Exhibition on the Rosenstein urban planning competition opens

Published 28 September 2019

The Rosenstein urban planning competition recently ended with the decision on the winning design. First place went to the Stuttgart-based asp Architekten/Koeber Landschaftsarchitektur consortium. Detlef Kron, Head of the Office for Urban Planning and Housing, opened the exhibition on the Rosenstein competition in the Church of St. Maria at Tübinger Straße 36 in Stuttgart on Friday, 27 September, at 5 pm.

Dr. Detlef Kron (right), Head of the Office for Urban Planning and Housing, opened the exhibition on the urban planning competition. Also present were Cem Arat from the winning Stuttgart consortium asp Architekten/Koeber Landschaftsarchitektur (centre) and Domenik Schleicher, lay chairman of the St. Maria parish council. Photo: Thomas Wagner/City of Stuttgart

At the opening event, Kron said: "The Rosenstein urban planning competition was a complete success: with over 50 submissions from international planning offices, the city of Stuttgart has received a wide range of design ideas for the future Rosenstein quarter. So that the people of Stuttgart can now also get a picture of them, we will be exhibiting the results in the Church of St. Maria over the next four weeks."

The Office of Urban Planning and Housing is displaying all the submitted works from the competition in the exhibition. In addition to plans, drawings, and information about each submitted proposal, revised first and second place models will also be on display. The exhibition will be open for viewing daily (except October 3) between 10am and 6pm until October 25, 2019. Admission to the exhibition is free of charge.

Since 2017, the parish of St. Maria in the south of Stuttgart has made its church available for events other than church services. Whether theatre, café, gallery or marketplace - for two years now, the church of St. Maria has been tested as a space for togetherness with the implementation of various event formats.

Urban planning competition 2018 and public participation

In summer 2018, the city of Stuttgart announced the "international open urban planning competition Rosenstein - Ideas for the new district". The aim of the planning competition was to obtain an urban and open space planning design as a model for the future development of the Rosenstein district. A total of 54 international planning offices took part. Beforehand, citizens were able to contribute their own wishes and ideas for the Rosenstein Quarter at various information events and workshops held by the City of Stuttgart. These were incorporated into the competition.

The Rosenstein development area is currently considered the largest construction project to be realized in Stuttgart in the near future. It stretches between the main railway station, Nordbahnhofviertel, Rosensteinpark and Schlossgarten and offers 85 hectares of space for future-oriented living and working in the heart of the city. The Rosenstein Quarter is to be developed into an urban and mixed district with a high diversity of uses, attractive public spaces and internationally renowned cultural offerings. In addition, the quarter is to be developed under climate-friendly aspects. In addition to the expansion of the parks, the guiding principle of the energy-plus quarter plays a major role: the future buildings should generate more energy than they consume.

Exhibition in the Glass Office

Currently, the designs of the winning office asp Architekten/Koeber Landschaftsarchitektur are also on display at the Info-Laden Rosenstein auf der Prag e.V.. The exhibition in the Gläsernes Büro at Nordbahnhofstraße 81 can be seen until October 12, always on Mondays and Wednesdays between 5 and 7 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and by appointment.

Keywords: DE-News, News Blog Baden-Württemberg, Quarters

Published 26 April 2021

German Urban Development Award 2020 goes toBerlin

The prize is awarded every two years by the German Academy for Urban Development and Regional Planning (DASL) with significant support from the Wüstenrot Foundation. Urban Development Award in the DSP 2020 competition goes to the project Quarter at the former Blumengroßmark in Berlin. With 81 applications, a particularly large number of projects were submitted for the Urban Design Award. The spectrum was very broad: urban-structural-geographical, thematic, structural-spatial. From the new town hall in the urban planning context of a small municipality to the large conversion project of a metropolitan region, the interdisciplinary jury (urban planning, architecture, open space planning, preservation of historical monuments, economics, sociology) was faced with a very difficult decision in many cases.

"The quarter at the former flower wholesale market in Berlin Kreuzberg is exemplary for a co-creative urban redevelopment that focuses on living and working together and pursues long-term sustainable development strategies in the neighbourhood. The project sets orientation and standards for socially oriented urban development supported by diverse actors and is particularly exemplary in the sense of the German Urban Development Award. [...]" emphasizes the jury chairperson Prof. Dr. Christina Simon-Philipp, HFT Stuttgart.

