Back to the Future: The ICC as an Opportunity for the City
The Lab Talk engages the Berlin Senate Department and European protagonists in a discussion on rethinking the future of Berlin's International Congress Centre, ICC. Partners: Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises; Berlin Chamber of Architects; Bauwelt
Future Thinking: How to Make Things Better
How can architecture act as a tool for betterment? This Lab Talk showcases Australian and German examples to actively address climate challenges and extract general valid paramenters and local mitigation factors.
Partners:Deborah Ascher Barnstone, University of Technology Sydney; Australian Embassy Berlin
Reinventing Rural Regions
The speakers present examples from their work and research on rural revitalisation and holistic strategies for landscapes and small towns in China, Germany and the United States.
Partners: Yale University, New Haven
Zurück in die Zukunft: Ein neues Leben für das ICC
The ANCB Lab Talk brings together protagonists from the fields of culture and architecture to discuss approaches to reactivating the ICC in Berlin.
Innen.Stadt.Leben. #4 Soziale Nachhaltigkeit in den Städten
Revitalizing city centers and preventing their decline requires diverse approaches, including transforming and repurposing buildings, creating public spaces, and fostering sustainable synergies between housing, work, infrastructure, commerce, culture, and leisure. Partners:caspar., Cologne, Hamburg
Innen.Stadt.Leben. #3 Partizipation, Kreativität und Improvisation
How can cultural interventions and participatory processes revitalize city spaces and foster citizen engagement and identification through creativity and spontaneity, in contrast to rigid planning doctrines? Partners:caspar., Cologne, Hamburg
Innen.Stadt.Leben. #2 Ökologische Nachhaltigkeit der Städte
Architecture's responsibility in the climate crisis entails exploring sustainable techniques, materials, and methods, while addressing the challenge of balancing density, public spaces, and green areas, including the potential for environmentally friendly high-rise buildings. Partners:caspar., Cologne, Hamburg
BUILDING COMMUNITIES
The Lab Talk presents Danish, German and international concepts and new models for sustainable, social, inclusive and co-produced housing typologies.
Partners: Danish Embassy Berlin; Danish Arts Foundation, Copenhagen; Realdania, Copenhagen
Innen.Stadt.Leben. #1 (Re-)Vitalisierung von Innenstädten
Digitalisation is reshaping retail as we increasingly shop and work from home, and the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the lack of residential presence in city centres, prompting a reflection on the impact of these trends on inner cities, architecture, and urban planning. Partners:caspar., Cologne, Hamburg
WBM #3 – VIELFALT MIT SYSTEM
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
