Climate change, the loss of biodiversity, rising temperatures in cities, and increasing land sealing call for a fundamental rethinking of the relationship between architecture, open space, and the environment. Buildings can no longer be understood solely as enclosed structures, but rather as components of ecological systems that actively contribute to improving the urban microclimate, promoting biodiversity, and supporting sustainable urban development. Against this backdrop, the concept of green architecture is gaining increasing relevance.
The seminar focuses on the integration of vegetation, open spaces, and ecological processes into architecture. Central to the discussion is the question of how buildings themselves can become carriers of open space qualities and how plants, water, materiality, and construction can be combined into hybrid, living architectures. Green architectures are understood as multidimensional—often three-dimensional—systems in which interior and exterior spaces overlap, giving rise to new spatial, climatic, and social qualities.
Through international case studies, a wide range of strategies and typologies are examined, including green façades, roof landscapes, vertical gardens, urban agriculture, green infrastructures, and climate-active building envelopes. The analysis addresses design-related, constructive, and ecological aspects and considers both new buildings and the transformation of existing structures. Particular emphasis is placed on the interaction between architecture and landscape architecture, as well as on hybrid design approaches that connect the two disciplines.
The seminar also addresses the role of green architectures in the context of climate-resilient urban development. Vegetation and open space structures can contribute to urban cooling, water retention, improved air quality, and the creation of habitats for humans and non-human species. At the same time, they open up new possibilities for quality of stay, mixed-use environments, and social interaction in urban space.
In addition to theoretical foundations and methodological approaches, the seminar discusses technical, ecological, and design-related challenges, such as maintenance and operation, load-bearing structures, substrate systems, water management, and long-term sustainability. The aim is to convey an integrative understanding of architecture that brings together ecological, spatial, and societal requirements.
Participants gain insights into current discourses, strategies, and projects in the field of green architectures. Through lectures, discussions, and interdisciplinary exchange, approaches are reflected upon and further developed. The goal of the seminar is to open up new perspectives on architecture and open space and to provide impulses for future-oriented, sustainable, and climate-resilient design of the built environment.
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The seminar was conducted by the lecturer Dr. Isabel Zintl.
Alle Käufe sind final, kein Umtausch oder Erstattung möglich.
Gründerin und Leiterin
Dr. Isabel Zintl
Dr. Isabel Zintl ist Nachhaltigkeitsexpertin, Beraterin und Dozentin für strategische Stadt- und Freiraumentwicklung und als Mentorin erfahrene Wegbereiterin für Frauen in der Planung. Das Wirken von Dr. Isabel Zintl ist von einer nachhaltigen transdisziplinären Arbeitsweise geprägt – diese basiert auf übergreifenden Studien zur Landschaftsarchitektur, Stadtplanung und Architektur.