The Special price on the topic "Urban development revisited: Prices - Practice - Perspectives" was given to the project Urban development area Stuttgarter Straße, French Quarter in Tübingen. The special prize, which is awarded in parallel to the urban development prize, serves to highlight particularly urgent fields of action in urban development and urban planning. It was awarded on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the German Urban Development Prize to contributions that had already been recognised with prizes and awards between 1980 and 2010. The judging of the special prize was very complex, as it had to cover a span of 30 years, i.e. a generation, of the achievements of German urban planning that were considered outstanding at the time, and, in retrospect, it had to be based on robust, objective criteria that could adequately reflect the complexity of 30 years of urban planning history and 30 years of urban planning models.

"The robust urban design concept and the qualities of the public space are the hallmarks of the quarter, which exudes great liveliness. When strolling through the district, one has the certainty that it will gain in popularity and vitality as it ages," was the jury's verdict for the project. Thirty years after the competition for the French Quarter in Tübingen [urban development prize winner from the 2001 submission], the idea of parcelling proves to be a recipe for success with a high degree of suitability for everyday use and exemplary for participatory-oriented urban development in Germany.

The German Urban Development Award, which is endowed with a total of € 25,000, aims to promote forward-looking planning and urban development culture. It is awarded by the German Academy for Urban and Regional Planning (DASL) and sponsored by the Wüstenrot Foundation.

The prize is awarded to urban development projects implemented in the Federal Republic of Germany that stand out for their sustainable and innovative contributions to urban building culture and spatial development in an urban and rural context. The projects should take outstanding account of the current demands on contemporary lifestyles as well as the challenges to the design of public space, the economical use of resources and the obligations to the preservation of the local and urban landscape.

At its meeting in February 2021, the jury chaired by Prof. Dr. Christina Simon-Philipp awarded six prizes and seven commendations in addition to the urban development prize and the special prize. The urban development prize is endowed with €15,000 and the special prize with €5,000. The awards receive € 1,000 and the fourth category is commendations.

Due to the COVID pandemic, the planned festive award ceremony could not take place in a large round. Therefore, the nominations of the 15 projects were broadcast in a live stream with around 800 viewers on 23 April 2021 from the Akademie der Künste at Pariser Platz in Berlin. The specialist symposium, which was dedicated to the award theme of the Special Prize 2020 "Urban design revisited: prices - practice - perspectives". and the award ceremony are presented with documentary films of the award-winning projects on the website www.staedtebaupreis.de.
Anne Katrin Bohle, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of the Interior, for Building and Home Affairs, emphasized in her welcoming speech:

"For 40 years, the German Urban Development Prize has been awarded for outstanding and forward-looking urban development projects in terms of design and urban structure. They not only receive outstanding public attention nationally, but are also given special consideration internationally. The BMI supports modern and sustainable building of high design quality. In this context, it is essential for us that the "project", i.e. an individual building or an ensemble of buildings, fits into innovative and integrated urban development strategies, because the high-quality design of the built environment is a decisive building block for the quality of life in our cities and communities. Baukultur stands not only for the result, i.e. an aesthetic, good building, but encompasses the entire complex process from participation and co-determination to planning, construction, use and maintenance. In this sense, we very much welcome the fact that the German Academy for Urban Development and Regional Planning, together with the Wüstenrot Foundation, is honouring good urban development projects and, in application of the principles of the New Leipzig Charter, is advancing the transformation of European cities into sustainable living spaces oriented towards the common good."

DASL President Prof. Dr. (Univ.-Florenz) Elisabeth Merk went on to explain the function of the German Urban Development Award and thanked the Wüstenrot Foundation for its support, without which the award would not be possible:

"For more than 40 years now, the German Urban Design Award has been honouring projects that bring societal and social issues to bear with outstanding design solutions in architecture and urban development. The continuity of standing up for sustainable urban development and thus encouraging others to stand up for quality has characterised the German Urban Development Prize since its beginnings. Special thanks go first and foremost to the Wüstenrot Foundation, which makes the prize financially and conceptually possible, as well as to all the committed participants and very personally to Prof. Dr. Werner Durth, who as a source of inspiration has shaped the prize over the years with his knowledge and passion."

