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
From Ecocide to Repair?
Scholars from the Urban Theory Lab at the University of Chicago and the Habitat Unit at TU Berlin – in dialogue with leading voices in critical urban geography and political ecology – reflect on the socio-ecological entanglements linking cities to distant geographies of extraction, production, circulation and waste. Partners: Urban Theory Lab, Habitat Unit
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
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
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
Democratic Design – Space(s) for Democracy
A Lab Talk within the frame of the Bucerius Summer School on Global Governance Partners: 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
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
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
