Thu., 05.11.2026 New regulations on light pollution are changing how we illuminate buildings, public spaces and cities – this Lab Talk explores how lighting design can balance safety, atmosphere and urban quality with the protection of nature and nocturnal ecosystems. Partner: Berlin Senate Department for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and the Environment (SenMVKU)
What’s Cooking #6
Wed., 14.10.2026 How can we create an inclusive and queer spaces Berlin? Bringing together architect, urban practitioner, former Urbane Praxis and Floating University programme coordinator Kristin Lazarova, and Sveta Gorlatova of the Feminist Spaces Collective, this conversation explores new approaches to city-making.
Radical Hope – Resilient Cities and Safe Havens
How can architecture and urban design shape open, vibrant and future-proof cities in an age of multiple crises? In collaboration with the ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS, this talk explores how urban vulnerability can be transformed into opportunities for resilient, inclusive and thriving urban futures. Partner: ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS
What’s Cooking #5
How can we create a fairer, more affordable Berlin? Bringing together the Architect’s Union and the Berlin Tenants’ Union, this conversation explores how collective action can connect labour, housing and urban justice.
San Diego x Bochum x Bukarest | Summer Studio 2026
Bringing together students from Germany, Romania and the United States, this two-week international summer school explores one of Berlin’s most contested urban questions: Can Tempelhofer Feld evolve without losing the qualities that make it unique? Partners: New School of Architecture & Design, San Diego (NSAD); Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urban Planning, Bucharest (UAUIM); Bochum University of Applied Sciences, School of Architecture (HSBO)
What’s Cooking #4
Why are women highly engaged in architecture and activism, yet often less visible? Helen Fleming, Simay Peters and Lena Olvedi discuss feminism, rethinking spaces and how bold ideas can transform the built environment.
University of Kentucky | Berlin Summer Studio 2026
Students from the University of Kentucky explore how formal investigations can be translated into site-specific architectural interventions within the public realm of Berlin. Partners: University of Kentucky
What’s Cooking #3
Bika Rebek and Shalini Vimal explore how architecture and ecology can move from afterthought to alliance.
What’s Cooking #2
Silvia Gioberti and Christian Schmidts discuss performance, presence and the relationship between the physical and digital body in space.
What’s Cooking #1
Julian Meisen and Emanuel Heisenberg in the first edition of a new event series, bringing together conversations and fresh perspectives from beyond the architectural status quo
