Symposium of the BDA Berlin as part of the Women in Architecture Festival 2025
Saturday, 21 June 2025, 9:30 am – 6 pm
feldfünf Metropolenhaus, Fromet-und-Moses-Mendelssohn-Platz 7–8, Berlin
Liveable spaces and sustainable architecture and urban development are created in the spirit of community, connection and integration: in three panels and nine keynote speeches, international architecture experts will discuss their ideas on visibility, urban transformation and aesthetic and cultural identity.
As part of the Women in Architecture Festival 2025, the symposium SYNAPSES – SYNERGIES – SYNTHESES will focus on current issues relating to cities, architecture and society.
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Contribution towards expenses: €25 (€15 for students) incl. snacks and drinks
Panel 1
WOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE – VISIBILITY AND EXPERTISE
• Nicola Borgmann, curator, Munich
• Johanna Meyer-Grohbrügge, architect, Berlin
• Saikal Zhunush, architect, Lausanne/Kyrgyzstan
Panel 2
TRANSFORMING THE URBAN – CITY OF TOMORROW (FOR EVERYONE)
• Martina Baum, architect and urban planner, Stuttgart
• Paola Alfaro d'Alençon, architect and urban researcher, Frankfurt/M.
• Ragnhild Klußmann, architect, Cologne
Panel 3
UPDATE BAUKULTUR – AESTHETICS AND IDENTITY
• Reem Almannai, architect, Munich
• Nanni Grau, architect, Berlin
• Christa Kamleithner, architectural historian, Zurich/Berlin
Followed by a get-together with music, food & drinks.
Moderator: Marietta Schwarz, journalist at Deutschlandfunk Kultur, architect, Berlin
Image credits: Annika Riethmüller