Wed., 12.08.2026, 18:30 How can architecture and urban design shape open, vibrant and future-proof cities in an age of multiple crises? In collaboration with the ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS, this talk explores how urban vulnerability can be transformed into opportunities for resilient, inclusive and thriving urban futures. Partner: ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS
WATER: CURSE OR BLESSING!? – #6 Water and Economy
The sixth and final Lab Talk in the series explores the connection between water, building and economy. Partners: Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU), the Embassy of the Netherlands in Berlin
Futureproof S – City & Building
The third Lab Talk highlights good practices for sustainable new buildings and emphasises the importance of scaling these solutions to achieve a real impact for futureproof cities. Partner: Buro Happold
WATER: CURSE OR BLESSING!? – #5 Materials, Energy, Technology
The fifth Lab Talk in the series explores the relationship between water, materials, building and technological requirements. Partners: Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU), the Embassy of the Netherlands in Berlin
Futureproof M – City & Neighbourhood
Der zweite Lab Talk der Reihe widmet sich der ganzheitlichen Erneuerung von Stadtquartieren und untersucht Transformationsstrategien für klimaresiliente Viertel. Partner: Buro Happold
WATER: CURSE OR BLESSING!? – #4 Water Infrastructures
The fourth Lab Talk in the series focuses on how to deal with urban water infrastructures in the wake of changing conditions for our cities. Partners: Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU); the Embassy of the Netherlands in Berlin; GBA Lab, Shenzhen
Futureproof XL – City & Region
Im Mittelpunkt des ersten Lab Talks der Reihe steht die Metropolregion, als Grundlage für das Wachstum der Städte und ihre Anpassung an künftige Herausforderungen. Partner: Buro Happold
Do., 23.01.2025 | Do., 20.02.2025 | Do., 03.04.2025 In der Lab Talk-Reihe werden im interdisziplinären Dialog mit Expert:innen aus Politik, Wissenschaft und Planung ganzheitliche Ansätze zu Resilienz und Zukunftssicherung von Regionen, Städten und Gebäuden diskutiert. Partner: Buro Happold
WATER: CURSE OR BLESSING!? – #3 Actors, Approaches and Processes in the Global South
The third Lab Talk in the series focuses on integrating water into planning processes using interdisciplinary, multi-stakeholder approaches, with insights from the PolyUrbanWaters pilot sites in Southeast Asia Partners: Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU), the Embassy of the Netherlands in Berlin, PolyUrbanWaters
WATER: CURSE OR BLESSING – #2 Urban Climate Impacts
Urban Climate Impacts is the second part of a series of six Lab Talks on building future resilience. Aedes aims to identify and discuss sustainable, water-related architectural and urban development projects that also take into account the (re)establishment of social and economic balance with greater socio-economic coherence through conscious water management. Partners: Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, Osnabrück; Netherlands Ministry for Infrastructure and Watermanagement, The Hague; OBEL Award, Copenhagen; Transsolar, Stuttgart;
PolyUrbanWaters Research Project
