R:34 | Summer Semester 2026

Diemel 2.0 – Analyzing, Evaluating, and Implementing Initial Measures

Department of Freshwater Ecology in Landscape Planning

“Diemel 2.0” focuses on the restoration of the Lower Diemel and examines how measures already implemented are affecting the river’s ecological development. The central question is whether promoting the river’s natural dynamics can contribute to improving its structure. Building on the findings, another sub-area will be analyzed, and a development concept with appropriate restoration measures will be devised for it.

LandesGartenCiao – In Search of a Sustainable Reuse Plan for the LGS Site in Nordhausen

Department of Open Space Planning

Twenty-two years after the 2004 State Garden Show, the “Neue Mitte” on Petersberg in Nordhausen faces a series of ecological, social, and financial challenges. In close collaboration with the city administration, the project therefore sought to develop sustainable visions for the future and plans for the site’s future use, as well as spatial designs and strategies for a resilient open space. Upon completion of the project, the results will be handed over to the city of Nordhausen.

Sustainable Climate and Mobility in the Schiller District

Departmentof Urban Regeneration and Planning Theory

What might sustainable neighborhood development look like in the Schillerviertel, a diverse neighborhood located between the train station and downtown? This question was the focus of an interdisciplinary project conducted by the departments of Urban Regeneration and Planning Theory as well as Bicycle Traffic and Local Mobility. Based on a comprehensive analysis of the current situation—which included stakeholder interviews, among other things—a strategy was developed for climate-friendly, accessible, and vibrant neighborhood development. The project is being carried out in cooperation with faculty 14, Department of Bicycle Traffic and Local Mobility.

Fulda Towers

Department of Structural Design

This advanced project develops designs for an ensemble of high-rise timber buildings along the Fulda River in Kassel. The starting point is the current NHW Award (“Live different! at Wesertor”). The goal of the project is to explore the potential of timber construction on a high-rise scale from architectural, structural, and urban planning perspectives. Urban planning approaches for infill development, land-use concepts, productivity, and energy generation issues are developed independently. 

Discursive Spaces – Parliament(s) of Water: Floating Spaces of Democracy

Department of Design and Building Theory

This studio, led by Prof. Marie-Therese Harnoncourt-Fuchs and M.Sc. Büşra Balaban, develops floating “Parliaments of Water” as spaces that give water a voice. Each project focuses on a specific body of water and develops spatial and architectural responses to its ecological, political, and social conditions. The studio explores democratic, dialogic, and speculative architectures that bring to light the often invisible problems associated with water. This gives rise to new spaces for assembly where human and non-human actors can coexist and engage in dialogue with one another.