The Managing Director of the Wüstenrot Foundation, Prof. Philip Kurzis the reason for the foundation's commitment to the German Urban Development Prize:

"We are currently facing major challenges in shaping our cities. The pandemic and its consequences have once again highlighted how important it is that we set the right course for the future - for people's quality of life, for coexistence in our society, for economic diversity and for the quality of our built environment. The German Urban Design Award honours the design of the projects as well as their contribution to a lively, diverse future for our cities. With our support, we want to strengthen the opportunities associated with the German Urban Design Award and promote building culture - the quality of our built environment - in Germany."
The results of the competition and details of the winners, the awarded and commended projects as well as the complete jury assessments can be found at www.staedtebaupreis.de.

A documentation of the German Urban Design Award 2020 will be published in the series "STADT BAUEN" by Wasmuth Verlag, probably in late autumn 2021.

The jury for the German Urban Design Award 2020 consisted of:
- Jury Chair Prof. Dr. Christina Simon-Philipp, Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences
- Prof. Undine Giseke, Technical University Berlin
- Prof. Dr. Markus Harzenetter, State Office for Monument Preservation Hesse, Wiesbaden
- Dr. Stefan Krämer, Wüstenrot Foundation, Ludwigsburg
- Prof. Dr. (Univ. Florence) Elisabeth Merk, President DASL, Munich
- Dipl.-Ing. Jórunn Ragnarsdóttir, LRO Lederer Ragnarsdóttir Oei, Stuttgart
- Dipl.-Ing. Verena Schmidt, Teleinternetcafe Architecture and Urbanism, Berlin
- Permanent guest for the Scientific Advisory Board Prof. Dr.-Ing. Werner Durth, Darmstadt

The results in detail
The jury reviewed and evaluated 139 projects, 58 of which received a special prize. Particularly noteworthy in the anniversary year 2020 was the exceptionally high quality of the entries submitted. After narrowing down the "shortlist" to 35 projects, these were each visited on site by a jury member between the beginning of December 2020 and the end of January 2021. The responsible actors of the projects were interviewed by zoom or outside. Despite the difficult conditions caused by the pandemic, the jury was able to get to know the projects very well.
From the "shortlist", the jury awarded one project the urban development prize and one the special prize, six projects (including two in the special prize) received an award and eight projects were awarded a commendation.
German Urban Development Award 2020

Laureate
Berlin| Quarter at the former flower market

Award
Bremen | Waller Sand
Heilbronn | Neckarbogen urban district - First building block of a new urban landscape
Regenburg | Jewish Community Center with Synagogue
Tirschenreuth | Place of learning - revitalization of the historic Fronfeste

Special Award 2020 "Urban Design Revisited: Prizes - Practice - Perspectives"

Laureate
Tübingen, 2001| Urban development area Stuttgarter Straße, French Quarter

Award
Hochheim am Main, 1983 | Planning consultation and initiative planning for the regeneration of the old town as well as renewal measures realized so far
Cologne, 1982 | Replacement housing and block redevelopment on the site of the former Stollwerck chocolate factory in the Severinsviertel redevelopment area

Commendations
Munich, 2008 | Jewish Center
Ulm, 2006 | New Centre Ulm - Urban Redevelopment in the Citizens' Discourse

Link
https://staedtebaupreis.de/

Source: DASL-PM of 23.4.2021

Keywords:
Awards, DE-News, Movies < 4 Min, Barracks conversion, News Blog Baden-Württemberg, News Blog Berlin, Mix of uses, Quarters, Urban production

Published 19 February 2020

CarSharing in Germany continues to grow

CarSharing statistics 2019

The number of CarSharing customers in Germany rose to 2.46 million over the course of last year. Above-average percentage growth was recorded by station-based CarSharing services. Station-based CarSharing also remains the backbone of the expansion in terms of area and is now available at 740 locations in Germany.

