Curated Selection of Public Lectures & Workshops

(Organized by Theme)


Ecology, Soil & Spatial Transformation

Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic — 2024
Permaculture in Architectural Design: Symbiotic Relationships
Evening Public Lecture

Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic — 2023
Nature, Garden and Architecture: Relationships
Lecture in Architecture Theory

Online Lectures (2020–2022)
Permaculture, ecological systems, and urban design
TU Braunschweig · USF Florida · University of Michigan · Brno University of Technology


Future Urban Housing & Participatory Development

Sydney Architecture Festival (World Architecture Day Oration) — 2017
From Profit-driven to People-led Housing for Sydney
Keynote invited by the NSW Government Architect’s Office
3-day festival: lecture, expert workshops, discussions, excursions

ETH Zurich · Affordable Housing Forum — 2017
Presentation of new research from Vienna & Berlin
(CoTA Summer Research Grant)

IBA Stuttgart 2030 — 2017
Keynote: The Self-Made City – Urban Living and Alternative Development Models
Panel moderation & summarizing commentary (2-day event)

FutureBuilt International Conference, Oslo — 2016
Keynote: From Self Made City to Strategies for Future Urban Living
Expert workshops & discussions (3 days)

Ars Electronica Festival, Linz — 2015
Keynote: POST CITY: Habitats for the 21st Century
Panel with Geeta Mehta & Carlo Ratti

Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM), Frankfurt — 2015
Keynote for the exhibition Building and Living in Communities
Publication release

TU Delft “Draw the Line” Conference — 2015
Keynote & workshop with experts and students

MADRID · CAOM Architecture Center — 2015
Opening Statement & Public Events for the URBAN LIVING Exhibition

University of South Florida, Tampa — 2015
Lecture & student reviews


The Self-Made City: Alternative Urban Development Models

TEDxBerlin, ICC Berlin — 2013
City 2.0 – The Self-Made City
Public Talk

Royal College of Art, London — 2014
Lecture & workshop
Part of the Self-Made City Comes to London series

International Architecture Biennale, Venice — 2014
Official Contributor to the 14th Biennale
Public lecture at the WEEKEND SPECIAL Conference

Grand Designs Live, London — 2014
Lecture in the Grand Theatre
Invited by Grand Designs Live (British TV)

AIR Architecture Institute Rotterdam — 2013
Public keynote & experts’ workshop (2-day event)

DO IT YOURSELF CITY Symposium, Zeche Zollverein Essen — 2013
Keynote lecture & discussion moderation (2 days)

City Acupuncture Festival, Wroclaw — 2013
Keynote & expert discussions


Urban Planning, Policy & Public Debate

Berlin Senate · “Living in Berlin” Conferences — 2013
Keynote presentations (I & III):
Self-Made City: Qualities and Potentials for Future Urban Development

Graz, Austria — 2013
Keynote & World Café moderation
Public dialogue with policymakers and community stakeholders

Federal Foundation of Baukultur, Berlin — 2014–2015
Respondent at Baukultur Werkstatt events:
Planning Culture, Mixed Urban Quarters

ECKWERK Public Presentation, Berlin — 2015
Moderation of the public and political pre-design presentation
(Graft, Kleihues, Eckwerk e.G.)

Make City Festival, Berlin — 2018
Panel Moderations


Exhibitions & Research-Based Programs

University of Western Australia — Visiting Fellowship — 2016
6-week residency, Dean’s Annual Lecture (400+ audience)
Exhibition SELF MADE CITY at Cullity Gallery

DAZ German Architecture Center, Berlin — 2015
Curator & Designer of the URBAN LIVING Exhibition (10 weeks)
Multi-event program for the Make City Festival
Lectures, panel discussions, and workshops

CAOM Architecture Center, Madrid — 2015
URBAN LIVING Exhibition: Opening Statement, lecture, interviews

Full Chronological Archive of Public Lectures & Workshops

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2024

  • Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic – 09.2024
    Permaculture in Architectural Design: Symbiotic Relationships
    Evening Public Lecture


2023

  • Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic – 11.2023
    Nature, Garden and Architecture: Relationships
    Evening Lecture in Architecture Theory


2022 / 2021 / 2020

  • Online Lectures (various universities)
    TU Braunschweig, USF Florida, University of Michigan, Brno University of Technology
    Topics: Permaculture, ecological systems, urban design

  • Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic – 09.2021
    Future Urban Housing Models
    3-day workshop & lecture with students


2019

  • Warsaw, Poland – 04.2019
    Keynote Lecture at the Architects Association
    Topic: Future Urban Housing Models


2018

  • Berlin, Germany – 07.2018
    Make City Festival – Panel Moderation


2017

  • Sydney Architecture Festival, Australia – 02.10.2017
    Keynote: From Profit-driven to People-led Housing for Sydney
    3-day festival including workshops & excursions

  • Warsaw, Poland – 29.06.–03.07.2017
    ETH Zurich Symposium: Wohnforum / Affordable Housing Forum
    Presentation of CoTA research “The SELF MADE CITY”

  • Berlin, Germany – 29.06.2017
    Keynote: 10 Years Impact of the Baugruppe in Berlin
    NBBA Network Berliner Baugruppen Architects Conference

  • FH Kärnten, Austria – 30.05.2017
    Keynote: SELF MADE CITY – Future Urban Living (livestream to TU Vienna)

  • Berlin, Germany – 29.05.2017
    Keynote & walking tour with CIEE students (Marymount College, DC)

  • Stuttgart, Germany – 02.02.2017
    IBA Stuttgart 2030 Pre-planning
    Keynote, Panel Moderation, Discussion Commentary (2-day event)

  • Brussels, Belgium – 26.01.2017
    Keynote & debate at Atelier Bowmeister: Visionary Housing


2016

  • Perth, Australia – 08.2016 (6 weeks)
    Visiting Fellowship, University of Western Australia
    Dean’s Annual Lecture (400+ audience)
    Exhibition: SELF MADE CITY

  • Oslo, Norway – 08.06.–11.06.2016
    Keynote: From Self Made City to Strategies for Future Urban Living
    Workshop with housing & urban planning experts

  • Amsterdam, Netherlands – 21.04.2016
    Keynote: The SELF MADE CITY – Urban Living and Alternative Development Models
    Discussion & festival events (3-day event)


2015

  • Sydney, Australia – 07.12.2015
    Keynote (online) at the 6th Annual Housing Affordability Summit

  • Stuttgart, Germany – 30.11.2015
    Lecture: From Self Made City to Strategies for Future Urban Living
    Haus der Architekten

  • Delft, Netherlands – 15.10.2015
    Keynote & workshop at TU Delft Draw the Line Conference

  • Berlin, Germany – 14.10.2015
    Moderation: ECKWERK pre-design presentation

  • Berlin, Germany – 10.10.2015
    Moderation: ‘Players of Change’ International Conference

  • Madrid, Spain – 01.10.–17.11.2015
    URBAN LIVING Exhibition, CAOM Architecture Center

  • Sheffield, England – 12.09.2015
    Keynote: Architecture and Resilience—On a Human Scale
    Discussion with Tina Saaby, Cristina Cerulli, Irena Bauman

  • Frankfurt, Germany – 10.09.2015
    Keynote: Building and Living in Communities
    Pre-opening at Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) & publication release

  • Linz, Austria – 06.09.2015
    Keynote: POST CITY: Habitats for the 21st Century, Ars Electronica Festival
    Discussion with Geeta Mehta & Carlo Ratti

  • Berlin, Germany – 05.2015–07.2015 (10 weeks)
    URBAN LIVING – Strategies and Housing Typologies for the Future
    Exhibition, multi-event program, Make City Festival
    Workshops, panels, discourse events

  • Prague, Czech Republic – 01.02.2015
    Lecture: From Self Made City to Strategies for Future Urban Living
    Accompanying exhibition “Baugruppe is Super” (2-day event)

  • Munich, Germany – 01.01.2015
    BAU International Building Fair – Keynote: From Self Made City to Strategies for Future Urban Living

  • Prague, Czech Republic – 07.2015
    ReSite International Conference: Sharing City
    Lecture & moderation

  • Helsinki, Finland – 04.2015
    Expert Workshop: Urban Planning & Baugruppen integration

  • Katowice, Poland – 03.2015
    Lecture & Urban Planning Workshop, Urban Media Lab Conference

  • Tampa, USA – 03.2015
    Lecture & student reviews, University of South Florida

  • Berlin, Germany – 03.2015
    Publication Release: Urban Living with Jean-Philippe Vassal & Regula Lüscher
    CIEE – Lecture & external critic/student reviews

