OMA partner Reinier de Graaf presents his position on the scourge of #Notopia, discussing the global pandemic of generic buildings that make London resemble Tianjin and Dubai resemble Dallas, highlighting the importance of supporting cultural identity.
Partners:The Architectural Review, London; Dutch Embassy in Berlin
SoFa Design Institute, Manila | Manila meets Berlin
Students of the SoFa Design Institute in Manila immerse themselves in Berlin to get influenced by its peculiar milieu. In this Design Studio, they try a new, empathetic approach to architecture that better serves diverse communities. Partners: SoFa Design Institute, Manila
Türme, Schlösser, Hütten
The life's work of Berlin architect Helge Pitz is dedicated to the preservation of historical heritage. On the occasion of his 80th birthday, architects, art historians, experts on monument preservation and companions discuss the love of historical heritage and recipes for its preservation.
Technische Universität Braunschweig & LABMOB/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro | Housing Infrastructures & Impossible Sites
In a fruitful and creative studio environment, German and Brazilian students explore innovative and visionary design solutions for 21st century Berlin together. Partners: Technische Universität Braunschweig & LABMOB/Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Museum Revisited
The kick off Lab Talk of the programme Museum of the 21st Century, which examines the relationship and interaction between museums, urban space, culture, economy and society. Partners:Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau
Designing Educational Facilities
The public opening session kicks off a four-day conference and frames the dialogue around the conference theme of major educational facilities in and around Berlin, exploring their history, planning, and design process. Partners:American Institute of Architects
überFLUSS #3
With the event we present the project Flussbad Berlin. Partners:Flussbad Berlin e.V.
Lab Talk Series: The New Urban Agenda ‘on the ground’.
A Series conceptualised by Katleen De Flander, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in Potsdam Partners:Katleen De Flander, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam
Unlivable Berlin
This studio asks how a city expresses its hostilities. Its central interest is to explore the way in which cities can be inclusive and/or exclusionary - physically, socially and ideologically. Partners: University of Melbourne
DANIEL LIBESKIND and TIM RENNER talk about Berlin
Daniel Libeskind and Tim Renner talk about their positions on the state of Berlin, now and in the future.
