Winnerslist Landmarks in the land of ideas
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Cemetery gardens in Cologne
Cemeteries are turned into idyllic gardens enriching the cityscape
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rudirockt – cooking and socializing
Via an Internet platform, city residents find new friends to cook with in the evening
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Newspaper of the Street
Students produce it and needy people sell it – a street newspaper brings people together and promotes solidarity
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Siegen – heading for new shores
A cleared river offers a place for relaxation in the middle of the city of Siegen
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Kalbe artists’ city
In an artists’ city, empty buildings are converted into studios and exhibition spaces for creative people
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Intelligent glass
Always the right temperature in summer and winter - thanks to a coated window glass that reacts to solar heat
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”Iphigenie auf Praxis” - Youth education for refuges and scouts
Young migrants and scouts learn from one another in Ludwigstein Castle
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180° turn – multiplier network
Young people become contact persons and role models in their neighbourhoods
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Revitalisation of the Essen-Bredeney water tower
Architects convert a water tower into living space, bringing it back to life
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CITYFÖRSTER – networked urban development
A network of experts develops sustainable urban concepts from social, cultural, and aesthetic standpoints.
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InnovationCity Ruhr – model city Bottrop
A mining city shows how the transition can be made to ecological energy in municipalities
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LEGO Bridge Wuppertal
A concrete bridge makes a city district more colourful thanks to an extraordinary design idea and dedicated citizens
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Thermal battery that stores heat
A university develops a battery that makes mini combined heat and power units for private households more efficient
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Mobile therapy control for chronic heart failure
A sensor enables heart patients to be monitored from afar
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Urban mining – cities as raw material mines
An association is encouraging reuse of huge raw material stocks in municipalities
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"Exchanging education for living"
A service provides young people with rent-free housing if they take care of disadvantaged children
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Seeing differently – promoting the mobility of blind children
An association shows blind children how to get their bearings better with click sounds and a white cane
