The street was once a defining element of the city, a spatial expression of its diversity and intensity. Today it receives little attention in architecture and urban planning. Across Europe, the postwar reconstruction of streets shaped by the car-oriented city is being reexamined. Yet alternative uses and designs remain rare. VOGT Landscape Architects embraces this shift and reimagines the street as a central space for climate-responsive, sustainable and livable cities.
But what is a street? The exhibition approaches this question as a provocative inquiry, using four examples from cities where VOGT Landscape Architects maintains offices: the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris, Whitechapel Road in London, Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich and Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin. The physical qualities and distinctive character of these streets were documented through extensive field trips, observed up close and from afar, through lens and microphone, with both curiosity and precision.
In the exhibition, the results are presented in a way that invites visitors to search for what is not immediately visible. A figurative glance behind the curtain reveals unexpected insights into the street as a complex organism, where space, people, flora, fauna, sound and scent continuously interact. This approach reflects the philosophy of VOGT Landscape Architects, whose practice is shaped by an exchange between disciplines and a design process grounded in knowledge and observation.
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