  • Utrecht, Netherlands – 03.2015
    Expert Workshop, Avicenna Academy for Leadership (3-day event)


2014

  • Venice Architecture Biennale – 25–26.10.2014
    Official contributor, WEEKEND SPECIAL Conference SELF MADE CITY (2-day event)

  • Oslo, Norway – 10.09.2014
    Keynote, Common Grounds Conference, DogA Center (2-day event)

  • Berlin, Germany – 05.09.2014
    Lecture, EXPERIMENT DAYS, DAZ German Center for Architecture

  • Berlin, Germany – 01.06.2014
    Lecture for British Members of Parliament, British Embassy

  • Berlin, Germany – 05.2014
    Respondent, Baukultur Werkstatt: Planning Culture, Academie of the Arts

  • Berlin, Germany – 01.2014
    Respondent, Baukultur Werkstatt: Mixed Urban Quarters, Academie of the Arts

  • London, England – 07–13.05.2014
    Lectures & workshops: Grand Designs Live, Royal College of Art, Self Made City Symposium, Hackney Wick Workshop, Studio Talk, Presentation to British Parliament

  • Heidelberg, Germany – 04.2014
    Respondent: Heidelberger Castel Discussions

  • Berlin, Germany – 30/31.01.2014
    Moderator: Ephemere City Planning, New Alternative Planning Processes, TU Berlin


2013

  • Miami, USA – 21/23/25.11.2013
    Public lecture at AIA Center for Architecture & University of Miami workshops
    Florida Atlantic University evening lecture

  • Braunschweig, Germany – 13.11.2013
    Keynote: ISU Talks: The Housing Question, Technical University of Braunschweig

  • Wroclaw, Poland – 23–24.10.2013
    Keynote, City Acupuncture Festival

  • Lausanne, Switzerland – 21.10.2013
    Lecture & workshop, University of Lausanne & City Planning Department

  • Rotterdam, Netherlands – 16–17.10.2013
    Keynote & workshop, AIR Architecture Institute (2-day event)

  • Berlin, Germany – 27.09.2013
    Keynote, AIA Committee of Design delegation (USA)

  • Burgau, Germany – 26.09.2013
    Keynote & discussion, Burgauer Architecture Festival

  • Graz, Austria – 17.09.2013
    Keynote & World Café moderation, community & policy engagement

  • Essen, Germany – 12–13.09.2013
    Keynote & moderation, DO IT YOURSELF CITY Symposium (2-day event)

  • Berlin, Germany – 06.09.2013
    TEDxBerlin: City 2.0, ICC Berlin

  • Cologne, Germany – 18.08.2013
    Lecture & discussion: Learning from Berlin, SELF MADE CITY / Zürich

  • Berlin, Germany – 21.05.2013
    Keynote: SELF MADE CITY, Living in Berlin III Conference

  • Berlin, Germany – 04.03.2013
    Keynote: Living in Berlin I Conference

  • Berlin, Germany – 15.03.2013
    IBA Workshop, Tempelhof: Presentation & discussion

  • Berlin, Germany – 15.02.2013
    Symposium & Book Release: SELFMADE CITY Berlin

  • Budapest, Hungary – 02.2013
    Lecture: Bottom-up Berlin, Hungarian Architecture Center (KÉK)


2012

  • Helsinki, Finland – 09.2012
    Lecture: Selfmade City Berlin, multi-professional conference on post-war neighborhoods

  • Wolfsburg, Germany – 08.2012
    Moderator, Alvar Aalto Symposium (3-day international event)

  • Berlin, Germany – 05.2012
    Lecture: Selfmade City, political conference on housing policy, Friedrich Ebert Foundation

  • Helsinki, Finland – 04.2012
    Lecture: Co-housing: Qualities & Potentials for Sustainable City Planning


2011

  • Berlin, Germany – 05.2011
    Moderation & discussion with Lord Richard Rogers, Culture Forum Berlin
    Invited by Alfred Herrhausen Stiftung


2007

  • Berlin, Germany – 05.2007
    Lecture: Co-housing alternative: 10 case studies from Berlin, DAZ German Center for Architecture

  • New York, USA – 05.2007
    Lecture: Co-housing alternative: 10 case studies from Berlin
    Lecture: On Berlin – Activating Urban Voids
    Week-long program with workshops, AIA Center for Architecture


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