The topic of the Master’s thesis in the Autumn semester of 2023 was the examination of the question of sustainable food supply and its interaction with buildings, city and landscape using the example of an inner-city industrial and commercial area in the Mattenhof-Weissenb\u00fchl district of Bern. In addition to this overarching thematic focus, the perpetual conflict between our increasing demand for living space and its production \u2013 and the associated process of displacement of inner-city commercial enterprises and industry \u2013 was also of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The location for the Master’s thesis was one of the few centrally located commercial sites that still exist in the city of Bern. It developed due to its location on the railroad tracks, especially after the construction of a railroad leading to the site in the 1910s. The railroad was successively expanded until the mid-1930s and triggered a surge in development. This gave rise to the strong logistical character of the area between Weyermannstrasse and G\u00fcterstrasse, which essentially continues to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In their work, the students examined the spatial infrastructure for regionally structured supply and its effects on the urban space and developed strategies for how architecture can contribute to a sustainable food system in a specific urban context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n