Cities and municipalities face the urgent task of adapting to the consequences of climate change. But how can we bridge the gap from awareness to implementation? The IDS Conference 2025 brings together these different perspectives and discusses concrete design strategies in thematic panels that accelerate and ensure the success of municipal climate adaptation.

While research develops innovative methods and indicators, administration struggles with limited resources and complex coordination processes. Planning offices must constantly stay informed about the latest state of the art and changing legal frameworks. Universities must ask themselves what competencies future urban designers will need for the climate crisis.

Through proven practical experiences from North Rhine-Westphalia and beyond, practice-oriented solutions emerge at the intersection of scientific evidence, administrative feasibility, economic viability, social integration, and pedagogical communicability. The panel results will be consolidated and reflected upon at the end.

This year’s IDS Conference will take place as a full-day event on November 27th. The IDS Conference is recognized as continuing education with 8 points for members of the Chamber of Architects in the disciplines of Architecture, Interior Architecture, Urban Planning, and Landscape Architecture.

The conference is held in german language.

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More information and the current program continuously available here: https://www.th-owl.de/ids/conference