Name: Democratic Design – #2 Democratic Spaces
Start: 2025-11-06T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-11-06T20:30:00+01:00
Location: Aedes

$Democratic Design \u2013 #2 Democratic Spaces$

The second Lab Talk in the Aedes programme focuses on spaces that support exchange, dialogue and compromise.
About this Event

A democratic society depends on well-designed urban and architectural spaces that support encounters, dialogue and exchange. The second Lab Talk in the Aedes programme Democratic Design focuses on spaces that actively foster constructive discourse, mutual respect and social behaviour. What spaces of negotiation does democracy need? What is democratic design? How can we value different cultures and social backgrounds in public space? More

PROGRAMME

Welcome

Miriam Mlecek, Partner, Aedes, Berlin

Presentations

Luka Cvitan, Director, Prostorne taktike, Split

Susanne Hofmann, Founder, Baupiloten, Berlin

Ulrike Steven, Director, what if:projects, London

Renée Tribble, Professor for Urban Design, Urban Land Use Planning and Process Design, TU Dortmund

Moderator

Amelie Klein, Curator/Writer/Critic, Design & Democracy, Vienna

Front-Row Peers

Anna Naumann, Architect, Berlin

Lisa Kolkowski, Architecture in Residency (A-I-R), Luckenwalde

Nora Kramer, Project Manager Competition Process, House of Democracy, Frankfurt/Main

About Democratic Design

In Democratic Design – Space for Cooperation, Collaboration and Compromise, Aedes explores how architecture, planning processes and public spaces can foster democratic engagement and social cohesion – both more urgent than ever in times of profound societal uncertainty. The programme consists of an exhibition, a series of four Lab Talks and a catalogue featuring contributions from practitioners in Berlin, Germany and across Europe, selected through an open call in collaboration with European architecture centres.

At the core of Democratic Design are democratic planning processes and the spaces they create. The presented projects amplify marginalised voices, encourage participation and inspire collective visions for the future. Dialogue and exchange are essential conditions for democracy, cultivating the ability to accept differing viewpoints and to compromise – the very foundations of democratic culture. More

Democratic Design is made possible through the generous support of the Berlin Capital Cultural Fund (Hauptstadtkulturfonds) and additional support from the ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS.