Ideal Spaces Working Group

In the context of our younger generation-series and the Ideal Spaces workshop on Place, Identity, Citizenship held in October 2025 with Jason Montgomery from the Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. and Ettore Mazzola from the University of Notre Dame in Rome, Ideal Spaces interviewed one of Jason’s students, Luke Kelly. What is his view on his generation, on life in the city, future de...

In our youth-series, Ideal Spaces had a podcast with Jackson Truong Montgomery, son of Jason Montgomery with whom we made our Ideal Spaces workshop on Identity, Place, Citizenship in October 2025. Jackson, a student of architecture, gives his view on the city today, citizenship, improvements needed, and his vista of a good city.

Identity, Place, CitizenshipWorkshop with Prof. Jason Montgomery, Catholic University of America, Washington D.C./Prof. Ettore Mazzola, University of Notre Dame, Rome/ Prof. John Roberts, Brunel University, UK/ Dr. Ulrich Gehmann, Grant Raynham and Ulrike Sattler from Ideal Spaces/international online participants. Held at the Ideal Spaces foundation’s venue in Karlsruhe, October 19 + 20, 2025

Introducing dialogues on important topics as a new podcast format, we start with a discussion on the topics treated in our workshop on Identity, Place, Citizenship. Prof. Jason Montgomery/Catholic University of America will discuss with Prof. Ettore Mazzola/University of Notre Dame Rome, Prof. John Roberts/Brunel University London, and Dr. Ulrich Gehmann and Grant F. Raynham from Ideal Spaces.

Identity, Place, CitizenshipWorkshop with Prof. Jason Montgomery, Catholic University of America, Washington D.C./Prof. Ettore Mazzola, University of Notre Dame, Rome/ Prof. John Roberts, Brunel University, UK/ Dr. Ulrich Gehmann, Grant Raynham and Ulrike Sattler from Ideal Spaces/international online participants. Held at the Ideal Spaces foundation’s venue in Karlsruhe, October 19 + 20, 2025

Identity, Place, CitizenshipWorkshop with Prof. Jason Montgomery, Catholic University of America, Washington D.C./Prof. Ettore Mazzola, University of Notre Dame, Rome/ Prof. John Roberts, Brunel University, UK/ Dr. Ulrich Gehmann, Grant Raynham and Ulrike Sattler from Ideal Spaces/international online participants. Held at the Ideal Spaces foundation’s venue in Karlsruhe, October 19 + 20, 2025

Identity, Place, CitizenshipWorkshop with Prof. Jason Montgomery, Catholic University of America, Washington D.C./Prof. Ettore Mazzola, University of Notre Dame, Rome/ Prof. John Roberts, Brunel University, UK/ Dr. Ulrich Gehmann, Grant Raynham and Ulrike Sattler from Ideal Spaces/international online participants. Held at the Ideal Spaces foundation’s venue in Karlsruhe, October 19 + 20, 2025

Identity, Place, CitizenshipWorkshop with Prof. Jason Montgomery, Catholic University of America, Washington D.C./Prof. Ettore Mazzola, University of Notre Dame, Rome/ Prof. John Roberts, Brunel University, UK/ Dr. Ulrich Gehmann, Grant Raynham and Ulrike Sattler from Ideal Spaces/international online participants. Held at the Ideal Spaces foundation’s venue in Karlsruhe, October 19 + 20, 2025

In the context of our Ideal Spaces workshop on Place, Identity, Citizenship and Democracy we had a podcast with Prof. Ettore Mazzola from University of Notre Dame, Rome about the connections between urbanism, architecture, and art.

Identity, Place, Citizenship Workshop with Prof. Jason Montgomery, Catholic University of America, Washington D.C./Prof. Ettore Mazzola, University of Notre Dame, Rome/ Prof. John Roberts, Brunel University, UK/ Dr. Ulrich Gehmann, Grant Raynham and Ulrike Sattler from Ideal Spaces/international online participants. Held at the Ideal Spaces foundation’s venue in Karlsruhe, October 19 + 20, 2025

Identity, Place, Citizenship Workshop with Prof. Jason Montgomery, Catholic University of America, Washington D.C./Prof. Ettore Mazzola, University of Notre Dame, Rome/ Prof. John Roberts, Brunel University, UK/ Dr. Ulrich Gehmann, Grant Raynham and Ulrike Sattler from Ideal Spaces/international online participants. Held at the Ideal Spaces foundation’s venue in Karlsruhe, October 19 + 20, 2025

In the context of the Ideal Spaces Workshop on Place, Identity, Citizenship and Democracy we had a podcast with Prof. John Roberts from Brunel University/London on these topics.

Workshop with Prof. Jason Montgomery, Catholic University of America, Washington D.C./Prof. Ettore Mazzola, University of Notre Dame, Rome/ Prof. John Roberts, Brunel University, UK/ Dr. Ulrich Gehmann, Grant Raynham and Ulrike Sattler from Ideal Spaces/international online participants. Held at the Ideal Spaces foundation’s venue in Karlsruhe, October 19 + 20, 2025

In moderating the Ideal Spaces workshop on Identity, Place, and Citizenship, Prof. Jason Montgomery from the Catholic University of America, Washington D.C. presented his views on the topics of urban form today, together with the importance of places, community, and placemaking for citizens.

In our series about the younger generation, continuing what we started with Lia Macedo, we interviewed 18-year old student Anastasia Pawlik about her impressions of her peer groups, their mindset, fears, aspirations, and habits. Although Lia and Anastasia come from different cultures (Portugal, Germany), many of their observations are congruent. It is an indicator of what is going on in the Wester...

In our series about the younger generation, continuing what we started with Lia Macedo, we interviewed 18-year old student Anastasia Pawlik about her impressions of her peer groups, their mindset, fears, aspirations, and habits. Although Lia and Anastasia come from different cultures (Portugal, Germany), many of their observations are congruent. It is an indicator of what is going on in the Wester...

Digitalization and the Recent Western City Pedro Guimaraes and Daniel Paiva, University of Lisbon/Portugal

Younger Generation Today Lia Joana Macedo, Guimaraes/Portugal

Part 1, New Organizational Ecologies, Democracy, Art and Community an interview with Aviv Kruglanski, University of Hull/UK

Part 2, New Organizational Ecologies, Democracy, Art and Community an interview with Aviv Kruglanski, University of Hull/UK

Aysha Quinn is an internationally recognized, talented and vibrant video performance artist. Based in New York, her eco-feminist artwork has wonderful movement and structure that puts Aysha as a leader in the video performance art scene. We discussed her past and present work, and her thoughts of the art industry today with a view to the future.   

In a podcast with Prof. Jason Montgomery from The Catholic University of America, School of Architecture and Planning, Washington D.C., the need for public places was outlined, taking the example of the American city. A special emphasis was on the need for public squares, their positive influence on everyday quality of life, sociality, and citizen identity. New ways for revitalizing and improving...

Karo Godles, an international scene painter and free artist trained in scenography painting and graffiti art, talks about scenography and atmosphere, and about the role of art today, in particular for the public space. Furthermore, she illuminates the role of art in a capitalist context, taking graffiti art and its evolution as a case example