DIA Graduate School, Anhalt University, Dessau Germany Faculty of Architecture, University of Zagreb – CANALE GRANDE OBERSCHÖNEWEIDE
Students from the Anhalt University in Dessau, Germany and from the University of Zagreb, Croatia designed some urban development proposals for Schöneweide, an industral area in Berlin is crossed by the river Spree. Partners: DIA Graduate School, Anhalt University; University of Zagreb
Lab Talk Series: überFLUSS
This series of events is dedicated to the topic of river bathing and river spas in the larger context of current urban developments. It engages in discussions with stakeholders from science, politics, and urban society from Germany and abroad. Partners:Flussbad Berlin e.V.
überFLUSS #6
In this Lab Talk, we discuss the future of The Spree Canal, which is located between Fischerinsel and the Bode Museum. Partners:Flussbad Berlin e.V.
Infrastructure Space
Infrastructural systems, serving as the lifeblood of our inhabited spaces, facilitate the flow of various elements and shape the structure of our built environments. Researchers present case studies that highlight infrastructure's broader significance beyond technical aspects, encompassing political, economic, social, and aesthetic dimensions. Partners:Ruby Press, Berlin; LafargeHolcim Awards, Zurich
ÜberFLUSS #5
On this evening, we deal with the questions of how civil society initiatives make their concerns heard, how they influence political decisions with their actions, and what role rivers play in urban development policy. Partners:Flussbad Berlin e.V.
ÜberFLUSS #4
In this forth edition of the series, urban professionals from Copenhagen and Berlin talk about the potential of inner-urban waters as well as leisure and recreation facilities in cities. Copenhagen is famous worldwide as a particularly livable, sustainable and innovative city. Partners:Flussbad Berlin e.V.
Enquiry Week: Water as Ritual
A Metro Lab on the relevance and value of water in connection with cultural, social, health and wellness-related and everyday rituals. What are today's rituals for water in everyday life? What is the relationship between space - ritual - water? Are new typologies needed, such as new bath houses or shared bathrooms? And can water act through rituals as a socio-cultural platform and innovation for urban lifestyles? Partners: Axor Hansgrohe, Schiltach
ArchiAid: The Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Program
On the occasion of the Aedes exhibition opening, the dialogue focusses on the challenge of the architecture profession to connect and moderate between technical and governmental conditions as well as cultural behaviour related to environmental needs.
Partner: Japan Federation of Construction Contractors, Tohoku Branch Office; UCLA Paul I. and Hisako Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies, Los Angeles; Japan Foundation, Cologne; Tchoban Foundation. Museum für Architekturzeichnung, Berlin; Repro Ringel, Berlin
DESIGN PROCESS
The talk explored whether minimalism in design means focusing on essentials and if it leads to comfort and structural clarity.
Overflowing Potential: The Urban Water Challenge
A Metro Lab on innovative ways to manage water as well as sustainable and visionary projects leading to a rising awareness. An interdisciplinary dialogue about water as a factor in planning processes and the development of interior and product frameworks, resource management of water in the city and the house, and the implications on design. Partners: AXOR Hansgrohe, Schiltach
