What needs do people have in the city and with what forms of housing can we best address them? What opportunities does the existing stock offer and what role do administrations, citizens' initiatives and investors play when it comes to realising new approaches?
Partners: WBM Wohnungsbaugesellschaft Berlin-Mitte; IMKEWOELK + Partner, Berlin; InitialDesign, Berlin
New Space for Built Experiments in Rural China
In China, where dynamic urbanisation and globalisation processes have been taking place, the question arises: what happens to the countryside?
Partners: Li Xiangning, Shanghai
Premio Berlino Fellowship 2018-2019
The Premio Berlino award aims to promote contemporary Italian architecture, facilitate exchange of experience and cultural knowledge, and encourage internationalisation and mobility of Italian architecture professionals, providing two emerging architects with a six-month opportunity in Berlin for further professional development. Partners:Italian Cultural Institute, Berlin; Italian Ministry of Culture, Rome; Italien Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rome
Ghosts of Berlin
There is a new focus on the role of the museum as one of cultural story-telling and situating that story in the context of a physical place. What does this mean for the design of museums today and into the future? Partners: University of Technology Sydney
Nur Kulisse oder Denkmal-Schutz?
The discussion addresses the priority of reusing historic buildings in European cities, emphasizing the need for individual strategies tailored to each architecture, drawing on the extensive experience of gmp, a Hamburg-based architectural firm. Partners:von Gerkan, Marg und Partner Architekten, Hamburg
SHIGERU BAN. Works and Humanitarian Activities
The 2014 Pritzker Prize laureate, Shigeru Ban, is renowned for his inventive and resourceful design approach, which he applies not only to his private commissions but also to his extensive humanitarian efforts.
Partners:The Schindler Transit Management Group, Ebikon
ZU HAUSE IN DER STADT. #3 Experiment Umnutzung – Wohnraum neu erfinden
Cities face a housing shortage, prompting the need for new construction while also considering the potential of converting vacant office complexes and industrial buildings into residential spaces.
Partners: Wüstenrot Stiftung, Ludwigsburg
My Home is My Bottle
A conversation about the potential of recycled plastic bottles as a new sustainable building material. Partners: Taipeh Vertretung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
More than green!
A lecture by William McDonough as part of the Cradle to Cradle Festival at Aedes Architecture Forum. Partners: MBDC and the Cradle to Cradle Festival.
Die Dynamik des Wandels
A conversation between Jacob von Uexküll, founder of the 'Right Livelihood Award' and Monika Griefahn, the former environmental minister for Lower Saxony. Partners: Right Livelihood Award
