.