Water | Art | Climate – Futures on Campus
At the Charlottenburg Campus, climate protection and climate adaptation play an important role in a wide range of projects and real-world laboratories. In the future, rainwater will be channeled off rooftops and stored in cisterns made from sustainable materials; facades will be greened; and spaces for local food production will be created. All of this serves to integrate rainwater into a natural cycle and cool the city. This is being achieved, among other ways, through an interdisciplinary art project that transforms the natural and structural requirements of rainwater management into architectural art.
At the planned event “Water | Art | Climate” measures and strategies for rainwater management and climate adaptation will be presented, which are being implemented on campus as part of a real-world laboratory initiative. These include green facades and roofs, evaporation beds, vertical farms, and a digital scenario tool, and attendees will have the opportunity to harvest and eat together. In the afternoon, the exhibition “Rainwater Art in Architecture” will offer insights into the deliberate integration of natural, technical, design, and artistic perspectives on rainwater cycles and climate protection/adaptation. During a guided tour of the exhibition, visitors and participants can engage in discussions about the everyday and local dimensions of climate and architectural change. In subsequent workshops, participants will reflect on their own actions and involvement through practical-artistic exercises and creative explorations.
Program
11:00 Welcome by Prof. Dr. Fatma Deniz, Vice President for Digitalization and Sustainability
11:15 – 12:45 Rainwater Management, Climate Protection, and Climate Adaptation on the Charlottenburg Campus
Presentation of the planned construction measures and introduction of a novel digital scenario tool for the development of blue-green infrastructure, ClimateHOOD_CampusPARK_Charlottenburg, Water Engineering Hall, Pavilion & Knowledge Trails
Dr. Anja Steglich, Director of StadtManufaktur Berlin
Dr. Grit Bürgow, Strategic Projects and Real-World Labs at StadtManufaktur Berlin
Andreas Horn, Project Management for ClimateHOOD_CampusPARK_Charlottenburg
12:45–14:00 Harvest Break
Lunch break with a harvest activity organized by the Edible Campus real-world lab
Together, we’ll harvest lettuce and herbs for lunch. This will be served with homemade bread from the B!NErLe department and fresh ingredients.
2:00–3:00 p.m. Exhibition Opening – Rainwater Art in Architecture
Guided tour of the exhibition followed by a discussion with participants and students
Annette Müller and Robert Niemann, instructors in the Master’s program in Stage Design_Scenic Space
Dr. Anja Steglich, landscape architect and director of Stadtmanufaktur Berlin
3:00–5:30 p.m. Hybrid Platform Workshops
Workshop 1:
Art in the Climate Discourse – An Artistic-Psychological Exploration
with Mia Lehn, Wandelwerk e. V. educational collective
Workshop 2:
How Do We Want to Transform Ourselves? Ecology | Art | Climate Adaptation
with Nico Altmann & Susanne Bachmann, Thikwa Workshop for Theater and Art
Philine Schneider & Gunilla Jähnichen, Young Arts Neukölln
Dr. Michael Fowler & Dr. Anne Kurr, Hybrid Platform Coordinators
5:30–6:00 p.m. Wrap-up
Meet & Greet, drinks, and discussion
An event organized by the Science and Society Office of the Executive Board of the Technical University of Berlin in cooperation with StadtManufaktur Berlin, the Hybrid Plattform, the Master’s program in Stage Design and Scenic Space, and the Berlin University of the Arts.