De Zwarte Hond organises workshop for RWTH Aachen University
Last Saturday we led a workshop at the second ‘Building Relations’ event at RWTH Aachen University. Organized by BA and MA students from the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, it aims to bridge students and professionals in architecture and planning offices.
In our workshop, titled ‘Understanding and shaping the mobility transition’, students could further develop initial spatial ideas. For example, what can commuting to work by bike, train, bus, etc. look like so that a mobility transition can work and what are the main challenges? Which strategies and measures help to make motorized transport fit for the future and influence user behaviour?
Beyond engaging in discussions, students also did practical work and sketching. From a hypothetical starting point, areas were uncovered, green spaces and lively squares created, cycle paths planned and new mobility options created. We also discussed the future changes to the profession of architects and urban planners. Will we remain generalists or become specialists?
It was great to see strong engagement and positive feedback on the workshop. The mobility transition is an important topic and if we recognize as well as solve these challenges together, we can find ideas that ultimately make implementation possible. Therefore, an exchange with the next generation of architects and urban planners is all the more important, since they will soon play a decisive role in shaping the future.