Prof. Dr. Alain Thierstein has published an article on the present state of planning, planning education and dominant themes in planning in The Planning Review of ETH Zurich university, disP. He argues that planning in Germany is in need of a more flexible legal framework to cope with new challenges if it does not want to become obsolete. "Strategic visioning and… [read more]

The Chair of Urban Development is delighted to announce that the Deutsche Förderungsgemeinschaft (DFG) will be funding its research project proposal “Star architecture and its role for re-positioning small and medium sized cities”. This research is concerned with buildings designed by star architects and their role for re-positioning small and medium sized cities on… [read more]

On 19 February, Agnes Förster delivered a lecture on “Regional design as a communicative planning practice – Approaches to its performance” as part of the Spatial Planning Seminar Series at TU Delft, Netherlands. You can find further information on the Website of TU Delft. [read more]

In recent years, Airports worldwide have stepped beyond the stage of being pure infrastructure facilities while the complex dynamics that are taking place at and around international airports represent a crucial element in the post-industrial reorganisation of urban and regional systems. This book brings together contributions from renowned academic scholars and… [read more]

Hub Cities in the Knowledge EconomySeaports, Airports, BrainportsEdited by Sven Conventz, Ben Derudder,Alain Thierstein and Frank Witlox Quick read: The overarching research topic addressed in this book is the complex and multifaceted interaction between infrastructural accessibility/connectivity of city-regions on the one hand and knowledge generation in these… [read more]