TSPA

Author: Natalia Peréz Bobadilla

[:en]TSPA sucht eher früher als später eine/n Mitarbeiter*in/Praktikanten*innen[:de]TSPA sucht eher früher als später eine/n Mitarbeiter*in/Praktikanten*innen[:]

[:en]TSPA ist ein internationales Stadtplanungs- und Designbüro, das nachhaltige urbane Systeme für eine Welt im Wandel entwickelt. Unsere Aufgabe ist es, Umgebungen zu schaffen, die Ressourcen besser nutzen, die Artenvielfalt erhalten und eine hervorragende Lebensqualität bieten – für uns und künftige Generationen. Unser Team mit Sitz in Berlin, Deutschland, besteht aus talentierten Stadtplanern, Architekten, Stadt […]

November 10, 2022
[:en]New headquarters: Charlottenstrasse 2[:]

[:en]We are back in Kreuzberg! We moved again and this time for real. Find us at Charlottenstraße 2 where, together with LABELS (Cee Cee Creative), we will create a space for creativity the way we love to do it: with plants and sketches. We will share more updates of this amazing space where we would […]

August 8, 2022
[:en]Managing a planning firm as a Teal Organisation. This is what we learned[:]

[:en] 1. The Company is growing, great! Right. Right? Right?? Thomas Stellmach, urbanist and founder of TSPA, realised two years ago that his firm, and life, had to change. The situation didn’t look bad: International city planning projects were underway, academia and international organisations invited TSPA for conferences and lectures. Yet tension was high and […]

August 8, 2022
[:en]A future that may not come: lessons on green technologies that should save the world [:]

[:en]This is an overview of the presentation Filippo Imberti made for the Nobel Fest event last week. He participated in the open dialogue about the global practices, issues and changing trends is essential in achieving well-functioning and liveable environments. This overview looks at the role of cities in carbon emissions, and potential solutions:

April 21, 2022
[:en]Thomas Stellmach visiting professor at BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg[:de]Thomas Stellmach – Vertretungsprofessur an der BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg[:]

[:en] We are happy to announce that TSPA’s founder and director, Thomas Stellmach, is starting a new position as Visiting Professor at Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus-Senftenberg. Together with Julia Binder, Thomas will take part of the Urban Design and Urban Studies chair in the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Urban Planning.

April 19, 2022
[:en]TSPA in Kocaeli YPP Workshop, ‘Change for Resilience. Resilience for Change’ [:]

[:en] Last March, our colleague Alessandra Sammartino was one of the coordinators of the Kocaeli YPP Workshop, ‘Change for Resilience. Resilience for Change’ – organized by ISOCARP Institute, Centre for Urban Excellence in collaboration with Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality and Marmara Municipalities Union. The workshop, held in Kocaeli, Turkey, included the participation of 25 talented young professionals […]

April 14, 2022
[:en]Density and mixed-use: Innovative approaches to redensification in German and American cities[:de]Dichte und Nutzungsmischung: Innovative Ansätze der Nachverdichtung in deutschen und amerikanischen Städten[:]

[:en] Innovative, diverse, livable, and sustainable is how we want our cities to grow; this requires a sustainable and resilient redensification strategy. The project “Density & Mixed-Use: Innovative Approaches to Redensification in German and American Cities” aims to support networks between German and U.S. municipalities to explore (new) tools in both countries for building density. […]

December 14, 2021
[:en]Strategy for public toilets: Data-driven planning for people centred smart cities.[:de]Strategie für öffentliche Toiletten: Datengestützte Planung für intelligente Städte, in denen der Mensch im Mittelpunkt steht.[:]

[:en]A smart city is not only a city full of screens and self-driving cars. It is a city that employs data to better allocate resources, cover needs, and make places more accessible for everyone. Public toilets are the best example of how using data helps to design people-centered smart cities. The European Commission defines a […]

December 1, 2021
[:en]Structural plans of Mozambique received the Sustainable Cities And Human Settlements Award[:]

[:en]We are honoured and very thankful to receive the Global Human Settlements Award on Planning and Design as part of the Sustainable Cities And Human Settlements Awards. We feel happy to have recognized this important effort to tackle contemporary cities’ issues, such as rapid urbanisation and sustainable development planning.

