Nimm 2
City squares in climate change
Semester Project M.A. Landscape Architecture, Summer Semester 2018
Topic
Urban heat island effect and climate change are topics that are becoming increasingly relevant for the design of public space in cities. Various research projects are therefore investigating which aspects of this complex of issues can be addressed in a sustainable design. Strategies include mitigating further heating of squares by vegetation, adequate equipment and surface design, anticipatory handling of heavy rainfall events, and much more. The students' work is integrated into the research project 100Places:M.
Task
Over the course of the semester, "Nimm 2" investigates, analyzes and designs two Munich city squares in the context of "public space" and "climate change". These differ in size, urban planning background and current use. By working on two squares, different strategies for dealing with the topic of "city squares in climate change" are to be tested and examined at the respective location. The aim is to get to know these two project areas and their special features one after the other and to design answers/proposals for their future.
The design series will be accompanied by theoretical and practical integration of the importance of trees in public space and on city squares, as well as their practical mapping and evaluation, among other things, with regard to vitality.
Supervision
Prof. Regine Keller, Dipl.-Ing. Florian Rüger, M.Sc. Johann-Christian Hannemann, PD Dr. Thomas Rötzer
