One evening, many perspectives – panel discussion with experts from science, business, and society.
For whom was the city of Karlsruhe planned, and which groups were overlooked in the process? In our TRIALOG, we’ll delve deeper into these questions, take a look back at Weinbrenner, and learn more about the potential changes that feminist urban planning could bring. In addition to Dr. Ulrich Maximilian Schumann, President of the Friedrich-Weinbrenner-Gesellschaft e.V., and Daniel Fluhrer, Mayor of Department 6, we will also be joined by the current recipient of the Friedrich-Weinbrenner Prize, Stephanie Mauer.
We will discuss feminist urban planning with her—an approach that emphasizes planning on an equal footing in the spirit of diversity. Unlike top-down planning, this approach aims to engage in dialogue with residents—particularly with marginalized groups. In this context, she focuses, among other things, on homeless people, who are most severely affected by urban spaces designed primarily for consumption. Furthermore, she identifies the challenges that arise at night as well as those related to the varying mobility of the population. In her lecture, she also aims to give a stronger voice to people with queer identities—who have often been pushed into the shadows in the past—when it comes to urban planning. According to Stephanie Mauer, the city could derive a functional toolkit from the insights of this work.“Because it is the small interventions that immediately improve urban space: for everyone”(Stephanie Mauer).
Together with Ulrich Maximilian Schumann, we will explore the question of whether the city is planned in a more modern and democratic way today than it was in Weinbrenner’s time. In doing so, we will take a look at Weinbrenner’s thinking and planning, which serve as a benchmark against which we must measure ourselves. From the perspectives of “power” and “money,” we’ll discuss the crucial question “Who owns the city?” with Daniel Fluhrer and look forward to a multifaceted discussion among the three guests and with the audience.
Admission is free.
