“Entrepreneurship is a creative act” – says Prof. Günter Faltin, founder of Teekampagne whom we had the privilege of hosting this autumn for a discussion as part of our C*LAB program. Learn more about the others entrepreneurs gatherings at C*SPACE in 2023…
Walking the Chinese Countryside
The Virtual Walk “Walking the Chinese Countryside” explores the Sichuanese countryside, while the protagonist interacts with locals and foreigners, reflecting on not just structural, but also lifestyle differences between urban and rural spaces.
BEIJING WATER WALKS – Le Shui Xing 乐水行
Die BEIJING WATER WALKS organisieren Wanderungen entlang der Flüsse und Gewässer Beijings und informieren über deren Zustand. Dr. Eva Sternfeld nahm 2008 und 2017 an den BEIJING WATER WALKS teil und teilt in diesem Report Ihre Eindrücke.
The Ruhr Region Rocks!
Together with our local partner Sebastian Schlecht, project manager at Green City Essen and CITYMAKERS-fellow, we realized the first CITYMAKERS-Ruhr networking evening.
Andrea Weigt & Cyrus Khazaheli – Projektraum Drahnsdorf
Combining their backgrounds in stage design, architecture and movement-based expressive arts, Andrea Weigt & Cyrus Khazaheli offer an environment in which people can connect with nature and with themselves – and generate new ideas. They see themselves as a part of a movement towards a new model of community life in the countryside. This podcast is part of our series recorded at the CITYMAKERS Social Entrepreneurship Competence Lab.
Von Songyang zu China’s ländlicher Entwicklung mit Dr. Eduard Kögel, Andreas Ruby und Erhard An-He Kinzelbach
ZHANG Zhen und Kika YANG sprachen mit Dr. Eduard Kögel, Andreas Ruby und Erhard An-He Kinzelbach über ihre persönlichen China-Erfahrungenund über das dreitägige Symposium „Regions on the Rise: Culture and Architecture as Drivers for Rural Development” in Songyang, China.
Culture and Architecture as Drivers for Rural Development
Guest editor ZHANG Zhen (RWTH Aachen) attended a three day symposium organized by Aedes Architecture Forum Berlin, Songyang County Government & Aedes Network Campus Berlin in Zhejiang Province in November 2018. Here are her impressions.
Booklet: Guide to Urban Farming in Berlin & Shanghai
From Dialogue to Action: Since 2016, CITYMAKERS China – Germany facilitated and supported the realization of a number of selected project ideas in the context of liveable city making. Read here about the ‘CITYMAKERS-Urban Farming Incubator’.
Meet XU Tiantian, the Acupuncture Architect
XU Tiantian is the founding principal of DnA_Design and Architecture. The award-winning architect has engaged extensively with rural revitalization processes in Songyang.
CITYMAKERS Project Case “New Schrebergarden”
Learn more about the CITYMAKERS Accelerator project “New Schrebergarten”, part of the Eco Land Club, establishing the first “Schrebergärten” in China.
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Christa Reicher – Die Zukunft der Stadt ist die Region
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Christa Reicher ist seit 2002 Professorin und Leiterin des Fachgebietes Städtebau, Stadtgestaltung und Bauleitplanung an der Fakultät Raumplanung der TU Dortmund. Warum nach ihr die Region die Zukunft der Städte ist, erklärt sie uns im Gespräch.