Double award for urban design projects From village to city: architecture students develop future scenarios
Architecture students at Technische Universität Braunschweig have had two reasons to celebrate in recent weeks, winning awards for their urban design projects: Dana de Voß took first place in the student competition organised by the Knowledge Network for Urban Development and Retail (WSH). Leonie Steinert and Luzia Gödde received recognition at the University Prize of the Lower Saxony Academy for Rural Areas (ALR).
This year’s Knowledge Network for Urban and Commercial Development prize was themed ‘Youth and the City Centre’. The focus was on the question of how new open spaces and participation formats can be created for children and young people in city centres. Dana de Voß’s award-winning project was developed as part of the master’s thesis ‘Zuhause im Böttgerblock’ (At Home in the Böttger Block) at the ISU – Institute for Sustainable Urbanism and creates an urban planning and architectural framework that promotes mutual care and attention in the neighbourhood and city as well as the greatest possible freedom for children. This is reflected in spaces that allow for a wide variety of uses: places to hide and discover, for adventure and retreat, as well as for playing together and socialising. The award ceremony took place recently at the 45th urbanicom study conference in Cologne.
Dana de Voß städtebaulicher Entwurf im Berliner Bezirk Wedding schlägt eine Vielzahl an Aufenthaltsräumen im Freien für Kinder und Jugendliche vor. Bildnachweis: Dana de Voß/TU Braunschweig
Zum Auftakt des Wettbewerbs des Wissensnetzwerks Stadt und Handel (WSH) fanden eine Konferenz und ein Entwurfsworkshop in Berlin statt, bei dem Studierende mehrerer Hochschulen gemeinsam an Ideen für neue Räume für Kinder und Jugendliche in Innenstädten arbeiteten. Bildrechte: ISU.
A plan for the future of Wasbüttel
Leonie Steinert and Luzia Gödde’s work ‘Growing together – putting down sustainable roots – A plan for the future of Wasbüttel’ was developed as part of the teaching/learning event ‘Wasbüttel – A village in the making?!’ At the invitation of the Lower Saxony village of Wasbüttel and based on several workshops with residents, students from the Institute for Sustainable Urbanism developed visions for the spatial development of the village. The work of Leonie Steinert and Luzia Gödde is characterised by its innovative approach to the complex issues on site.
Strategies for dealing with climate change are addressed, as are current challenges and potential for regional development in rural areas, as well as approaches for a non-profit and sustainable land policy. Among other things, the focus is on considerations regarding future forms of food production and the spatial and design consequences this may have. The students communicate the results of their work using easy-to-understand, visually appealing graphics, making complex content accessible to non-experts. In doing so, they have laid the foundation for the development of new communities, which has been met with great enthusiasm locally.
Leonie Steinert und Luzia Gödde entwarfen und testeten vielfältige Strategien für die zukünftige räumliche Entwicklung Wasbüttels. Bildnachweis: Leonie Steinert, Luzia Gödde/TU Braunschweig
Studierende der TU Braunschweig im Dialog mit Wasbüttler*innen. Bei mehreren Workshops vor Ort entwickelten Studierende mit Bürger*innen mögliche Zukünfte für das niedersächsische Dorf. Bildnachweis: ISU/TU Braunschweig
The award ceremony will take place on 8 December at 5 p.m. at the Sparkassenverband Niedersachsen, Schiffgraben 6-8 in Hanover.
The work was carried out at the ISU – Institute for Sustainable Urbanism under the direction of Professor Vanessa Miriam Carlow and the team consisting of Daniel Grenz, Benedikt Herz, Olaf Mumm and Bodo Neuss.