Design and Politics. #3 Climate Changing our Cities
Climate change has a maximum impact on our cities. Urgently there is a new 'cool city' at stake in climate-proofing the city against heat waves, water shortages and torrential rains; that is at once economically viable, socially resilient and climatically sustainable, and critically, that is only possible through the mobilisation of new alliances between design and governance.
Partners: Henk Ovink, Netherlands Ministry for Infrastructure and Environment, The Hague; Netherlands Architecture Fund, Rotterdam; Netherlands Embassy in Berlin; Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung, Potsdam
Liveable Cities – Architecture Agendas in Singapore and Germany
Six architects from Singapore and Germany discuss what makes a great city to live, work and play in based around examples from Singapore and Berlin.
DENK MAL BERLIN – Wer baut die Stadt?
Preview of the documentary film: 'DENK MAL BERLIN' with a subsequent conversation between Georgia Tornow and Regula Lüscher. Partner: Offroad Reports
LOS ANGELES VS. BERLIN – How should cities deal with their architectural past?
A lab talk comparing Los Angeles to Berlin in terms of geography, history and urbanism. Partners:The John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation, Los Angeles; Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft, Berlin
