On the Elbe islands before the historic district of the Old Town, the new HafenCity has been under construction since 2001. A bold architectural project – but also a gamble.More ...
The housing developments built between the nineteen twenties and nineteen sixties, that still have a significant impact on the townscape character of today, are now beginning to show their age.More ...
After a period of out-migration inner cities are becoming more and more popular as a place to live and work. This trend is set to change urban structures.More ...
Metropolises are coming up against competitive pressure in these times of advancing globalisation. Above all, those cities perceived as being creative have the advantage here.More ...
The Stuttgart 21 dispute has made it quite clear that a new culture of planning is needed – and in many cases is already being put to the test.More ...
When towns and cities decide to redevelop their rivers as recreation areas it is a move that is met with great enthusiasm among residents. Some examples from Berlin, Munich and the Ruhr Area.More ...
Who owns the city? “It is lying on the street, hanging in trees and is hidden under cobblestones”. Initiatives are fighting for participation in shaping urban spaces.More ...
Goethe.de interviewed the chairman of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Ralf Fücks, on the greatest challenges facing the development of our cities.More ...
Living in a leafy green area, yet in a central location, affordable housing for young and old and a tightly-knit neighbourhood network: Ackermannbogen in Munich is a newly created city district that is pleasant to live in.More ...
A Federal Ministry of Education and Research funding programme is supporting scientists in seeking solutions for the energy and climate-efficient design of megacities.More ...
The small town of Leinefelde-Worbis in Thuringia with its 15,000 inhabitants is living proof of just how successful urban redevelopment projects can be.More ...
The International Building Exhibition on Urban Redevelopment in Saxony-Anhalt 2010 is developing new future strategies for cities with declining populations.More ...
They are young. They want to make the world a better place. And where did they start their quest – at the Architecture Biennale 2008 in Venice.More ...