hercityweimar
Gendersensible Stadtplanung nach den Prinzipien der Stadt für Alle
We focus on women*
"Plan a city with girls, and it will work for everyone!"
UN Habitat
By 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities (Szmigiera 2021). Therefore, their design is the central challenge for our future of living together.
We aim to create livable, high-quality spaces of equal accessibility to all. Therefore, we asked ourselves: How can cities be designed so that they meet the needs of all their residents?
Following the guiding principle of the UN-Habitat, we focused on young women*. As an example, we examined the city of Weimar from their perspective.
Why is Weimar not planned for everyone?
Facilities & Furnishing
What needs are not being met in public spaces?
Mobility & Accessibility
Why is the accessible design of public spaces so important?
Security & Social Control
How does the public space influence our perception of safety?
Visibility & Appropriation
Why is participation essential in the development of public spaces?
Representation & Appreciation
Why is the appreciation of women* in public space significant?
Our philosophy
Hello, we are Lia and Lisa, two architecture students at the Bauhaus University Weimar. HerCity Weimar made us more aware: Buildings should not get planned as individual objects but as parts of an integrated urban organism. In particular, the potential for sustainable architecture and urban planning exists in the lively interstices and flowing transitions between public and private.
From the start, we were thrilled by the idea of not just developing utopias and concepts but leaving our mark on a city for the first time. It is clear: We want to contribute to a positive future!
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Our work relies on constant exchange. We believe that we can achieve more together. That’s why we got in touch with numerous people, associations, and initiatives and built up a network. Open communication and harmonic cooperation were enormously important to us.
That is the first step towards a City for all!
Our project diary
spring 2021
March - September
September 9th
September 2021
October 6th
October 6th - December 31th
October 12th
October 27th
October 28 & 30th
October 29th
November 16th
Youth Club Weimar West
November 18th
November 19th
November 23th
November 25th
December 2nd
December 2nd
December 6th
January 13th
January 17
January 27th
February 10th
March 4th
March 6th
March 8th
Beginning of April
Final Presentation
Coming soon!
Our Database
Almost no city currently measures gender-sensitive data. For a solid basis of relevant facts, we got active ourselves. On the one hand, we asked young women* for their opinions and observed the behavior of residents in our city spaces. On the other hand, we have read many articles, pored over books, and listened to podcasts. Whether in data collection or research: women* are in our focus.
Our principles of the City for All
"We see the creation of sustainable cities and communities as an opportunity to push real change! In this way, we get a lot closer to the implementation of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals and a more livable future!"
HerCity Weimar 2022
Based on our research, we have developed five basic principles of the City for All. With three simple questions in each instance, it is possible to identify. How livable is the city, and where is still a need for action?
Our evaluation form is universally applicable to all cities – neighborhoods and district levels, individual squares, and city streets.
Our City for All!
- → Use our evaluation sheet and look at your neighborhood from a new perspective!
- → Distribute our posters and stickers to draw attention to challenges in Weimar!
- → Submit suggestions for female/queer street names to the mayor of Weimar!
- → While researching, be careful to include women* in history and their work!
- → Learn to question and critically categorize street names and monuments!
- → Participate in feminist city walks and organize them yourself!
- → Don’t give hate and insults any room, intervene if possible, and show solidarity with victims of physical and psychological violence!
- … realize your projects!
- … draw attention to your needs!
- … support each other and stick together!
- … point out injustices!
- … participate in the shaping of your city!
- … inform yourself about ongoing projects and participation formats!
- … draw attention to injustices and problems!
- … pay attention to the inclusive, needs-oriented design of the city!
- … advocate the implementation of the 17 UN SDGs!
- … promote parity and diversity in planning!
- … actively involve residents in planning processes!
- … build reliable cooperation and partnerships!
- … anchor gender-sensitive planning in teaching!
- … give more space to research!
- … dare more participation!
- … cooperate with the university!
- … anchor equality in the city!
- … formulate precise goals for the implementation of the UN-SDGs!
- … find individual solutions explicitly for challenges in Weimar!
- … dare to implement new ideas!
