{"id":2453,"date":"2024-07-27T10:25:25","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T08:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T14:57:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T12:57:42","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Front page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"slideshow-block swiper\" data-autoplay=\"1\" data-autoplay-delay=\"4000\">\n  <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"slideshow-block__item swiper-slide\">\n                                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Freiraumwende_BEGA_Freiraumplanung_Intro_Museum_1920x1000px_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Freiraumwende_BEGA_Freiraumplanung_Intro_Museum_1920x1000px_\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Freiraumwende_BEGA_Freiraumplanung_Intro_Museum_1920x1000px_.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Freiraumwende_BEGA_Freiraumplanung_Intro_Museum_1920x1000px_-1024x533.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Freiraumwende_BEGA_Freiraumplanung_Intro_Museum_1920x1000px_-480x250.jpg 480w, https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Freiraumwende_BEGA_Freiraumplanung_Intro_Museum_1920x1000px_-768x400.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Freiraumwende_BEGA_Freiraumplanung_Intro_Museum_1920x1000px_-1536x800.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>                <div class=\"slideshow-block__item-container\">\n                      <div class=\"slideshow-block__item-logo\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/republicspace_website.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>            <\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"slideshow-block__item-content\">\n                        \n            \n                          <div class=\"slideshow-block__item-text\">The built environment is one of the main factors behind man-made climate change. A rethinking process is already underway, which is being expressed in attempts to transform construction, climate and transport. It\u2019s high time to take a closer look at open space planning as well.<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"slideshow-block__item swiper-slide\">\n                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"710\" src=\"https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4_Singapur_920x710-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4_Singapur_920x710-1.jpg 920w, https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4_Singapur_920x710-1-480x370.jpg 480w, https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4_Singapur_920x710-1-768x593.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/>                <div class=\"slideshow-block__item-container\">\n          \n          <div class=\"slideshow-block__item-content\">\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/learning-from-water-how-singapore-harnesses-natural-processes-for-urban-planning\/\" class=\"slideshow-block__item-link\">Learning from water<\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"slideshow-block__item-buttons\">\n                                  <div class=\"btn-container slideshow-block__item-cats\">\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/category\/projects\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--square\">Projects<\/a>\n                                      <\/div>\n                \n                                  <div class=\"btn-container slideshow-block__item-tags\">\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/climate\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Climate<\/a>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/society\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Society<\/a>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/urban-green\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Urban green<\/a>\n                                      <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n                          <h2 class=\"slideshow-block__item-title\">Learning from water<\/h2>\n            \n                          <div class=\"slideshow-block__item-text\">Gerhard Hauber from Henning Larsen gives an impressive account of Singapore&#8217;s transformation into a water-conscious city.<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"slideshow-block__item swiper-slide\">\n                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1000\" 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btn--transparent\"># Design<\/a>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/traffic\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Traffic<\/a>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/urban-green\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Urban green<\/a>\n                                      <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n                          <h2 class=\"slideshow-block__item-title\">Striking a balance between nature and urban density<\/h2>\n            \n                          <div class=\"slideshow-block__item-text\">Caterina and Marc Aurel demonstrate how urban facilities represents a connecting element between people, nature and the city: functional, poetic, and adapted to the everyday life. <\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n                <div class=\"slideshow-block__item swiper-slide\">\n                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"772\" src=\"https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3_Venedig_920x772-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3_Venedig_920x772-1.jpg 920w, https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3_Venedig_920x772-1-480x403.jpg 480w, https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3_Venedig_920x772-1-768x644.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/>                <div class=\"slideshow-block__item-container\">\n          \n          <div class=\"slideshow-block__item-content\">\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/open-space-is-never-neutral-it-either-heals-or-divides\/\" class=\"slideshow-block__item-link\">\u201cOpen space is never neutral \u2013 it either heals or divides\u201d<\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"slideshow-block__item-buttons\">\n                                  <div class=\"btn-container slideshow-block__item-cats\">\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/category\/positions\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--square\">Positions<\/a>\n                                      <\/div>\n                \n                                  <div class=\"btn-container slideshow-block__item-tags\">\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/design-en\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Design<\/a>\n                                          <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/society\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Society<\/a>\n                                      <\/div>\n                              <\/div>\n            \n                          <h2 class=\"slideshow-block__item-title\">\u201cOpen space is never neutral \u2013 it either heals or divides\u201d<\/h2>\n            \n                          <div class=\"slideshow-block__item-text\">An interview with Carlo Ratti, architect, urbanist, and curator of the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"slideshow-block__navigation\">\n    <div class=\"slideshow-block__navigation-dots\">\n                      <button class=\"slideshow-block__navigation-dot active\">\n          <span class=\"slideshow-block__navigation-dot__title\">Intro<\/span>\n          <span>01<\/span>\n        <\/button>\n                      <button class=\"slideshow-block__navigation-dot active\">\n          <span class=\"slideshow-block__navigation-dot__title\">Learning from water<\/span>\n          <span>02<\/span>\n        <\/button>\n                   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               <h2 class=\"heading__title about-block__heading-title\">What is RE:PUBLIC SPACE?