Summer School 2026: Make Room! in Gelsenkirchen: Building culture inviting participation at UmBauLabor
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Gelsenkirchen becomes a real laboratory for urban space
The Summer School 2026: Make Room! brings together building culture, community, and creative urban development in Gelsenkirchen. An open format for ideas, discussions, and spatial prototypes around the forecourt of the former nightclub Exodos is being created at UmBauLabor in Ückendorf.
When participation becomes a visible place
Here, public participation meets practical event management: Participants collaboratively develop concepts with the neighborhood, test uses, and reinvent an urban space. The event experience thrives on direct exchange, precise planning, and an atmosphere where the city is not only discussed but immediately tested.
A project with urban energy
The UmBauLabor stands for building culture on a 1:1 scale. This is precisely what makes this project week so exciting: The place itself becomes a learning space, a stage, and an experiment. Those interested in architectural communication, urban development, and creative process work experience an event here with a clear target audience for students, professionals, and engaged city dwellers.
Ückendorf as a stage for new perspectives
The focus is on a place with potential: the forecourt of the former nightclub Exodos. From a seemingly open question, a concrete design process emerges. This creates a mood among the audience characterized by curiosity, collaboration, and participation, driven by the idea of jointly further developing urban spaces with the neighborhood.
Conclusion: Building culture you can touch
Those who want to see how participation, creativity, and community work create new perspectives for a city should experience this Summer School live. Summer School 2026: Make Room! promises inspiring insights, exciting conversations, and concrete ideas for Gelsenkirchen.
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