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
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
Iowa State University & German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) | Urban Form & Urban Nature
Students from Iowa State and GUtech Oman engage in international, multidisciplinary collaboration. The studio focuses on sustainable urban design and the assessment of environmental performance strategies across multiple scales within Berlin’s urban context. Partners: Iowa State University, German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech)
University of Kentucky | Berlin Summer Studio 2025
Students from the University of Kentucky explore the relationship between human scale and activity in Berlin and develop objects that encourage social interaction and engagement with the built environment. Partners: University of Kentucky
Erasmus+ Cooperation | The Housing Project
An international workshop that brings together students from nine universities across eight countries to explore the rich and varied architectural legacy of Berlin’s housing developments. Partners: Erasmus+ Collaboration
Berlin International University of Applied Sciences | A SEAT AT THE TABLE!
Interdisciplinary students from Berlin International explore the principles of democratic design, asking who designs, for whom, and how we can ensure that spaces and places are accessible, inclusive and representative of diverse voices. Partners: Berlin International University of Applied Sciences
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
MIND THE GAP
The first DIVIA conference explores diversity and discusses the unique challenges and opportunities women face in architecture. Partner: Diversity in Architecture e.V.
