Space as intersection of cross-cultural movements

Masterproject Architectur and Timberconstruction, summer term 2024

As a German center of internationality, Berlin is home to a variety of languages, habits, customs, beliefs, general lifestyles, attitudes and societies. Different cultures from almost every part of the world can be felt and seen and, depending on the district, different origins come together. Each person living in Berlin brings with them an individual context with knowledge, wishes and hopes.

This raises the question of how far you can/may lean back into your own society. Equally, how far can/should one venture into the society of the other person? What and where is the intersection between cultural and social movements and who decides? What form does the intersection take? What do overlaps and interweavings look like?

The design task for the 'Zukunftsstätte' is to create an urban intervention that depicts the 'Intersection of cross-cultural movements'. What does the space where two societies meet look like? What do overlapping intermediate spaces look like when one society ventures more (too far?) into the other? What do spaces look like when two societies move too far apart and a gap is created? What does the negative of the gap look like, in other words the space that can close it again?

Kick-Off
Wed, 17.04.2024, 10 am

Meetings
Wed, weekly, 10 am

Presentations
Wed, 08.05.2024, 1st review, 10 am
Wed, 19.06.2024, 2nd review, 10 am
Wed, 17.07.2024, Final presentation, 10 am

Field trip
Wed, 25.04.2024 to Sat, 27.04.2024, Field trip to Berlin

Contact
kristina.egbers(at)tum.de​​​​​​​