November 26, 2021
[:en]Nature Based Solutions in the context of Data-Driven Urbanism[:]

[:en]Last Week, Thomas Stellmach presented in the Annual National Planning Conference Highlights in Chengdu the presentation Nature-Based Solutions in the context of Data-Driven Urbanism invited by Isocarp. We parted from two main premises: With all its effects, climate change is so familiar, from flooding, heat waves, melting polar caps caused by the man-made transformation of […]

October 6, 2021
[:en]Berlin City Strategy Framework moves towards its implementation[:de]Strategischen Rahmen für die Entwicklung einer neuen Berliner Smart City-Strategie[:]

[:en]This July the Berlin’s Strategic Smart City Framework was handed over to the Senate for its operationalisation and implementation phases, the framework is part of the “Smart Cities Model Projects,” supported by the Federal Ministry of Interior as part of Berlin City’s effort towards a Smart City Strategy.

September 22, 2021
[:en] Structural Plans for Mozambican Towns awarded in the APA ID International Planning Excellence Awards[:]

[:en]We are very happy to share that our project Structural Plans for Mozambican Towns won the Advancing Social Equity Award of the American Planning Association International Planning Excellence Awards. Together with the Liberia Municipal Water Project and the Thompson & Grace Medical City Master Plan in Nigeria, our proposal was considered to be innovative and impactful. Our […]

July 20, 2021
[:en] Thomas Stellmach interviewed in Al Jazeera reportage “Berlin: unapologetically rebel”[:]

[:en]More than 20 years after the reunification, what shapes Berlin today? The news broadcaster Al Jazeera interviewed three Berliners, and one is our founder Thomas Stellmach, who experienced city changes in the post-wall ’90s and now understands current ongoing processes such as gentrification and recognises the importance of a vision for Berlin and Brandenburg’s future […]

July 19, 2021
[:en]TSPA one of five teams selected to compete and design the architectural and urban development concept for the new Ecopolis in Sakhalin, Russia[:]

[:en] TSPA was selected as part of the 5 international teams that will design an architectural and urban development concept in the Open International Competition for the new Ecopolis in Sakhalin, Russia. Together with Wowhaus, Nomura Research Institute, and the Scientific Research Institute of Ecology and Sustainable Management of Natural Resources, TSPA will develop a […]

July 15, 2021
Thomas Stellmach took part in the opening of Arch Moscow 2021

Today Thomas Stellmach took part of the XXVI International Exhibition of Architecture and Design Arch Moscow 2021. In a hybrid conversation (presence and zoom call) he exchanged points on the meaning of future mobility for urban development for Moscow. Invited by Spectrum, TSPA shared the floor with participants from Arch Bureau «Strelka» (Russia), UN-Studio (Netherlands) and Atelier […]

June 4, 2021
[:en]”The City as a Renewable resource” TSPA’s intervention in the Masterclass at the University of Venice[:]

[:en]Last Friday March 26th, Thomas Stellmach took part of the discussion in the Masterclass The City as a Renewable Resource in the session Project, organised by the University of Venice. After the presentations by Paola Viganò and Günter Vogt, Thomas Stellmach shared the virtual floor with the speakers, Aristide Athanassiadis and Margherita Manfra for a […]

April 7, 2021
[:en]Recommendations for sustainable urbanization in Africa – Thomas Stellmach in the Bundestag[:de]Empfehlungen für nachhaltige Urbanisierung in Afrika – Thomas Stellmach im Bundestag[:ru]Recommendations for sustainable urbanization in Africa – Thomas Stellmach in the Bundestag[:]

[:en] “In my opinion, it is not expedient to try to stop urbanization in Africa. On the contrary, the focus should be on intervening in a steering manner to make it as sustainable as possible.” – Thomas Stellmach at the German Bundestag in late December, where he gave recommendations in the Committee on Economic Cooperation […]

