District Future – Urban Lab
How can we live well in the city today and tomorrow - while respecting the environment and posterity? Together with you, we want to find answers and try out and explore the good life of tomorrow. The aim is not to completely remake what is, but to transform it carefully and over the long term in cooperation with citizens, science, politics and business.
A participatory art project by and with Renate Helene Schweizer, starting 18th September: As part of KLIMA.LÄND.TAGE 2026, a growing art installation made from so-called waste is taking shape in the "Zukunftsraum." Visitors can get involved and become part of the artwork.
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Your opinion matters! As part of the ICN “WinK” project, we want to work together to find solutions that ensure daily life in the neighborhood remains livable even during heat waves. Together with the Oststadt Citizens’ Association, we’ve created the survey “My Neighborhood During Heat Waves.” Take the survey now!
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We're taking a vacation. The Quartier Zukunft team is taking a short break. Our Zukunftsraum will therefore be closed from August 1 through September 10, 2026. We'll be back to serve you as usual at the Zukunftsraum starting Tuesday, September 15, from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m.
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What does Quartier Zukunft – Labor Stadt do?
"District Future – Urban Lab" is a real-world lab of the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Together with local stakeholders and people, the real-world lab aims to make the city of Karlsruhe - especially Karlsruhe's Oststadt district - fit for the future.
The real-world lab is run by the Karlsruhe Transformation Center for Sustainability and Cultural Change (KAT). The team is driven by the conviction that an eco-socio-technical transformation towards sustainable lifestyles and a future-proof world can only succeed together. Interdisciplinary cooperation between science, politics, administration, business and committed citizens is an important starting point.
Tomorrow to join in.
The following video introduces Quartier Zukunft and provides insights into our research work in the real-world lab. The footage was recorded during the Joachim Reutter Award Ceremony for Social Innovation in October 2021 (length: 3:14 min.).
