Usable pasts for infrastructure futures: meanings, methods, manifestations
Di., 02. Dez.
|Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
On the findings, interactions and experiences of the DFG-funded research project "Past-proofing Infrastructure Futures: Usable Histories of Urban Technology Today", held at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Hauptgebäude, Room 2249A, Unter den Linden 6 and online on Tuesday, 2 December 2025.
Time & Location
02. Dez. 2025, 13:30 – 17:30
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10117 Berlin, Germany
About the event
This final project workshop brings together researchers, project partners and practitioners interested in mobilising histories for liveable futures. The project team will report on how the concept of usable pasts has been interpreted and applied to render Berlin's infrastructure histories usable for contemporary challenges over the past two years. This has drawn on a wide range of disciplines and taken place through various methods and formats with regional stakeholders. Some of these involved practitioners and researchers will provide their own reflections on the experience, providing critical-constructive context and insight. The workshop will conclude by exploring future action and mapping ways forward in the field.
The full programme, together with the registration link, is enclosed.
We ask you to register your preference for attending, in person or digitally, on the link provided on page 2 of the attached programme.