How work and home spaces are changing: a study by Tampere University

Excited to share our recent group research project: Public Accessibility and Usage Transformation along Karaköy and Salıpazarı Port: The Impact of the Galataport Project Developed within Urbanism II – Summer Semester 2025 at Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Dessau, under the guidance of our Prof. Vesta Nele Zareh and Florent Lévêque. In this study, we investigated the role of the waterfront in architecture and urban design, raising the question: Is it truly open and accessible for everyone? Together with my teammates, we analyzed how the Galataport Project in Istanbul, Turkey has reshaped both public accessibility and waterfront usage patterns along the Karaköy and Salıpazarı port areas. Many thanks to my professor and teammates for this inspiring collaboration! Dilara Yılmaz, Elif Güngör, Hilal Kaleli, Mehmet Şah Karasu

The University of Innsbruck (UIBK) plays a key role in BrokeringSpaces by exploring how legal spatial planning instruments work in practice and comparing their territorial effects over time. It also investigates how study areas can foster regional identity – a crucial factor for building sustainable Alpine societies. UIBK will develop exemplary urban planning and architectural designs that promote efficient, soil-conserving, and compact construction. Through this combination of academic research, design practice, and citizen engagement, the University of Innsbruck helps BrokeringSpaces deliver forward-looking solutions for sustainable Alpine settlements. 🔗 Partner website: https://www.uibk.ac.at/ #BrokeringSpaces #UniversityOfInnsbruck #AlpineSpace #SpatialPlanning #UrbanDesign #Architecture #Sustainability #AlpineRegions #LandUse #SoilConservation

FLASHBACK - Exactly ten years ago today, the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences’s awarded the Swiss-academies transdisciplinary research award to our architectural research and teaching approach under the motto GREEN DENSITY. Supported by the Mercator Foundation, this award highlighted outstanding conceptual and substantive achievements in transdisciplinary research in various problem areas. Our approach focused in particular on developing ecological, mixed-use urban neighborhoods by experimenting with and assessing various urban forms. The project integrated student design studios and interdisciplinary expert contributions (including architects, urban designers, environmental scientists, sociologists, and economists) to create ecological visions for urban densification and a new multi-criteria method for evaluating urban transition at the neighborhood scale. The philosophy behind this pioneering approach continues today in our many activities. Laboratory of Architecture and Sustainable Technologies - EPFL EPFL EPFL ENAC EPFL Architecture Emmanuel REY Marilyne Andersen Emilie Nault Philippe Thalmann Michael R. Doyle Vincent Kaufmann Marie-Paule Thomas Martine Laprise Sophie Lufkin Nicolas Strambini Cyril Lecoultre Académies suisses des sciences Theres Paulsen #architecture #architecturaldesign #transition #urbanity #transformation #regeneration #mobility #lowcarbon #urban #neighborhood #slope #neuchâtel #epfl #enac #epflarchitecture #last #last_epfl https://lnkd.in/e7DYZReD

🌱 “Architecture is a healthcare profession.” — Helena Van Vliet On this week’s Better Buildings for Humans, we’re joined by architect, researcher, and educator Helena van Vliet RA Dipl.-Ing. AIA who makes the compelling case for biophilic design as a necessity—not a luxury. Helena explains how aligning architecture with human biology can reduce stress, enhance immunity, and restore well-being—all while supporting urban biodiversity. 🧠🌳 We also explore: • The science of awe in design • Why edge conditions matter • How to build for life—not just humans 🎧 Listen now at https://lnkd.in/gFuj-tDd #HealthyBuildings #BiophilicDesign #SustainableArchitecture #UrbanEcology #BetterBuildingsForHumans

🌱 “Architecture is a healthcare profession.” — Helena van Vliet RA Dipl.-Ing. AIA On this week’s Better Buildings for Humans, we’re joined by architect, researcher, and educator Helena Van Vliet, who makes the compelling case for biophilic design as a necessity—not a luxury. Helena explains how aligning architecture with human biology can reduce stress, enhance immunity, and restore well-being—all while supporting urban biodiversity. 🧠🌳 We also explore: • The science of awe in design • Why edge conditions matter • How to build for life—not just humans 🎧 Listen now at https://lnkd.in/gFuj-tDd #HealthyBuildings #BiophilicDesign #SustainableArchitecture #UrbanEcology #BetterBuildingsForHumans

Research Publication | ICCAUA2025 I am pleased to share that our paper “Comparative Analysis of Evolving Wayfinding Behaviours in the Digital Era: A Case Study of Dhaka ” has been published in the Journal of the 8th International Conference of Contemporary Affairs in Architecture and Urbanism (ICCAUA2025) published by Alanya University. The study offers insights for urban designers to integrate cognitive perceptions into urban planning strategies, improving urban legibility in the digital era. We are grateful to the organizing committee of ICCAUA Alanya University and to all the researchers and authors for providing a meaningful platform for knowledge exchange. Get Access to Full paper: https://lnkd.in/gxpq6ds7 DOI:  https://lnkd.in/gR9J7yRi #ICCAUA2025 #CityImageability #DigitalEra #Wayfinding #SustaibleUrbanDesign #UrbanDesign #Urbanresearch #BUET

