San Diego x Bochum x Bukarest | Summer Studio 2026
Bringing together students from Germany, Romania and the United States, this two-week international summer school explores one of Berlin’s most contested urban questions: Can Tempelhofer Feld evolve without losing the qualities that make it unique? Partners: New School of Architecture & Design, San Diego (NSAD); Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning, Bucharest (UAUIM); Bochum University of Applied Sciences, School of Architecture (HSBO)
University of Kentucky | Berlin Summer Studio 2026
Students from the University of Kentucky explore how formal investigations can be translated into site-specific architectural interventions within the public realm of Berlin. Partners: University of Kentucky
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Democratic Design – Space(s) for Democracy
A Lab Talk within the frame of the Bucerius Summer School on Global Governance Partners: ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS
