Concept for the Program accompanying the URBAN LIVING exhibition / Moderation of the discussions:

15.06.15, 7pm Y-Table Talk #1: Affordable Housing? (Bezahlbares Wohnen?) Which strategies enable affordable living? What are acceptable minimal standards and what can we do without? Rather self-build or a fully finished flat? How can new floor plan and circulation configurations help? A discussion with Berlin housing associations and architects from the URBAN LIVING workshop as well as SELF-MADE CITY projects. The discussion was held in German. Greeting: Matthias Böttger, curator DAZ, Dirk Böttcher, Senate Department for Urban Development and the Environment Keynote: Joachim Schultz-Granberg, münster school of architecture / Städtebau + Architektur Berlin Moderation By: Kristien Ring, AA PROJECTS – curator of the Urban Living exhibition Impulse lectures by architects of the URBAN LIVING-Workshop an the built SELF-MADE CITY projects: Martina Bauer, Barkow Leibinger; Jesko Fezer and Christoph Schmidt, Ifau and Jesko Fezer; Christian Schöningh, Die Zusammenarbeiter; Georg Poduschka, PPAG Further experts at the Y-Table: Carolin Franke, Talli + Architekturbüro R. Schnitzler; Matthias Rottman, De Zwarte Hond; Klaus Overmeyer and Philipp Misselwitz, Urban Catalyst Studio; Florian Koehl, fatkoehl; Matthias Schütte, GPSarchitectrue + Canals Moneo; Matthias Winkler, UmweltBank and representatives of Berlin municipal housing associations: Stefanie Frensch, CEO of the Berlin municipal housing association HOWOGE; Snezana Michaelis, CEO of the Berlin municipal housing association Gewobag ***

22.06.2015, 7pm Y-Table Talk #2: New Forms of Living? (Wie Wohnen Wir Wohnen?) Do communal spaces have a future? What is the housing associations’ position towards new forms of living? What is the connection of living concepts with new forms of mobility? Extreme or radical forms of living are often ignored in new building projects. However, those are the forms of living that have the potential for both cost-saving and future developments. URBAN LIVING projects as well as best practice SELF MADE CITY projects reinterpret the connections between living units, develop special forms of living and ask themselves a couple of questions: by bike to the door? Working spaces directly in the flat or next to it? A guest house or a party space in the house? Ready to move in or self-built? A higher standard or a lower standard with a lower rent? Greetings by: Matthias Böttger, curator DAZ, Regula Lüscher, Senate Building Director of Berlin Keynote: Arndt Pechstein, Biomimicry Germany & phi360 Moderation By: Kristien Ring, AA PROJECTS – curator of the Urban Living exhibition Impulse lectures by architects of the URBAN LIVING-Workshop an the built SELF-MADE CITY projects: Johanna Meyer-Grohbrügge, June 14 Meyer-Grobrügge & Chermayeff; Susanne Hofmann, Baupiloten; Sascha Zander, zanderroth; Almut Grüntuch-Ernst, Grüntuch-Ernst-Architekten; Matthias Winkler, UmweltBank Further experts at the Y-Table: Matthew Griffin, deadline; Anne Kaestle, Duplex; Vanessa Miriam Carlow, COBE; Verena von Beckerath, Heide & von Beckerath; Jürgen Patzak-Poor, BARarchitekten; Jörg Leeser, BeL – Soziätet für Architektur; Anne Niehüser, Cityförster architecture + urbanism; Gudrun Sack, NÄGELIARCHITEKTEN; Imke Woelk, Imke Woelk und Partner; Christoph Heinemann, Ifau und Jesko Fezer and representatives of Berlin municipal housing associations: Kristina Jahn, degewo; Ingo Malter, Stadt und Land and Georg Unger, Gesobau AG