January 7, 2021
[:en]Thomas Stellmach presented “Digitisation, space and society” in ‘Smart City Berlin meets Smart Country Brandenburg'[:de]Thomas Stellmach das Thema Digitalisierung, Raum und Gesellschaft vorstellen zum ‘Smart City Berlin trifft Smart Country Brandenburg'[:]

[:en] Thomas Stellmach was invited to the’ Smart City Berlin meets Smart Country Brandenburg‘ an event from Smart City Berlin. Together with companies and networks, partners from the districts, counties and independent cities, our founder is taking part of the meet-up to exchange and deepen cross-border aspects. Thomas will present and discuss the topic of […]

December 9, 2020
[:en]TSPA comes back to Russia. Strogino River Embankment Design Competition[:ru]TSPA kommt zurück nach Russland. Strogino River Embampment Design Wettbewerb[:]

[:en]Strogino River Embankment Design Competition, organised by Moscow City Architecture Committee, is focused on developing the right bank of the River Moskva in the Strogino district. TSPA, together with our partners WOWHAUS, was selected to take a part in the next competition round. Strogino River Embankment Design Competition, organised by Moscow City Architecture Committee, is […]

October 29, 2020
[:en]Wrapping up Blankenburger Süden project[:]

[:en]Last October we were part of the final presentation for the city extension of Berlin in Blankenburger Süden, for which our participation has come to an end. We look back into some of the key moments of this project and how it enriched us. A year earlier, in October 2019 we were selected together with […]

October 5, 2020
[:en]Thomas Stellmach member of the Smart City Strategy Advisory Board with the Mayor of Berlin[:de]Thomas Stellmach wird jetzt als Beiratsmitglied die Smart City-Strategie für Berlin begleiten.[:]

[:en]Our founder and director Thomas Stellmach joined as a member of the advisory board set up by Mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller, to accompany the strategy development supported by the Federal Ministry of the Interior within the framework of the Smart City Call. We are honoured to be part of a process with other 15 […]

September 28, 2020
[:en]TSPA’s Humboldt Foundation fellow researcher presents in TEDx event: Cooperation in urban development[:de]TSPA-Forschungsstipendiat der Humboldt-Stiftung präsentiert in TEDx-Veranstaltung: Kooperation in der Stadtentwicklung[:]

[:en]Cooperation is a way to cope with complex urban issues. As a Humboldt Foundation and guest researcher at TSPA Aleksandra Katasonova will present some of her results exploring forms and effects of cooperation in urban development. Join her in the online Tedx event next Tuesday 29th of September at 11am. Register here: https://tedxkanzlerpark.online/…

September 24, 2020
[:en]TSPA opens its doors for the Day of Architecture[:de]TSPA öffnet seine Tür für den Tag der Architektur[:]

[:en]Last Saturday June 27th TSPA opened its doors for the Tag der Architektur (Day of Architecture) organised by the Architecture Chamber. After a convivial with drinks, our team presented some of our work and held a Q&A session. Here are some snapshots of the event. Thanks for everyone who joined us, we look forward to see […]

July 13, 2020
[:en]Work platforms: Open source remote communication and basic office organisation strategies[:]

[:en] This is the fourth publication of the series “From work desks to work platforms” in which we share the strategies and tools that have helped us doing remote-work even before the Coronavirus Pandemic. Here we present two out of nine tools,Remote communication and basic office arrangement. 5. Keeping the Communication Going Video and Audio […]

May 11, 2020
[:en]Work platforms: Remote Presentations, Data Collection and Analysis[:]

[:en] This is the third publication of the series “From work desks to work platforms” in which we share the strategies and tools that have helped us doing remote-work even before the Coronavirus Pandemic. Here we present two out of nine tools, remote presentations, data collection and data analysis. 3. Showing Off: Presentations Presentations on […]

May 4, 2020
[:en]Work Platforms: Tools for Local and Remote File Sharing, Co-creating Documents and Discussing Ideas[:]

[:en] This is the second publication of the series “From work desks to work platforms” in which we share the strategies and tools that we have used doing remote-work even before the Coronavirus Pandemic. Here we present two of the nine tools we use. In the next posts we will share more. III. The Tools 1. […]

April 30, 2020
[:en]From Work Desks to Work Platforms[:]

