lala.ruhr was at the WERK.STADT!
lala.ruhr was at the WERK.STADT of the Polis Convention
Lala.ruhr was at the WERK.STADT! The idea that design and architecture can contribute to something good drives many creative people. Yet negative impacts are often only partially recognized or taken into account. How can a consistently positive and honest urban perspective emerge? lala.ruhr explored this question in collaboration with the research group UrbanDesignUnit at TU Dortmund University and Dutch architect Vincent van der Meulen. Building on the concept of “Building with a positive footprint,” we set out with POLIS WERK.STADT to create a city fit for the future. Will you join us in shaping a positive future?!
Date: 8. Mai 2025
Location: Polis Convention Düsseldorf
Link: https://www.polis-convention.com
POSITIVE CITIES – a consistently honest urban perspective!
Reclaiming Hope!
Reclaiming Hope!
As part of the “By Design and by Disaster” conference at the Faculty of Design and Arts at the University of Bozen-Bolzano, the session titled “Hope – Reclaiming the Future” explored the principle of hope from a variety of perspectives. It’s wonderful that our call to action from the Positive Cities project couldn’t have been more fitting: We must create hope! To this end, Sebastian Schlecht was able to once again present the concept of positive cities and the constructive definition of hope. Following the kickoff at the Rotterdam International Architecture Biennale “Nature of Hope,” this was a fitting conclusion – no, it remains a new beginning! Thank you to Bolzano for this wonderful exchange.
Date: May 9, 2025
Location: Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Link: https://designdisaster.unibz.it/2025/
CREATING POSITIVE CITIES - hope is to be done! lala.ruhr at the IABR Rotterdam
CREATING POSITIVE CITIES - hope is to be done! lala.ruhr at the IABR Rotterdam
Together with the SBP (UrbanDesignUnit) research group at TU Dortmund University, we have designed our own program for the 2024 International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) titled “NATURE OF HOPE“!
We asked: How does hope for a bright future arise and what role do construction and architecture play in this? Armed with insights from the exhibition and a wealth of impressions from the urban area where we visited the Biennale’s “Botanical Monuments,” we set out on our journey. Together with Vincent van der Meulen of Kraaijvanger Architects, author of the concept “Building with a positive footprint,” we explored the idea of how cities can be designed positively, and above all, how we can avoid negative impacts.
We discussed our findings there on October 13 at the conclusion of the Biennale and left them in the exhibition in the form of postcard statements for visitors on the final day.
Over the course of the 2024/2025 winter semester, we will discuss and develop new approaches with the students for thoroughly hopeful and positive urban design concepts for a Bochum neighborhood. And we will also dive into the virtual XR world to visualize Bochum’s future there – stay tuned!
Creating Positive Cities – Hope is to be done! lala.ruhr’s program for the IABR International Architecture Biennial Rotterdam 2024 (c) Jose Londono