De Zwarte Hond at polis Convention 2026

On May 6 and 7, everyone involved in shaping cities will gather at the polis Convention – and De Zwarte Hond will be right at the heart of it with the Planer Lounge.

There, we’ll be discussing design with a strong social perspective and exploring how quality in urban district development can be achieved.

On Wednesday, May 6 at 1:30 PM, partner Matthias Rottmann will join Sebastian Hermann from ASTOC and Franka Schinkel from the City of Cologne’s Housing Development Office to discuss the role of urban planning in creating affordable housing (at Theme Forum II).

Representing De Zwarte Hond, Niklas Gröhl, Lennart Senger, and Nina Plonka will also be present. Feel free to stop by – we look forward to engaging conversations.

And because those conversations are often even better over a piece of cake, the stand partners invite you to join them for cake in the Planer Lounge at 3:00 PM on both exhibition days.

Participating partners include ASTOC, Molestina Architekten + Stadtplaner, Lorber Paul Architekten, Pilhatsch Ingenieure, EMP Stephan Lenzen Landscape Architects, studio grüngrau, and 5BWS.

Photo: ASTOC