Architecture and urban planning shape our world – yet a notable gap exists between professionals and the public. These two worlds often seem to speak different languages, with distinct visions, concerns, and priorities. While architects frequently lament the public's lack of engagement with architectural discourse, many people find themselves locked out of the very conversations where experts discuss the quality of design and construction.

Yet achieving better architecture—particularly as we navigate ecological transformation—depends increasingly on bringing non-specialists into the conversation. This prompts an essential question: what role do architects themselves play in this divide? Where have they fallen short in engaging people, truly listening to them, and balancing both functional and aesthetic considerations? And where do planners face systemic constraints beyond their control, making them dependent on broader societal partnerships to reshape the conditions that produce our built environment?

The 29th Berlin Conversation explores how the relationship between architecture and society can be revitalised. Transparencies and shades of pastel-like, soft, barely perceptible colours characterise this collection, in which each model consists of a single polycarbonate shell, handmade and modelled in the green colour of natural glass. Elements located near light sources glow and reflect light in an extraordinary way.
The collection consists of a low, essential armchair and three tables: an irregularly shaped table with three legs, a square table and a large rectangular table.

This event is free and open to the public. Please register to attend.

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