Fusion

Public Lecture Series | Positions on Architecture, City and Landscape

Wednesdays 19-21 h

Faculty 06 I ASL
University of Kassel

ASL 1, ground floor, room 106
Universitätsplatz 9,
34127 Kassel

Academics, planners and designers are invited to the weekly public lecture series Fusion to report on their work with a special focus on their position on architecture, city and landscape and to discuss it with guests. The newly appointed professors and guest lecturers give their inaugural lectures as part of Fusion.

Participation in the lecture series can be combined with the acquisition of continuing education points. Two continuing education points are credited for each event attended. The corresponding certificates will be sent to you at the end of the semester for a fee of 20 euros. Before each lecture, a registration form with name and address must be sent to fusion[at]asl.uni-kassel[dot]de at least fifteen minutes before the start of the lecture. During the lecture, the full name must be given on a list of participants at the entrance to prove attendance.

FUSION SoSe 2025 | Baukultur Kassel (II): INFRASTRUCTURES

Last semester we already asked in the lecture series: What is the state of building culture in Kassel and northern Hesse? In the 2025 summer semester, we are now focusing on major infrastructure projects: Freeways, rail roads, wind turbines, mining, industrial estates and bunkers.

Each of these projects addresses a social need, and almost every one of them is met with protest. How legitimate are the needs, how legitimate is the protest? What contribution do the projects make to transformation and social renewal? Are there alternatives?

Each evening of the lecture series allows different actors to have their say and invites a joint discussion

Moderation and concept by Philipp Oswalt

All FUSION dates and other events at Faculty 06 ASL can be found in the current semester flyer.

Recordings FUSION Summer Semester 2025

The Faculty will make all events available as digital recordings on the following day. Click here to go to the Panopto video platform:

Archive

Here you can find an overview of the topics, Advisers and recordings since the winter semester 2008/09.

Archive: Forward

With the kind support of:

Chamber of Architects and Urban Planners Hesse AKH, Association of German Architects BDA Hesse, Pfeiffer Foundation for Architecture at the University of Kassel and Cultural Office of the City of Kassel