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, which merges art, design, and social engagement, underscores the importance of dynamic public spaces. Robert is actively involved in community-centric projects, focusing on sustainability and collaborative design methods. His contributions to projects like the Floating University Berlin and R-Urban in Paris showcase his ability to blend urban and ecological aspects in his curatorial endeavors. Committed to transforming societal structures, Robert creates participatory experiences that appeal to diverse audiences.
- The association Atelier d’Architecture Autogeree in Paris, France is a collective platform dedicated to researching and intervening in the cultural, social and political changes of the contemporary city. With the help of “urban tactics”, people are to be encouraged to use unused spaces in a self-organised way. For such strategies, aaa uses the term “urban resilience”. The interconnected and complementary institutions link the fields of action economy, housing, urban agriculture and culture. R-Urban initiates locally closed ecological circles to support the development of alternative models of living, producing and consuming between city and country.
Location: AgroCité in Gennevilliers, AgroCité in Bagneaux, Atelier d’Architecture Autogeree, Paris
Partner: Atelier d’Architecture Autogeree, Doina Petrescu & Constantin Petcu
Photography: Atelier d’Architecture Autogeree, Robert Köpke
Date: September 2019 to January 2020
Links: R-Urban