städtische Hof

The urban courtyard and its far-reaching significance for the development of neighborhoods was the topic of the 15th Konferenz zur Schönheit und Lebenfähigkeit der Städte (Conference on the Beauty and Viability of the City). The division of the city into public and private spaces is a fundamental quality of urban planning because it provides residents with open spaces, gardens, and courtyards on the property, which they can take care of together. This self-organized arrangement strengthens social interaction and promotes democratic behavior in daily negociations with the house community. In lectures and discussions, experts examine social, urban planning, transportation, ecological, and architectural aspects of urban courtyards. Examines urban courtyards in old and new neighborhoodsDiscusses current issues such as social responsibility and sustainabilityContributions from renowned experts from practice and academia

Christoph Mäckler is an architect based in Frankfurt am Main, an emeritus professor of urban design at the TU Dortmund, and the director of the Deutsches Institut für Stadtbaukunst, which he founded in 2008. He studied architecture in Darmstadt and Aachen. From 1990 to 1997, he was a visiting professor at the universities in Naples, Braunschweig, and Hanover, as well as a member of the Internationale Bauakademie Berlin.  Wolfgang Sonne is professor for architectural history and theory at the TU Dortmund since 2007. He is the scientific director of the Baukunstarchiv NRW as well as deputy director and cofounder of the Deutsches Institut für Stadtbaukunst. He studied art history and archaeology in Munich, Paris, and Berlin, and has taught at institutions including ETH Zurich and the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.