Christian von Wissel

Christian von Wissel is a Professor of Urban Theory at the School of Architecture Bremen and Scientific Director of the Bremen Centre for Building Culture (b.zb). His work bridges critical urban theory, climate resilience, and participatory design, with a focus on Latin American urban experiences.

• Academic Affiliations: Member of the spokesperson team for the "Healthy City Bremen" research cluster (since 2023), and part of the German Academy for Urban and Regional Planning (DASL) (since 2020).
• Research Themes: Climate and environmental justice, dwelling urbanism, relational planning, and urban knowledge production from the Global South.

Key Projects: Led "Architecture for All?!" (2022-2023), examining gender equality in architecture, and contributes to "Healthy City Bremen" (2023-present), integrating health and urban planning. His work on "Dwelling Urbanism" reimagines cities through bodily practices in Mexico City's peripheries.

Publications: Authored monographs like Dwelling Urbanism (2019) and edited volumes such as Architecture for All?! (2022). His essays explore topics like "Social Urban Sustainability" and "Peripherization" in Mexico City.

Education and Experience: Holds a PhD (2016) from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a diploma in Architecture (2002) from TU Berlin. Previously held roles at TU Braunschweig, TU Munich, and co-founded the urban research collective Citámbulos.