Program
Cities around the world are already facing numerous new challenges today and will continue to do so in the coming decades: Climate change, rising population figures and housing costs, air pollution and changes in mobility are just some of the upcoming issues that call for solutions.
The event ZUKUNFT STADT@GRÜNBAU BERLIN, which takes place as part of the bautec trade fair on February 22, 2018 in Berlin, is dedicated to these new requirements and presents exemplary concepts and projects that contribute to making cities smart, resilient and future-proof.
Under this year’s motto “Blue – Green – Smart: Concepts for the city of tomorrow”, Antje Backhaus from the Berlin landscape architecture firm gruppe F, Ferdinand Ludwig, Professor of Green Technologies in Landscape Architecture at the Technical University of Munich and Ina Homeier, Head of the Smart City Vienna project office, will present new ideas and tried-and-tested concepts for dealing with rainwater, using plants to improve air quality and how a city can be smart not only in terms of the use of modern technology, but also in terms of social and environmental sustainability.
10.00 a.m. Welcome
Tanja Braemer, Editor-in-Chief Garten + Landschaft
10.15 a.m. Sustainable rainwater management, new concepts from Denmark
Antje Backhaus, Partner at gruppe F, Berlin
Heavy rain events are no longer a rarity. The result: streets, subway stations and basements are flooded in no time at all – Berlin also had to make this painful experience in 2017. One solution is new concepts for retention and infiltration that incorporate water as a design element and make it a tangible experience. Exemplary concepts by Berlin-based gruppe F in Denmark show how this can be done.
11.00 a.m. Smart City Wien: Framework strategy for a sustainable city
Ina Homeier, Head of the Smart City Wien project unit in the City of Vienna’s Urban and Regional Development Department
Vienna wants to be a global pioneer when it comes to smart cities. Because it is in cities that we decide what our future will look like. A smart city manages to achieve growth while reducing resource consumption. Smart City Wien also pays attention to a high degree of social cohesion and quality of life. A framework strategy provides a common orientation for the developments, and project examples such as Seestadt Aspern show how they have already been successfully implemented.
11.45 a.m. Plants as a response to climate change
Ferdinand Ludwig, Prof. for Green Technologies in Landscape Architecture, TU Munich
Ferdinand Ludwig is a pioneer of building botany and has designed and realized highly acclaimed projects in recent years that combine the growth processes of living plants with a technical approach and architectural concepts. The functional and creative integration of plants provides good answers to the burning ecological questions of our time, such as adapting to climate change.
12.30 – 13.00 Conclusion & discussion
Moderation: Braemer, Editor-in-Chief Garten + Landschaft
The event is recognized as an advanced training event by the Brandenburg and Saxony Chambers of Architects.
Organizer
Garten + Landschaftin cooperation with Messe Berlin