Markus Bader

Prof. Markus Bader is a Professor of Design and Building Planning at the Berlin University of the Arts' Faculty of Design. He actively practices architecture through raumlabor Berlin, merging architecture, art, and performance with urban development strategies. His work emphasizes real utopias and collaborative urban futures through projects like Floating University and Haus der Statistik.

Education: Previous roles include visiting professorships at Universities of Kassel, Düsseldorf, and Prague’s Academy of Applied Arts, plus an assistant professorship at BTU Cottbus.

Research focuses on interdisciplinary urban practice, combining art, education, and social issues to create experimental public spaces. Notable projects include 'Making Futures' and 'desinc live,' exploring cooperative urban development models.

• Key Awards: Golden Lion (Venice Biennale 2021), Roland Prize (2022), Global Sustainable Architecture Award (2018)

Advising/Grants: Leads raumlabor’s collaborative initiatives, emphasizing community-driven urban experiments without explicit grant mentions. Active in floating university and civil society partnerships as learning environments.

Labs/Teams: Core member of raumlabor Berlin, a collective redefining urban space through interdisciplinary praxis.