Urbanised Landscape: Re-thinking regional identities in the Free State of Thuringia

Traditional old town centres alongside new residential developments, farmland, conservation areas, sand and gravel pits, industrial zones, distribution hubs, large-scale greenhouses, and energy infrastructures: Thuringia’s mosaic of diverse territorial entities forms a distinctive urbanised landscape, merging local characteristics and histories with global interconnections.

The research seminar explored Thuringia’s urbanised landscape through the lens of pressing transition themes: energy, mobility, agriculture and forestry, housing, and Baukultur. The results revealed the political economy and its extensive spatial, social, ecological, and infrastructural entanglements across scales. These insights provided a foundation for joint discussions on future transition challenges and opportunities, with the goal of reimagining Thuringia’s regional identities in the context of a circular and sustainable future. The seminar was held in cooperation with: International Building Exhibition (IBA) Thüringen