| Position | Public Urban Space |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Fakultät 2, Abt. A |
| Building, Room | AB, 609 |
| Address | Neustadtswall 30 28199 Bremen |
| Phone: +49 421 5905 2267 | |
Public spaces frame everyday life and passing moments; they allow for both proximity and distance. Within the urban fabric, they help us to orient ourselves and identify places. And sometimes they also offer a glimpse into the past.
Accordingly, public spaces are always related to urban design and architecture. Spatially, they function as islands, oases, stages, salons, windows…; socially, as meeting places, markets, counterspaces, venues for public gatherings and negotiation…; and ecologically, as wild meadows, groves, bodies of water…
Spatial, social and environmental aspects of the urban spaces each require their own specific approaches and appropriate formats. These include design projects and studies, the analysis and evaluation of case studies, field trips, exhibitions, …
Current topics include:
| Public Space and Urban Design | |
| Public Space and Climate | |
| Public Space vs. Sub-Public Spheres | |
| Public Space in Non-European Contexts | |
| 'Being Away’ and Artificial Landscapes |
São Paulo Heterotopia - Urbane Spaces in Suspence
From the outside - How three new lecturers see Bremen
Power of Utopia - Living with Corbusier in Chandigarh
