Frankfurt–Milan: An Exhibition Exploring the Future of Urban Landscapes
Join us at Politecnico di Milano from November 13 to 30 to discover how students are reimagining public spaces through nature, connecting two European cities and their shared challenges.
What if green infrastructure were no longer perceived as the background of our cities, but as a driving force for their transformation?
On November 13, 2026, FRANKFURT MILAN: The Nature of Collective Spaces in the Post-Digital Era opens at Politecnico di Milano, bringing together new perspectives on the future of urban landscapes.
Curated by Andreas Kipar, Valentina Galiulo and Francesca Grassi, the exhibition presents the outcomes of the Landscape and Public Space Design course at Politecnico di Milano, where students explored how nature can become an active component of urban regeneration.
Two cities, shared challenges
Frankfurt and Milan share more than their economic dynamism and strong cultural identities. Both cities face the challenge of adapting their historic urban fabrics to changing environmental and social conditions.
From the River Main in Frankfurt to the Darsena and Navigli in Milan, water and green infrastructure become the starting points for reimagining public spaces and reconnecting fragmented urban landscapes.
The exhibition establishes a dialogue between the two cities, pairing student projects that respond to comparable urban conditions and climate vulnerabilities.
Through drawings, models, mappings and speculative scenarios, these proposals explore how depaving, soil regeneration, water-sensitive design, biodiversity corridors and new green connections can transform streets, squares, courtyards and riverfronts into more resilient and welcoming collective spaces.
Rather than introducing isolated green elements, the projects envision a new urban nature that works with the city’s existing fabric, history and identity.
From Milan to Frankfurt
Designed as a travelling exhibition, FRANKFURT MILAN will first be presented in Milan from November 13 to 30, 2026, before continuing to Frankfurt, where its next opening is planned for January 18, 2027.
This journey extends the dialogue between two European cities, highlighting the role of education, research and landscape architecture in imagining more sustainable urban futures.
Above all, the exhibition invites us to reconsider the relationship between nature and collective life, recognising landscape as a connecting force between ecology and culture, infrastructure and everyday experiences.
Visit the exhibition
FRANKFURT MILAN – The Nature of Collective Spaces in the Post-Digital Era
Opening: November 13, 2026, at 10:30 AM
Exhibition: November 13–30, 2026
Opening hours: Monday–Friday, 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
Location: Spazio Tunnel, Building 11, Politecnico di Milano, Via Ampère 2, Milan
Free admission, open to everyone.
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