Campus as Test Site

Campus as Test Site

Fri., 27.03.2026, 17:00
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

Anna Heringer

Anna Heringer

Do., 16.04.2026, 18:30
Anna Heringer im Gespräch mit Anupama Kundoo und Antje Stahl über Architektur als Katalysator für lokale Transformation und Grenzgänge zwischen Ost und West – anlässlich der Präsentation des Zumtobel Group Geschäftsberichts
Partner: Zumtobel Group

Vital Architecture

Vital Architecture


On the occasion of the opening of Vital Architecture at Aedes, Li Xinggang and the exhibition's curator Li Xiangning will be joined by Chinese and international architects for a public conversation.
Partners: Atelier Li Xinggang, Beijing

Democratic Design – #4 Democratic Education

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

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

Democratic Design – #3 Democracy and Urban Form

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

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

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

Democratic Design – Space(s) for Democracy

A Lab Talk within the frame of the Bucerius Summer School on Global Governance
Partners: ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS

University of Kentucky | Berlin Summer Studio 2025

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