Wulf Daseking, Freiburg University




Bio
Personal Background
Grew up in the historic city centre of Goslar / Northern Germany
First experiences with the topic urban structures at school - from the ancient world to the modern age
Secondary school final examination essay on "Analysis of the resident structure in a neighbourhood of a historic city centre"

Degree in Architecture and Urban Planning from the Technical University of Hannover
Basic principles of urban development; structural planning and project planning, major in residential construction

DAAD Scholarship at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich
Work on the surroundings of railway stations and on the influences of railway stations on directly and indirectly neighbouring parts of town Analysis of change processes.

Post study: Assistant in the office of Prof. Deilmann in Munster
Several successful submissions to urban development competitions, execution of residential construction projects
Urban design

Internship - Second State Examination (2. Staatsexamen)
Commission of the city of Goslar for the development of an overall concept for a new part of town for 5.000 residents including urban structure, infrastructure, gardens and public green areas, project planning

Head of Urban planning in Mulheim/Ruhr
Inner city planning, development of a new part of town for 8.000 residents, development of the city centre, several successful participations in urban development competitions, teaching assignment at Rhein-Ruhr University

Head of Urban Planning in Freiburg since 1984 - 2012
Main focus on: Rieselfeld/Vauban/inner city planning, including central station area and Rotteckring, town quarter marketplaces concept, development plans, project Soziale Stadt ("Social City"), public spaces
Development of citizen participation concepts
Development and implementation of more than 150 zoning plans
Setting of approx. 90 public design competitions, some of which had exemplary outcomes
Numerous publications in professional journals
Appointed jury member at more than 100 planning and design competitions
Teaching assignments and university lectures (in Kaiserslautern, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart)
Assignment and supervision of degree dissertations
Speaker at urban development congresses at home and abroad, amongst others in New York, Washington, Boston, San Francisco, Chicago, Minneapolis, Tokyo, Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, Madrid, Rome, London, Bristol, Oxford, Cambridge, Helsinki, Malmo, Krakow, ...

Memberships
Member of the Architectural Association of the State of Baden-Wurttemberg (Architektenkammer Baden-Wurttemberg)
Member of Association of German Architects ( BDA / Bund Deutscher Architekten)
Member of the Academy of Urban Development and Regional Planning in Berlin (Akademie fur Stadtebau und Landesplanung/Berlin)
Member of Forum Building Culture (Forum Baukultur/Berlin)
Member of the DGNB / German Sustainable Building Council advisory board
Honorary member of the "Academy of Urbanism/London" - AoU

Additional Offices
Professor at the University of Freiburg / Faculty of Philosophy - Institute of Sociology
Assistant Professor of UCL / University London - Bartlett School
Associate Professor at the Academy of Administration and Economy in Freiburg (VWA/DIA)
State board examiner for the second state board exam in Bonn
Jury member for urban development competitions and building construction competitions
Speaker on urban development topics at home and abroad

My personal understanding of the concept of the city
Since the beginning of my activities as a planner I have been advocating the development of dense, heterogenic cities, an urban development orientated on public transportation, a decentralised urban development, a city of short distances in social equilibrium with differentiated citizen participation.
Development processes have to include all stages of urban planning from concept stage to the final, detailed implementation - an all-round approach to urban planning! Seen in this context, planning seizes to be exclusively governed by budgets and becomes a question of attitude. The ruling principle is to achieve a balance between economy, ecology, cultural diversity, and most importantly of social aspects. Urban planning is to a great extend social planning!

"Civitas - quo vadis"? The ecological renovation of our cities and the effects of demographic changes together with addressing the problems of social imbalance will to be the main topics of future urban planning.