[:en] This is the first publication of a series in which we will share the strategies and tools that have worked for us in our experience with remote working. The next publications will which tools we use and how we use them. How to work remotely without dropping the pencil. Authors: Aleksandra Katasonova, Filippo Imberti, […]

April 27, 2020
[:en]An experimental period: The Dusseldorf project as a case study[:]

[:en]The Coronavirus pandemic is omnipresent in our society, where ‘social distancing’ neglects our everyday’s life and our common behaviour patterns. Schools and shops are closing, we all work from home and visit neither family nor friends. This is a challenge, as social interaction and discussion is key for the urban planning domain since local knowledge […]

April 20, 2020
[:en]Autumn Academy Berlin: How Will We Act Together?[:]

[:en]In June 2019 the appointed Curator of the 17th Venice Architecture Biennale Hashim Sarkis introduced the theme of the next year’s event “How will we live together?” where architects were invited to think of a new spatial contract in the context of widening political divides and growing economic inequalities. Today, the main premise remains the […]

April 15, 2020
[:en]TSPA goes on a team retreat[:]

[:en]With an aim to discuss the core composition of TSPA, our team went on a small trip to Coconat space a “workation retreat”. In this co-working space we got to workshop our ideas on values, goals, vision, structure and organisation for the future of our company. This was a very valuable opportunity for us to […]

March 4, 2020
[:en]Toilet provision in Düsseldorf: district needs in a city wide strategy. [:]

[:en]Public toilets in a city are relevant since they tackle a basic need. Everyone in a city, visitors, inhabitants, young and old will eventually have to use a restroom. Currently, TSPA works together with Zebralog in the provision of a city-wide strategy for the provision of toilets in the city of Düsseldorf. This ongoing project […]

February 13, 2020
[:en]TSPA experts visit Tbilisi City Council[:]

[:en]TSPA team members, Thomas Stellmach, Franziska Schreiber and Evandro Holz are currently in Tbilisi, Georgia holding meetings with various members of the City Council, learning from the challenges and opportunities of the local government and sharing expert knowledge.

February 6, 2020
[:en]TSPA Newsletter: 20 out of 20 [:]

[:en]Greetings from TSPA! We are very happy to start the end of the decade busy with very exciting projects and a growing team. We started this year feeling 20/20. Whether in Germany or overseas TSPA explored all of its capacities building climate resiliency, thinking of sustainable solutions, designing the neighbourhoods of the future and planning […]

January 29, 2020
[:en]Berlin’s largest extension site: TSPA & B+B selected for Blankenburger Süden process[:de]Berlins größte Stadterweiterung: TSPA und B+B für die Teilnahme am Werkstattverfahren Blankenburger Süden ausgewählt[:ru]Berlin’s largest extension site: TSPA & B+B selected for Blankenburger Süden process[:]

[:en]TSPA together with B+B has been selected as one of the teams that will form part of the cooperative workshop process in the development of Blankenburger Süden, Berlin largest urban expansion site. Starting in autumn 2019 and continuing until spring 2020, four teams will develop as many different test designs as possible for the planned new […]

November 7, 2019
[:en]Chemnitz Project Group Meeting[:]

[:en]This 4th and 5th of November TSPA presented the current state of the city vision developing in the city of Chemnitz as part to Chemnitz-Strategie 2040 through workshops and meetings with the current project group and the city administration.

November 6, 2019
[:en]Tianjin Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute delegation visit to TSPA [:]

[:en]Last September 10 representatives of the Tianjin Municipal Engineering Design & Research Institute from China visited TSPA with the aim to get a deeper insight of the work and processes in a city planning office.

October 15, 2019
[:en]Sophie Leemans, architecture intern at TSPA was awarded with the Jef Van Ranst Prize [:]

[:en]Our our dear colleague and architecture intern, Sophie Leemans was awarded with the Jef Van Ranst Price 2019 for the free-hand design sketches that form part of her master thesis master thesis “Adaptive architecture and flood permitting cities”. The award ceremony took place during the Flemish Architecture Festival as part of the symposium “Drawing Attention” […]

October 7, 2019