3. May '24
A man with a beard stands in an urban setting under a concrete structure near Hochschule Coburg’s brick walls. Wearing a blue patterned shirt over a gray long-sleeve top, he looks toward the camera. The background features architectural elements and muted lighting.
A man with a beard stands in an urban setting under a concrete structure near Hochschule Coburg's brick walls. Wearing a blue patterned shirt over a gray long-sleeve top, he looks toward the camera. The background features architectural elements and muted lighting.
An exhibition on the German Urban Development Award will open on Tuesday, May 7, under the motto “Urban development culture for future-proof urban development – prospects for Coburg and the region”.
Coburg University of Applied Sciences, the German Academy for Urban and Regional Planning (DASL) and the City of Coburg’s housing department are inviting visitors to discuss current urban development projects in Coburg based on the award-winning examples.
Urban and regional planning have a core task: to guide spatial and structural development in such a way that socio-political values about an appropriate living environment can be implemented now and for future generations.
This requires foresighted planning action by local authorities, cities and federal states.
The German Academy for Urban and Regional Planning (DASL) has been recognizing successful practical examples for over 40 years with the German Urban Development Award.
This award is presented to urban development projects that are characterized by sustainable and innovative contributions to urban development culture.
The projects should take into account the current requirements of contemporary lifestyles as well as the challenges of designing public spaces, the economical use of resources and the obligation to preserve the town and cityscape.
Exhibition on the urban planning prize
The German Urban Development Award is sponsored by the Wüstenrot Foundation.
Award-winning examples from 2023 are the subject of the exhibition, which can be seen from Tuesday, May 7, to Friday, June 7, in the foyer of Wohnbau der Stadt Coburg (Mauer 12, 96540 Coburg).
The opening and discussion evening will also take place here on Tuesday, May 7, at 7.30 pm.
One of the organizers is the DASL, whose Scientific Secretary Prof. Mario Tvrtkovic also represents the Faculty of Design at Coburg University of Applied Sciences.
Here, Tvrtkovic researches and teaches as a professor of urban planning and design in the architecture course.
The university is also involved in the “CREAPOLIS Campus” real-world laboratory.
As host, the city of Coburg’s housing department also provides valuable input.
Topics in Coburg: climate, common good, diverse use
How can the objectives of the integrated urban development concept and the integrated urban climate concept for Coburg be implemented?
And how do we deal with conflicting objectives?
These are questions that will be addressed by the panel discussion at the opening.
Another topic is, for example: How can we succeed in realizing urban development geared towards the common good and land-saving goals with multiple inner development – higher densities and more diversity of use, multimodal and sustainable mobility options, more space for green and blue?
And the focus will be on how intermediary players such as the university can contribute to sustainable urban development and the transformation to sustainability with the development at the Coburg freight depot with the “CREAPOLIS Campus” real-world laboratory.
Admission to the opening and exhibition is free.
The exhibition is freely accessible during Wohnbau’s opening hours.
