| Projektleitung | Mansfeld, Ulrike, Prof. Clarke, Maria Petra , Prof. |
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| Projektbeteiligte | Kromrei, Claudia, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ebner, Janina |
| Durchführende Organisation | Hochschule Bremen, Fakultät 2 |
| Projekttyp | Projekt ohne finanzielle Förderung |
| Mittel- bzw. Auftragsgeber | STARS EU |
| Laufzeit | 03/2025 - 10/2027 |
| Institut | School of Architecture Bremen |
| Forschungscluster | Region im Wandel |
Interspace is a collaboration between the School of Architecture at HSB and the Integrated Design Programme at HfK. It serves as an interdisciplinary real-world laboratory, where spatial design and social innovation intersect. Each year, students co-develop forward-looking interventions at the interface of urban practice, academic research, and public discourse.
In the summer semester 2025, Bachelor and Master students from both institutions worked in interdisciplinary teams. They developed visionary concepts, design-led proposals, and artistic interventions that reimagine the university campus as an open, inclusive and socially engaged urban space — rooted in place, yet connected across borders.
Rethinking the campus — locally and across Europe: under the title Interspace — Ou(te)r Campus, the guiding question was: What is [a European] campus? The students questioned traditional understandings of campus life, learning, and institutional boundaries. Their proposals expand the concept of “campus” into a dynamic, co-created learning environment — beyond administrative limits and towards a shared civic space.
How can Europe be felt in Bremen? Looking beyond Bremen, the students were inspired by HSB’s involvement in the STARS EU Alliance — a network of nine universities from different European countries. Within this context, they explored the idea of a European campus through proposals for transnational learning spaces and new formats of academic collaboration. Public discourse and policy relevance: selected outcomes were presented at the 9th National Conference on Urban Development Policy in Berlin in June 2025. Students engaged in dialogue with professionals from urban planning, academia and politics, contributing to an intergenerational exchange on participatory and transformative urban development.
Looking ahead: towards a European structure: the end of the semester does not conclude Interspace — Ou(te)r Campus — rather, it marks the beginning of a new phase. The insights and results from 2025 will provide the foundation for a European expansion of the format in 2026, in collaboration with all nine STARS EU partner universities. The aim is to further develop and embed these impulses into long-term, institutionally anchored structures. This will give rise to a shared European space for experimentation, collaboration and student-led learning — a Co-Creation Campus that transcends disciplinary and geographical boundaries.
– out of the box. First prize. A modular pavilion made of regional wood and digital tools, designed as a mobile event space for all STARS EU campuses.
– Just do it! Second prize. This project reactivates underused campus areas with mobile furniture for spontaneous meetings and exchange.
– the sense of campus. Third prize. An interactive display that visualizes campus atmosphere through color, based on student and staff input.
– a festival for real conversation and connection. Special mention. A concept for a rotating, student-led festival that celebrates culture, innovation, and European cooperation.
„Through exchange and collaboration in this Interspace cycle, students experienced how strong collective spirit and real interventions can transform life on campus. They became agents of change, stepping beyond the role of learners and evolving into experts of their own learning environment.“
Prof. Ulrike Mansfeld Dekanin Fakultät Architektur, Bau und Umwelt