🌿 Nation by Design by Nature: Relational Urbanism and More-than-Human Futures 🌿 Today I had the honour of being invited to speak at the National University of Singapore on how we might reimagine urban futures beyond anthropocentric logics. We explored how relational urbanism and more-than-human design can help co-create cities not just for people, but with the wider web of life to help restoring biodiversity, enabling multispecies justice, and embracing ecological entanglements. A big thank you to my hosts at NUS Division of Industrial Design Jung-Joo Lee, Ching Chiuan Yen, Cees de Bont and to all the attendees both in person and online for such an engaged and thoughtful discussion. This conversation connects closely with Singapore Design Week’s 2025 Design Futures pillar. Find out more about our research work at https://lnkd.in/dgG24NT2 Thank you to the ACM, Association for Computing Machinery’s Distinguished Speakers program for supporting my talk. 🙏💚 #NationByDesign #DesignFutures #MoreThanHuman #UrbanDesign #SDWSG25 #SingaporeDesignWeek DesignSingapore Council

We are excited to introduce the 2026 Experimental Fellows at Bauhaus Earth, architects and researchers Ha Nguyen of arb Architects Vietnam and Hojung Kim, US-based professor, who have been selected to develop their project “Situated Regionalism” between Vietnam and Berlin. Their fellowship project, Situated Regionalism, investigates the potential of unfired brick construction across Vietnam’s seven ecological zones — engaging diverse geologies and Indigenous building traditions while confronting the ecological challenges posed by colonial-era infrastructure, war-related contamination, and rapid industrialization. Alongside the Fellowship, Ha Nguyen and Hojung Kim collaborate as co-founders of the Material Matters (MM) Research Lab, where they bridge computational tools with craft traditions to challenge architectural paradigms that have historically marginalized Indigenous practices. With the 2025–2026 Graham Foundation Award in parallel to the Fellowship, they will deepen and expand this material and cultural research. Stay tuned and find out more on our websites or on Social Media. Portrait © Le Lai Bauhaus Earth Chrissie Muhr Rosa Hanhausen Philipp Misselwitz Eda Özdemir #ExperimentalFellowship #Architecture #RegenerativePractice #Eartharchitecture #arbvietnam #bauhausearth

'The Meaningful City, Reading Barcelona's Urban Landscape' published by Palgrave Macmillan in August. This is a fresh way of understanding what architecture, urban plans and public art are saying to us, consciously and unconsciously, as we move through the urban environment. Thanks to the anonymous peer reviewer who wrote: 'A combination of semiotic landscape analysis and historical perspective, which follows a chronological exploration of "how the semiotic landscape of a globally recognized city has been shaped over 300 years, uncovering the codes, signs, and underlying assumptions that structure the urban text," is both innovative and highly valuable. Its contribution lies not so much in presenting radically new information about Barcelona but rather in reorganizing existing knowledge under a fresh, personal interpretation. In doing so, the book provides a new lens through which to understand the city’s evolution, making it a meaningful and thought-provoking addition to the field.' Order from Springer Nature Link https://lnkd.in/dTdNQTby

UPCOMING EXHIBITION, LAB TALK SERIES, CATALOGUE: Democratic Design –Space for Cooperation, Collaboration und Compromise With “Democratic Design” 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. Curated by the Aedes team, the programme brings together an exhibition, a series of four Lab Talks and a catalogue with contributions from practitioners in Berlin, across Germany and throughout Europe, selected through an open call in collaboration with European architecture centres. At its heart are democratic planning processes and the spaces they create. The presented projects amplify marginalised voices, encourage participation, inspire collective visions for the future and foster the ability to accept differing viewpoints and to compromise –the very foundations of a democratic culture. PROGRAMME Lab Talks: 25 September 2025, 6 November 2025, 12 December 2025, 28 Januar 2026 Catalogue Launch: 12 December 2025 Exhibition Opening: 12 December 2025, 18:30 Exhibition: 13 December 2025 –28 January 2026 VENUE Aedes, Christinenstr. 18-19, 10119 Berlin SUPPORTED BY Democratic Design is made possible through the generous support of the Berlin Capital Cultural Fund (Hauptstadtkulturfonds) and additional support from the ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS. AEDES METRO LAB PARTNER 2025 Cemex IMAGE © Rimini Berlin #Aedes #AedesBerlin #AedesTalk #Talk #Exhibition #AedesExhibition #Catalogue #AedesCatalogue #Architecture #UrbanDesign #SpatialPlanning #DemocraticDesign #SpaceForCooperationCollaborationAndCompromise #OpenSpaces #DemocraticEngagement #ParticipatoryDesign #InclusiveDemocracy #DemocraticSpaces #SharedFuture #DialogueMatters #CollectiveVision #TransdisciplinaryThinking #UrbanDemocracy #ArchitectureForDemocracy #UrbanDesign #PublicSpaces #CityForAll #DesignForChange #UrbanFuture #EngagedCitizenship #Europe #Community