At the beginning of 2019, 2.46 million customers in Germany are registered with a car-sharing service, 350,000 more than in the previous year. Station-based car sharing providers are experiencing above-average growth with an increase of 21.5 percent. In free-floating CarSharing, customer growth is slowing somewhat and amounts to 14.9 percent. Overall, CarSharing in Germany continues to be on a clear growth path.

Gunnar Nehrke, Managing Director of Bundesverband CarSharing e.V., comments:

"The positive development in the German CarSharing market over the past years shows: More and more people want to deal responsibly with the resource car and practically shape the traffic turnaround."

The association is particularly pleased with the strong growth in the area of station-based CarSharing services, as several scientific studies had shown in 2018 that this variant has a particularly high traffic-relieving effect. Association Managing Director Nehrke explains:

"In station-based CarSharing, 70 to 80 percent of customers no longer own a car. Cities and municipalities should specifically promote this variant by setting up CarSharing stations in public areas.

In connection with CarSharing funding, the association criticises the Federal Ministry of Transport: "Even one and a half years after the Carsharing Act (CsgG) came into force, cities and municipalities cannot practically apply this law in all points because the Ministry does not present the ordinances that are the basis for it.

Christian Hochfeld, Director of Agora Verkehrswende, explains the current development of CarSharing:

"It is important that CarSharing becomes visible and available in public spaces. However, CarSharing should not be seen as an individual measure, but as an integral part of a municipal mobility strategy. After all, the right traffic policy framework conditions - such as comprehensive parking space management and the expansion of environmental zones - can further strengthen the positive effects of CarSharing services."

Strong growth also on the supply side

20,200 CarSharing vehicles will be available in Germany at the beginning of 2019, 2,250 more than in the previous year. Station-based providers account for more than half of the supply with 11,200 vehicles, while 9,000 vehicles will be used in free-floating CarSharing.

In the "free-floating" market segment, 890 vehicles belong to combined station-based/free-floating offerings. This new form of offering is used by some formerly purely station-based providers in order to be able to offer the advantages of both CarSharing variants from a single source. New combined systems were launched in 2018 in Leipzig and Karlsruhe, for example.

Station-based CarSharing remains the backbone of CarSharing expansion

Station-based CarSharing is currently available at 740 locations in Germany. This is 63 locations more than in the previous year. Pure free-floating services are currently available in seven metropolitan areas and a few surrounding communities of these major cities.

E-share stagnates at a high level, more e-vehicles in the fleets of station-based providers

The number of electric vehicles in the German CarSharing fleet remained almost unchanged in 2018. However, there are shifts in the number of electric vehicles in the individual fleet segments: The number of electric vehicles in the free-floating fleets of car manufacturers remained largely unchanged at 1,025 vehicles. The medium-sized CarSharing providers in the station-based sector were able to increase the number of electric vehicles from 321 to 498.

On the other hand, the operators of pure e-car sharing projects recorded declines. Here, the number of vehicles fell from 431 to 304. This is mainly due to the fact that the period of public funding or the leasing contracts for a high number of vehicles expired in 2018. As the vehicles had not reached the threshold for economic viability, they were removed from the fleet. Gunnar Nehrke explains:

"The electric share in CarSharing is 50 times higher than in the national car fleet. This shows: The providers want to switch to emission-free drives. But the framework conditions are not yet right: the vehicles are still too expensive. And there is still no funding concept for the installation of charging infrastructure at car sharing stations."

Keywords:
CarSharing, DE-News, Mobility, Resource efficiency, eMobility

„Klimatarier“ Klimabilanz-Rechner für Ernährungsstile

Published 9 October 2019

"Klimatarier" climate balance calculator for eating styles

The carbon footprint calculator developed by the ifeu Institute in Heidelberg can be used to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions of food. The website also provides tips and advice on how to become a "climatarian", i.e. how to adopt a climate-friendly diet. The CO2 foodprint is calculated. This is the proportion of one's CO2 emissions that result from eating.

Link
www.klimatarier.com/de/CO2_Rechner

Keywords:
DE-News, Climate protection, Resource efficiency, Social / Culture, Tools, Transition Town, urban gardening, Urban production, Life cycle assessment, Ecology