Transformation construction site.

How can socio-ecological transformation succeed in urban and rural areas? This project presents ten strategies developed by architects and urban planners. They focus on existing buildings, our most valuable resource on the path to a climate-friendly future.

To jointly shape change and generate acceptance for climate goals, they rely on discourse and trial-and-error, on experiments and temporary uses – and call for shared responsibility rather than mere participation. Community spaces, productive neighborhoods, and contemporary housing models open up new perspectives. This is how transformation becomes concrete and imaginable.

The publication and exhibition "Construction Site Transformation. Ten Strategies for Urban and Rural Areas" are part of the research program "Measures in the Field of Building Culture" of the BMWSB/BBSR and are funded by the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building.

The publication was edited by Olaf Bahner and Laura Holzberg for the Association of German Architects (BDA). The exhibition was curated by Laura Holzberg and Alissia Hoffmann.

Opening: 20.11.2025, 7 p.m.