The 2015 Architecture Summer Rhine-Main (ASRM) provided a forum for ideas on how the region (which is made up of the cities of Offenbach, Frankfurt, Wiesbaden and Mainz) could be viewed as a single urban entity.

The temporary "Future Pavilion" on Goetheplatz in downtown Frankfurt was the main platform, providing a space for exchange, discussion, live music, workshops, exhibitions, and even a café.

The 16-meter long central entrance on both longitudinal sides encouraged passers-by to step inside.

Made of laminated beechwood, the building frame was weighed down with soil and plants, making foundations unnecessary.

Moreover, the lettuces and herbs planted as urban farming were used for meals in the café.

The "Future Pavilion" was operated by the two Architecture Summer associations chaired jointly by Stephanie Wellnitz and myself, together with the "Frankfurt Garden" initiative.

The original idea for the project was devised at the multidisciplinary workshop "ASRM Lab 2014" at Deutsches Architektur Museum (DAM), at which urban developers "Urbed" from Manchester played a crucial role.

The "Future Pavilion" is truly sustainable : In mid-2017 it was completely dismantled and moved to a new location in Hamburg.

The "Future Pavilion" was financed, among others, by Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain.