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On July 5, students from KIT and students from our Ukrainian partner universities in Odessa, Lviv, Kharkiv, and Kyiv presented a series of temporary interventions at various locations throughout the municipality of Pfinztal as part of the collaborative urban design studio „Pfinztal - From City to Countryside“. Thank you to everyone who joined us!

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On July 2, the second mid-term presentation of the collaborative urban design studio „Pfinztal - From City to Countryside“ took place in Karlsruhe. As part of the ongoing cooperation between KIT and our Ukrainian partner universities in Odessa, Lviv, Kharkiv, and Kyiv students came together in Karlsruhe to present their conceptual approaches, outline their design goals and showcase their first design proposals.

Thank you all for the inspiring exchange!

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As part of the lecture series "Reading the City, Shaping the City,“ contemporary challenges and perspectives of urban development in Karlsruhe were discussed together with Franziska Meinherz, TT-Professor of Urban and Mobility Geography at KIT, Simon Dattke, Master’s student in Architecture at KIT and Tobias Rahn, employee at the city planning office of the municipality of Karlsruhe. Different topics were reflected such as affordable housing, mobility, and climate protection against the backdrop of the goal of achieving an inclusive and resilient city. While the complexity of the tasks and the divergence of competing interests were acknowledged, there was a call for a "just do it" approach—cities like Paris and Barcelona are demonstrating how to do. Many thanks to our guests for their valuable insights!

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From June 29th to July 10th we welcomed teachers and students from our Ukrainian partner universities from Odessa Kyiv, Lviv and Kharkiv – within our project activities of our Competence Network of Urban Transformation and Resilience. Beside intensive workshop days of our collaborative urban design studio Pfinztal – Rething Suburban Regions we organized an alumni meeting for reflecting our project activities. A highlight was the lecture Housing Construction in Ukraine in Times of Multiple Crises  by  Andrii Shtendera, followed by a panel discussion with Bohdan Cherkes (Lviv), Marina Kramarenko (Odesa), Ihor Nadkernychnyi (Vinnytsia) and Haris Piplas (Zurich)

This is an announcement about online scholarships within the international project “Competence Network of Urban Transformation and Resilience” (DAAD Programme “German-Ukrainian University Network”)
The online scholarships support qualified students, doctoral candidates, and early-career researchers, as well as the program promotes academic and scientific cooperation. Online scholarships are awarded within the DAAD Program “German-Ukrainian University Network”. Please see complete information below.

This is an announcement about scholarships within the international project “Competence Network of Urban Transformation and Resilience” (DAAD Programme “German-Ukrainian University Network”) 
The scholarships support qualified students, doctoral candidates, and early-career researchers, as well as the program promotes academic and scientific cooperation. Scholarships are awarded within the DAAD Program “German-Ukrainian University Network”. Please see complete information below.

The semester program for the upcoming semester is now online. Here you will find the different events and their contents. We are looking forward to exciting results.

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On January 22, the second mid-term presentation of the urban design studio “Lasna!dee” took place. Within the framework of the design theme “Perspectives for Resilient Neighborhoods in Kuristiku,” the students presented their conceptual approaches, discussed the proposed goals, and showcased their initial design ideas. We are looking forward to the studio’s final results.

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Last week we said goodbye to the graduates of the summer term. Aimée, Lena, Lukas Nicolas, Sara and Stephanie presented their highly qualified master theses successfully, including typological design and strategical solutions, in local as well as in an international context. Well done – our congratulations!

On June 6th Niku Khaleghi has very successfully presented her doctoral thesis „Assessing the Walkability of Tehran Organic Street Network Based on the Networks Form“. The dissertation evaluates the diverse street patterns in the Iranian capital with regard to the cultural, spatial and geographical conditions specific characteristics that significantly influence walkability. The research addresses a worldwide relevant topic as important prerequisite for sustainable urban development, which in the context of Iran and many other cities in the Middle East still is in the shadow of the scientific debate and planning policies. Congratulations, Dr. Khaleghi!

The results of the seminar Metropol.x_Kharkiv present different facets of the Ukrainian city, right at the border with Russia. It is the second-largest city in Ukraine with a population of about two million, before Russia´s war of aggression broke out. As one of the most important scientific, industrial, trade, and transportation centers of Ukraine, Kharkiv has played a significant role in the nation’s history. The booklet is available at the chair.

The results of the seminar Metropol.x_Brussels present different facets of the Belgium capital. Causes and symptoms of segregation in Molenbeek, the importance of the Expo on the transportation infrastructure and the food culture are only some of the various topics that are discussed in individual maps, elaborated by the students. The booklet is available at the chair.

The book „Large Housing Estates under Socialism“ by Barbara Engel and Nikolas Rogge is now available via open access. Harnessing large urban housing estates in former socialist countries as a resource for the future housing supply requires innovative and practicable strategies and concepts. The contributors present experiences and perspectives from different disciplines on sustainable development of mass housing districts, both in academia and practice.