The City of Helsinki is engaged in a number of Smart City projects that explore the use of open data and digital technologies in urban development. The Lab Talk offers perspectives on the scope and implications of the growing trend towards Smart Cities for architecture and urban design.
Partners:Embassy of Finland, Berlin; City of Helsinki; DOM Publishers, Berlin; Forum Virium, Helsinki
Profiling the European City – Notes from Cologne and Copenhagen
Through urban planning and architecture interventions to strengthen their identity, European cities are able to improve the sense of belonging of their inhabitants. Partners:City of Cologne; Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Aarhus
Who Activates Cultural Space Today? A Seoul – Berlin Dialogue
The Exhibition Talk commemorates the cultural legacy of renowned Korean architect Kim Swoo Geun, highlighting his impact on Korean architecture and arts while exploring the contemporary equivalents of his cultural commitment in Seoul and Berlin.
Liveable Cities – Architecture Agendas in Singapore and Germany
Six architects from Singapore and Germany discuss what makes a great city to live, work and play in based around examples from Singapore and Berlin.
The discussion showcases young Catalan architecture firms reinterpreting historical models to address current challenges. Partners:Vertretung der Regierung von Katalonien in Deutschland, Berlin
Re-act Lab: São Paulo Architecture Experiment
In a series of public lectures and discussions the studio introduced São Paulo's metropolitan area by revealing the contrasting morphologies and urban tissues, produced over time and addressed the critical role of everyday life in the experience of urban space. Partners: Secretaria Municipal de Habitação de São Paulo; S.L.U.M. Lab and GSAPP, Columbia University, New York; Escola da Cidade, São Paulo; TU Berlin; ETH Zurich; Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft; Doppelmayr; Netherlands Ministry of Spatial Planning; BMW; ARUP
What Makes India Urban?
A symposium exploring India's urbanism with speakers from Europe and India.
Partners:Asia-Pacific Week Berlin; Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft, Berlin; Embassy of India, Berlin; Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), New Dehli; Goethe-Institut India, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin; Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
