To mark the conclusion of the “VIRTUAL GALLERY” project, which has been supported by the Baden-Württemberg Foundation over the past three years, we would like to present and celebrate the design, seminar and workshop contributions developed in collaboration with our partner universities: Chiba University in Tokyo, Nagoya Zokei University and HFT Stuttgart. We warmly invite all interested parties to attend.
Opening “VIRTUAL GALLERY”,
29 June 2026, 6 - 8 pm,
foyer Building 8, HFT Stuttgart
As lifestyles continue to change, so too does the significance of the city for people.
The Japanese architect Kengo Kuma described this in 2020 as follows:
“Human lifestyles are shifting from being home-centric to city-centric”
For three years, students from three different universities in Tokyo, Nagoya and Stuttgart exchanged ideas on the “City as Home” concept across different cultures.
THE JAPANESE CITY AS A MODEL
The Japanese city – and Tokyo in particular – served as a model for the city where residents can feel at home, much like in a large flat, thanks to its many culturally sophisticated urban “City as Home” typologies such as konbini, sento, love hotels, izakaya, laundrettes, maid cafés, vending machines, car-free shared-space streets and public toilets, as a model for a city in which residents can feel at home, as if in a large flat.
VOLUNTARY SOLITUDE
More and more people are living alone in their flats. In major cities such as Munich, over 60% of flats are already occupied by just one person. Until now, living alone has been associated with a stigma of loneliness and social isolation. However, we have focused on people who, like Hirayama in Wim Wenders’ film “Perfect Days”, have voluntarily and consciously chosen to live alone. For these people, the liveability of the city is of even greater importance than for those who live together in social groups such as families, relatives, friends, shared flats and housing cooperatives.
VIRTUAL GALLERY
An interactive virtual gallery has been developed to document the various design, workshop and seminar contributions produced over the three-year period. This can also serve in future to document and explore the theme of “City as Home” in a playful way, and is available online to all participants and interested parties around the globe.
Author: Prof. Harald Roser
All interested parties are warmly invited to the exhibition opening.
Exhibition opening
29 June 2026, 6pm – 8pm
Presentation of the “Interactive Gallery”
by Evelyn Göckler & Prof. Horst Sondermann
6.30 til 7pm
Venue
HFT Stuttgart, Foyer, Building 8, Breitscheidstraße 5
Duration
29 June to 3 July 2026
Opening hours
during the HFT Stuttgart’s regular opening hours
Partners
HFT Stuttgart | Prof. Harald Roser, Prof. Horst Sondermann & Brigitte Heintz-Cuscianna
Chiba University | Prof. Kaname Yanagisawa
Nagoya Zokei University | Prof. Shuko Mizoguchi
The BWS plus project “VIRTUAL GALLERY” was carried out by the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung as part of the Baden-Württemberg STIPENDIUM programme for university students.
We would like to thank the Baden-Württemberg Stiftung for their kind support.