<\/h2>\n        \n                  <div class=\"heading__subtitle about-block__heading-subtitle\">Many urban centres are experiencing continual population growth, which increases the density of city areas.<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"about-block__text\">\n        <div class=\"block-text\"><p>Because of this dynamic, it is increasingly difficult to provide sufficient living space, infrastructure and services without negatively impacting residents\u2019 quality of life. In addition, the effects of climate change exacerbate the situation. Solutions are already being discussed to transform construction, traffic and climate, but one transformation has been left out of the conversation: RE:PUBLIC SPACE.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n                  <div class=\"btn-container btn-container--left\">\n                          <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/republic-space-agenda\/\" class=\"btn btn--primary btn--lg\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more<\/a>\n                      <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"posts-block\">\n  <div class=\"posts-block__inner\">\n          <div class=\"posts-block__content heading\">\n        <h2 class=\"heading__title\">Latest<br \/>\r\nposts <\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"d-none-mob btn-container btn-container--right posts-block__content\">\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/all-articles\/\" class=\"--white-hover btn btn--primary btn--lg\" target=\"_blank\">all articles<\/a>\n         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href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/category\/projects\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--square\">Projects<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"btn-container btn-container--right posts__card-tags\">\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/climate\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Climate<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/society\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Society<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/urban-green\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Urban green<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/hortitecture-architecture-and-plants-as-a-shared-system\/\" class=\"posts__card-title\">\n        <span class=\"title\">Hortitecture: Architecture and plants as a shared system<\/span>\n  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btn--transparent\"># Society<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/more-green-less-asphalt\/\" class=\"posts__card-title\">\n        <span class=\"title\">More green, less asphalt<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"posts__card  swiper-slide\" data-index=\"\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Agenda_480x700.jpg);\">\n  <div class=\"posts__card-links\">\n          <div class=\"btn-container posts__card-cats\">\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/category\/positions\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--square\">Positions<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"btn-container btn-container--right posts__card-tags\">\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/climate\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Climate<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/design-en\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Design<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/society\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Society<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/urban-green\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Urban green<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/stop-preaching-start-demonstrating-2\/\" class=\"posts__card-title\">\n    \t        <span class=\"label\"><\/span>\n      <span class=\"author\">Bruno Marques, <br \/>\nPresident of the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)<\/span>\n        <span class=\"title\">\u201eStop preaching \u2013 start demonstrating\u201c<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"posts__card  swiper-slide\" data-index=\"\" 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heart, our work is about healing.&#8221;<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"posts__card  swiper-slide\" data-index=\"\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/9_Feminismus_480x700.jpg);\">\n  <div class=\"posts__card-links\">\n          <div class=\"btn-container posts__card-cats\">\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/category\/projects\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--square\">Projects<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"btn-container btn-container--right posts__card-tags\">\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/design-en\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Design<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/society\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--bordered btn--transparent\"># Society<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/in-truth-men-also-benefit-from-feminist-measures\/\" class=\"posts__card-title\">\n    \t        <span class=\"label\"><\/span>\n      <span class=\"author\">Leslie Kern,<br \/>\nAuthor and urban researcher<\/span>\n        <span class=\"title\">&#8220;In truth, men also benefit from feminist measures.&#8221;<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"posts__card  swiper-slide\" data-index=\"\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/freiraumwende.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1_Landscape_480x700-1.jpg);\">\n  <div class=\"posts__card-links\">\n          <div class=\"btn-container posts__card-cats\">\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/category\/positions\/\" class=\"btn btn--sm btn--primary btn--square\">Positions<\/a>\n              <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"btn-container btn-container--right posts__card-tags\">\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/republic-space.org\/en\/tag\/climate\/\" 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