On our mission to create pathways to liveable and sustainable cities in China, Europe and beyond, the CITYMAKERS core team and associates were thrilled to advice and produce the video-based training course “Green Cities for our Future” for the GIZ and its Sino- German Urbanisation Partnership from March till July 2021. The design of the course was supported by Monika Zimmermann, an expert on urban sustainability and former deputy secretary of ICLEI – Local Governments for sustainability.
Each course unit contains training material for about 2,5 hours length structured in 6 sessions each with different formats ranging from Thematic Course Introductions offered by the lead course host to Thematic City Videos featuring state-of-the art projects and their actors in selected German cities over Virtual City Walks to an Expert Talks session meant to acquire deeper understanding of the contents. A pdf-handout with Further Ressources inc. detailed Project Profiles as well as a questionnaire facilitating reflection and transfer to participants’ contexts rounds up the training material packages.
The Training Courses can be done individually as a self-study, or they can also be used as training material by trainers and facilitators in online or off-line courses.
Learn more about ways to make cities more sustainable and resilient and start your virtual learning journey! This training course contains videos and background information on the relevant topic of urban renewal in former industrial areas and was produced by the CITYMAKERS core team in 2021.
Learn more about ways to make cities more sustainable and resilient and start your virtual learning journey! This training course contains videos and background information on the relevant topic of cultural heritage and sustainable urban renewal and was produced by the CITYMAKERS core team in 2021.
Learn more about ways to make cities more sustainable and resilient and start your virtual learning journey! This training course contains inspirational and informative videos as well as background information on the relevant topic of sustainable neighbourhoods and was produced by the CITYMAKERS core team in 2021 in Berlin.
Learn more about ways to make cities more sustainable and resilient and start your virtual learning journey! This training course contains videos and background information on the relevant topic of reusing construction waste and utilizing sustainable building materials and was produced by the CITYMAKERS core team in 2021.
Learn more about ways to make cities more sustainable and resilient and start your virtual learning journey! This training course contains videos and background information on the relevant topic of adaptation strategies of german cities and was produced by the CITYMAKERS core team in 2021.
Meet Katja, the “mastermind” behind the CITYMAKERS network, who loves designing models of creative interaction that have both thematic depth and a human touch.
Get to know Kika Yang, who supports CITYMAKERS as a curator and editor, making use of a variety of formats such as offline exhibitions, videos and podcasts. Kika Yang believes that because democracy is being reshaped due to the information revolution, we can now – more than ever before – take direct action into shaping the places we like to live in.
Get to know Sebastian Schlecht, who is supporting our CITYMAKERS platform as the regional representative of CITYMAKERS- Ruhr. He strongly believes in the power of connecting people and natural solutions to make our cities more resilient, just and future-proof to mitigate the strong impact of climate change.
Get to know Gerrit Manke, who is supporting the CITYMAKERS team as a student assistant. Gerrit is studying Urban and Regional planning at the Technical University in Berlin and is fascinated by the Chinese perspective of urban development.
Meet Jan Siefke, who is supporting our CITYMAKERS platform as photographer and host of C*SPACE. City making for him means to question the visible environment – checking the heartbeat of your surrounding, feeling the space – and if possible act on it in your personal style, with your personal skills.
Meet Dr. Eduard Kögel, who is shaping and supporting our CITYMAKERS network with his broad knowledge concerning architecture and urban development in a global context. He is an expert in the analyses of urban structures and lectures regularly at the Berlin Institute of Technology.
Get to know Silvan Hagenbrock, who has been part of our CITYMAKERS core team since 2016 and contributes his creative energy as filmmaker and editor on urban issues. For him, CITYMAKERS is a (virtual) sphere where the supposedly “other” becomes a little more familiar.