Maeva

I am a globe trotter urban designer who anchored recently in Leipzig after a few stops-over in France, Senegal, Brazil and Canada. Keen on understanding city mechanisms and being part of the making, I conduct research projects, arts-based interventions and urban design projects.
Currently teaching at the Institut für Stadtentwicklung und Bauwirtschaft (ISB) at University Leipzig

Venice Architecture Biennale: radical new technologies in German Pavilion

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LeipGlo contributor Maeva walks us through the radically futuristic German Pavilion and its ideas for an imagined 2038.

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Halle 14: Future of Cities. Not for Granted

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LeipGlo contributor Maeva walks us through the new Halle 14 exhibition "Future of Cities. Not for Granted". All the pieces in the exhibit tackle questions of sustainability, growth and future issues that cities will face.

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Digital culture: museums take big steps forward

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In the last year, all cultural institutions were forced to adapt to a new normal. That also included shaking off the dust and embracing new technologies to keep audiences in the loop while they had to close down. Our contributor Maeva Badouin shares a round-up of some of Leipzig's best digital cultural offerings in 2021.

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Urban Investigations: Stadtraum Bayerischer Bahnhof

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In this, our second instalment of Urban Investigations, Maéva Baudoin gives us a rundown of the Stadtraum Bayerischer Bahnhof project.

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How has social distancing affected you?

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Social distancing has become a major factor in our daily urban lives here in Leipzig. The Institute for Urban Development and Construction Science (ISB) has started a survey to get a deeper understanding of how Leipzigers are affected by the current situation. Find out here what the survey is trying to investigate and how you

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Urban Investigations Series: Bayerischer Bahnhof

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Take a gander through the crumbling landscape of Leipzig's Bayerischer Bahnhof and surroundings in Part I of Urban Investigations, a miniseries looking at industrial culture - past, present and future - in our city.

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