Robert Köpke 
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Robert Köpke, graduate from HFBK Hamburg and HGB Leipzig with a Master's degree in Curatorial Practice, currently works at the intersection of curation, design, and art. As a Research Associate at Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography, he specializes in visualizing biodiversity data through mapping.

His work integrates art, design, and social engagement, emphasizing the significance of public spaces. Actively engaged in community-driven initiatives, he focuses on sustainability and collaborative design approaches. His contributions to projects such as the Floating University in Berlin and R-Urban in Paris highlight his talent for intertwining urban and ecological elements in his curatorial practice. Dedicated to reimagining social frameworks, Robert crafts participatory experiences that resonate with a broad and diverse audience.























Floating University

    The Floating University Berlin was a interdisciplinary lab for collective learning and knowledge exchange, utilizing the rainwater basin of the former Tempelhof Airport in 2018 as a venue for seminars, workshops, and discussions on urban practices.



In 2018, the Floating University Berlin was initiated by raumlabor berlin as a temporary inner- city laboratory for collective, experiential learning and transdisciplinary exchange. Students of Design for the Living World at the HFBK Hamburg have been working on water infrastructures and mapping the “urban void”. The water filtration team will research systems to collect, purify and treat rainwater for use. With the completion of the Floating University, the filtration systems will be made available to neighbouring gardeners. The greenhouse team took care of gardening and composting and dealt with this will map the biodiversity of the site and speculate on how this urban void can be preserved in the future.

Key Role: Artistic practice, Curation
Location: Berlin Kreuzberg
Collaboration: Design for the Living World class – HFBK Hamburg & Marjetica Potrč; with Raumlabor Berlin, Kathrine Ball, Royal Academy the Hague
Photography: Raumlabor Berlin, Design for the Living World class
Date: April 2018 - September 2018
Links: Design for the Living World