Premio Berlino 2025–26

Premio Berlino 2025–26

Mon., 22.06.2026, 19:00
The winners of the sixth edition of the Premio Berlino – Alberto Procaccini and Marco Iembo – present the projects they worked on during their stay at two leading Berlin architecture offices – bplus and Atelier Fanelsa – and reflect on their experiences in a conversation with Jonas Janke and Niklas Fanelsa, moderated by Lukas Feireiss. Partners: Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin

What’s Cooking #1

What’s Cooking #1

Julian Meisen and Emanuel Heisenberg in the first edition of a new event series, bringing together conversations and fresh perspectives from beyond the architectural status quo

Democratic Design – #4 Democratic Education

Democratic Design – #4 Democratic Education


The fourth and final Lab Talk in the Aedes programme Democratic Design examines new approaches to teaching the next generation democratic values and participation through planning and design.
Partners: Berlin Capital Cultural Fund (Hauptstadtkulturfonds), ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS

Berlin International University of Applied Sciences | 2051

Berlin International University of Applied Sciences | 2051

Imagine it’s 2051, and everything has turned out rather well. Ecological collapse, social fragmentation, political polarisation – the defining crises of the early 21st century are now distant memories. We inhabit a world we once only dared to imagine. But how did we get here?
Partners: Berlin International University of Applied Sciences

Democratic Design – #3 Democracy and Urban Form

Democratic Design – #3 Democracy and Urban Form

The third Lab Talk in the Aedes programme Democratic Design on the occasion of the exhibition opening features a keynote by Richard Sennett.
Partners: Berlin Capital Cultural Fund (Hauptstadtkulturfonds), ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS

University of Sydney | Micro Housing

University of Sydney | Micro Housing

12 – 26 November 2025
Students from the University of Sydney return to Aedes as part of a multi-year project that explores novel approaches to sustainable design with relevance in both Australia and Germany.
Partners: University of Sydney

Democratic Design – #2 Democratic Spaces

Democratic Design – #2 Democratic Spaces

The second Lab Talk in the Aedes programme Democratic Design explores how urban and architectural spaces can foster encounters and dialogue.
Partners: Berlin Capital Cultural Fund (Hauptstadtkulturfonds), ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS

Ingeborg Kuhler – Gedichte aus Räumen und Farben

Ingeborg Kuhler – Gedichte aus Räumen und Farben

Anlässlich der Ausstellungseröffnung im Museum für Architekturzeichnung laden Aedes und die Tchoban Foundation zu einem Gespräch mit Ingeborg Kuhler, Heike Hanada, Jan Kleihues und Sergei Tchoban ein.
Partner: Tchoban Foundation. Museum für Architekturzeichnung

Democratic Design – #1 Democratic Processes

Democratic Design – #1 Democratic Processes

The first Lab Talk in the Aedes programme Democratic Design explores how participatory planning processes can strengthen inclusion and democratic engagement.
Partners: Berlin Capital Cultural Fund (Hauptstadtkulturfonds), ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS

Pratt Institute | Living Models for the Future

Pratt Institute | Living Models for the Future

28 August – 3 December 2025
Students from Pratt Institute, led by Prof. Dagmar Richter, spend the fall semester at Aedes, focusing on Berlin's experimental approaches to public space and housing.
Partners: Pratt Institute