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Urban design and development in different societal and spacial contexts is a great challenge. It is not only relevant in the practice of communal planning, but also in research as well as education at universities. With global urbanisation, cities today need to be seen in an international context. It is essential to understand global coherence and responsibilities.The cities around the world offer an extensive portfolio of differentiating problems and solutions that ought to be explored, investigated and evaluated.

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Lecture Today: Third Places

Dynamiken, Krisen und Perspektiven öffentlicher Räume

Der öffentliche Raum ist wesentliches Merkmal der europäischen Stadt, mit vielfältigen stadtentwicklungs- und sozialpolitischen Dimensionen. Öffentliche Räume erfüllen Aufgaben für Verkehr, Wirtschaft und Erholung. Sie sind Orte der Identifikation, der Repräsentation, ermöglichen gesellschaftliche Integration und soziale Teilhabe.
Im Laufe der Zeit haben sich die Bedeutung von Öffentlichkeit und damit auch die Gestalt und die Nutzung öffentlicher Räume verändert. Wie kann die Vielzahl an Funktionen und Anforderungen organisiert und hochwertig gestaltet werden? Die Vorlesung wirft Schlaglichter auf die Herausforderungen und diskutiert Möglichkeiten zukünftiger Entwicklungen.

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Metropol.X: Lviv

This publication is the result of a seminar, which took place in the "Remote Lab of Urban Planning“, elaborated by students of the Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture. It focuses on different facets of Lviv, Ukraine, in times of crisis. Now available at our chair during opening hours!

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Out now: Large Housing Estates under Socialism

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.

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ISTB Threshold Talks
ISTB Threshold Talks - Talk 2

06. February 2024 - 18:30 

We want to establish a new series of interdisciplinary discussions about how we teach, learn, design, acknowledge, and live in the ever-changing urban landscape. The format is an open invitation for everyone wishing to discuss the city. At changing intervals, discussions will occur where each talk sets the theme for the following. The second session will be held on Tuesday, the 6th of February in room 107 at building number 11.40 (ISTB offices).

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CBC Conference 21. + 22.03.24

The topic of “residential heritage” in the post-Soviet context is at the core of the cbc project. The research has attempted at developing new approaches to the sustainable management of everyday built heritage, exploring the ways in which this legacy has been valorized, transformed, managed, and appropriated in the post-socialist period. The conference reflects on the findings and conclusions, while also looking for ways to develop further perspectives for analysis and action.

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Seasons GreetingsField Trip to Tbilisi, Georgia 11/2023 (Photo: Kevin Schulz)
Seasons Greetings

Thanks to all our students, colleagues and partners for fruitful collaborations and engaging exchanges during the entire year. ISTB-team extends wishes of relaxed holidays and a peaceful New Year 2024!

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Website under construction

Over the next couple of weeks you will see some changes around the website as we are rearranging our content. While we are trying to make those changes unnoticeable in the backend, we want to apologize in advance if you have trouble finding what you are looking for. Thank you for your patience!

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City Concepting - Stegreif Task

The future is approaching faster than we think, and cities are developing dynamically. City centers in particular have changed dramatically in recent years - not always for the best. As part of the impromptu task, two scenarios for Karlsruhe's city center are to be developed under the motto "What if...?". We are looking for designs for concise, future-oriented potential spaces that demonstrate functional and social added value.

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Welcome to the Wintersemester 2023/24!

Welcome to the start of the winter semester 2023/24. We wish all students a good start to the new semester and look forward to your designs, new impulses and ideas as well as an exciting exchange with you!

Semesterplakat WS 23/24
Course program winter semester 23/24 now online!

The courses for the upcoming semesters are online as of today. Here you can view the scheduled events and find the link to the corresponding Ilias course content.

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PhD School „Heritage at Home“

PhD School „Heritage at Home“, taking place September 26-30. online. The conference discusses interdisciplinary perspectives on the heritage of residential disctricts in the post-socialist / Soviet cities.

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Large Housing Estates Titel
Out now: Large Housing Estates under Socialism

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.

Find it here
metropolX_Kyiv
Metropol.X: Kyiv

The booklet is the result of a seminar, which took place in the "Remote Lab of Urban Planning“, elaborated by students of the Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture. It focuses on different facets of the Ukrainian capital in times of crisis. Now available at our chair during opening hours!

Metropol. X Tel Aviv
Metropol.X: Tel Aviv

Tel Avis’s development presents a multifaceted story: This booklet examines the different urban layers of the city and the way they reflect the social, cultural, and economic structure of Israeli society in one of the most expensive cities to live in.

Now available at our institute!