Daniel Hopp, Drob Inn, 2026 (film still), Courtesy the artist
Space for Everyone?
Panel on urban space, design and social life
Tuesday, 12 May 2026, 6 pm
With Felix Egle (Communication and Social Designer), Daniel Hopp (Artist), Christine Tügel (Board Jugendhilfe e. V.)
Moderation: Siri Keil (Cultural Journalist)
In the context of Hamburger Architektur Sommer 2026
Free admission
The symposium focuses on the area around Hamburg Central Station as an exemplary site of urban densifi-cation and processes of social negotiation. Here, questions of housing and homelessness, mental health, addiction, migration, participation and public space converge with particular intensity. Drawing on Daniel Hopp’s exhibition Fictional Healing— for which the artist developed docu-fictional film scenes in dialogue with people affected by addiction — the conversation opens up new perspectives on urban responsibility and planning.
At the heart of the event is an interdisciplinary exchange between design, social work, civil society prac-tice, and research. The discussion explores how public space includes or excludes people — through ar-chitecture, planning, institutional structures and cultural narratives. What kinds of spaces enable shelter, dignity, and a sense of belonging? How can accepting, low-threshold approaches be embedded in urban design, public services and neighbourly relations? And what role do participation and migrant perspectives play in these processes?
The symposium understands itself as an open think tank between local practice and broader societal ques-tions. It invites participants to reinterpret urban spaces – and to reflect together on how the city can be designed for everyone.