This day we went back to Landschaftspark and did some fun field work with the birch trees. On the way to the sites, we stopped by a garden that displayed different uses in railroad ties and tracks. It was really interesting to see how a garden could be made from a post-industrial site on a […]
Landschaftpark
This is a great post-industrial site. I have visited here previously so it was really interesting to me to see this site again but from a different perspective. We entered the park from the agricultural area which I had never been to before. There is a 4H-like program there for kids to experience farm work, […]
Design Charette
During our 4th week in Germany we have dedicated this time to do our design charette. The project site we are working on is Westpark, in Bochum, Germany. It is a post-industrial site that was dedicated to the steel industry. This site is a functional public space with recreational lawn, a restaurant, and a large […]
Week 3: First Week in Essen!
Hello everyone we are now in Essen, Germany!! We arrived here on June 18 by train and were able to settle into our new hostel when we arrived. The place looked super awesome and nice and even has a sauna! All 15 of the students are sharing an apartment together. However in Berlin we were […]
Week 2 Berlin
This was the last week of our stay in Berlin :[ Honestly Berlin is a great place to be and I’ve been really contemplating if this is a place that I would like to move to in the future.. and the answer is YES. This week we did a lot of walking and saw some […]
Week 1 Berlin
This week in Berlin has been very eye opening so far. We have traveled to the Berlin Wall and a couple Holocaust Memorials. There is a huge difference between the Berlin Wall Memorial and the Holocaust Memorials though. The Berlin Wall has several locations where people can come and learn of the history. However the […]