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)
Iowa State University x German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) | Urban Form & Urban Nature 2026
Students investigate Berlin’s urban fabric through the lens of climate, sustainability and computational design, exploring the relationship between urban form and nature. Partners: Iowa State University, German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech)
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
Erasmus+ Cooperation | The Muse and the Space
This workshop brings together students from six European universities to explore the museum as a unique architectural space – at once social and intimate, public and deeply experiential. Partners: Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) Partner Universities
Architecture Against Architecture
A conversation between OMA partner Reinier de Graaf and architect Sam Chermayeff, against the backdrop of de Graaf’s latest book
Campus as Test Site
On the occasion of the Aedes exhibition opening of Designing for Resilience, showcasing options for the new campus of the University at Buffalo, international architects discuss strategies for knowledge spaces. Partner: University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning
Unlearning History and Theory
The workshop UNLEARNING HISTORY AND THEORY engages with architectural history and theory through decolonial perspectives. Conceived as an open and exploratory format, it interrogates colonial power relations, hegemonic structures, inequalities and exclusions in knowledge systems, and encourages critical discussion and collaborative approaches towards more inclusive and diverse educational practices. Partner: Architecture-Theory-History Department at the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau
Baukultur Apéro #3
Gute Baukultur braucht gutes Handwerk. Doch wie gelingt es heute, junge Menschen für handwerkliche Berufe zu begeistern und ihnen zugleich hohe gestalterische und baukulturelle Kompetenzen zu vermitteln? Partner: Bundesstiftung Baukultur
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
