Spatial production in Germany often follows a convemntional practice: market mechanisms, regulations or a lack of optimism for new typological approaches render innovation difficult. Urban design projects outside the formally planned inner city area often have to be aligned with any context. This studio is about the cultivation of contrasts, mix and urbanity.
Teaching
Studio S
The internationally recognised exhibition Skulptur Projekte takes place every 10 years in Münster and transform the city into a hot pot of art enthusiasts, visitors and people involved of all kinds for 100 days. 2027 will be the sixth time the exhibition will take place. Students of the MSA explore potential situations for Skulptur Projekte 2027.
Mobility Hubs
Transforming mobility is a decisive step towards a more sustainable future. The ‘15-minute city’ calls for low-car life patterns and the upgrade of urban street spaces beyond their mere use as parking spaces for cars. Mobility hubs are the strategic typology. Concepts for exemplary areas are being developed in co-operation with the city of Münster. In collaboration with mobility planner Jeanette Klemmer, landscape architect Verena Butt and urban design, the integrated studio MOBILITY HUBS develops visions of inclusive mobility for all in Münster.
High Streets
Important and at the same time challenging spatial resources are located along Hamburg’s major arterial roads. The south-west corridor Hammerbrook-Hamm is the area under consideration for Urban Design II. Selected projects will be shown at the exhibition in AIT Salon in Hamburg starting on 10 April 2025. More information here. (image: Mattias Tebartz van Elst, Stefani Schneider-Wagner, Chengying Wang)
Studio Archipelago
Öckerö is an island in the archipelago of the Swedish west coast. The area around the old harbour is largely sealed and deserted. A shipyard, fishing businesses, a library, a high school on an old sailing ship, the community centre and many other local stakeholders are situated here. Three futures for the conversion of this area are being conceived in collaboration with the local municipality.
Studio Countryside
Studio Countryside is a project in cooperation with Münster’s City Region Office. The focus will be on the rural hinterlands. The project addresses urban building forms, growth potentials, characters of local neighbourhoods and regional futures.
The integrated module (Superstudio) takes place with the support of the local communities around Münster. The design is supported by experts: Adeline Seidel (regional narratives and communication), Mareike Babel and Manuel Böwing (cost strategies).
Radial roads are important traffic infrastructures and at the same time spaces for people. They are the subject of the Urban Design II. The area under consideration is a 4 km long sequence of the Venloer Straße in Cologne.
The Burgplatz in Duisburg is simply a car park next to a large intersection. The asphalted traffic space takes up a large part of the area. The urban design studio looks for attractive urban spaces and strategies for placemaking.