Europan 17: Lebendige Städte 2 / Living Cities 2

How are we to move from urban spaces that are neglected, disused, vacant, stigmatized, or monofunctional toward those that are lively, integrated, and mixed-use? At eight German locations, among them Berlin, Leipzig, and Munich, projects were developed in relation to the thematic foci “Multifunctional Urban Components,” “Health City,” “Development of Existing Structures,” and “Sustainable Transformation of Existing Infrastructures,” all of which highlight the potential for inclusive processes of transformation in municipalities in states of change. This catalog assembles the competition entries for the German locations, along with the German prizewinners for the European locations. Living Cities 2—visions for preexisting sites and spaces.

With contributions by Andrea Benze, Julio de la Fuente Martínez, Kaye Geipel, Elke Krasny, and Elisabeth Merk

• New concepts for neglected, just used, vacant, stigmatized, or monofunctional sites
• The essential competition for young architectural talent European wide