CORNER
<SCIENCE> TO MEET YOU!

The PREFIGURE case study countries are: Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, and Spain. Their socio-political, economic and geographical diversity enables a comprehensive overview of local contexts.

The local case studies are:

The project represents a significant advancement in the field, employing a transformative methodology to identify, trace, network, and compare local initiatives in the context of housing and energy transition. The objective is to establish transnational dialogues that facilitate the co-creation and practical implementation of affordable housing policy initiatives.

This novel approach aims to facilitate a more nuanced understanding of the existing, evolving and uneven geographies of housing and energy access. It also seeks to explore social innovations, co-produce knowledge of alternative solutions and to encourage the mobilisation of knowledge. The scientific innovation in tracing uneven geographies also relies on the use of corner.

corner <science> to meet you is a tool for knowledge exchange, providing a vibrant space where science and society can meet, connect, and spark dialogue.

It is operated and curated by the Institute for Regional Science (IfR) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT).

With corner, we bring science right into the city, meeting residents in their neighbourhoods and sparking conversations about urban life and society. Corner is a mobile knowledge transfer tool built from two repurposed office containers. Equipped to meet the needs of different locations and activities, the space can be transformed into an exhibition venue, meeting place, workshop studio, event space, or even headquarters for transformative research. This flexibility ensures a broad audience, linking diverse stakeholders and fostering truly transdisciplinary exchange.

The objectives of using corner are to:

Collect
empirical data

Connect stakeholders
of innovation

Accelerate the dissemination
of research results

Share knowledge on
practices of innovation