about us
creative sustainability tours berlin are coordinated by
id22: Institute for Creative Sustainability.
our philosophy
These pioneering tours help you discover Berlin’s unique, local initiatives:
open-source-urbanism, grassroots projects including cooperative housing, community gardens, ecological architecture, self-organized cultural spaces and much more. These best practices demonstrate that transformation and sustainability are not just an academic concept, but a visible part of our daily lives.
creative sustainability tours berlin are suitable for both residents and visitors, experts, students, activists as well as youth, and are presented in both English and German (other languages by request).
our guides
Dr. Michael A. LaFond
University research, teaching and publications deal with self-organized, civil society-initiated, re-developments of vacant land and buildings, informal planning, innovative uses of environmental technologies and democratizations of urban planning processes.
A main interest is with CoHousing Cultures: self-organized, community-oriented, inclusive, non-speculative, and sustainable forms of housing.
Another special interest is the exploration and development of “convivial technologies”. id22 was created in this spirit and so the creative sustainability tours have been designed: in the sense of Ivan Illich to be informative, enjoyable, constructive, communicative, creative and most importantly human.
American-German, directing id22:Institute for Creative Sustainability in Berlin.
Background in fields related to art and culture, architecture, community development and citizens’ initiatives.
Inés Lauber
Inés Lauber operates at the intersection of design, art and gastronomy. She runs her own food design studio, which deals with food culture on all levels. Among other things, she organizes dinners, pop-up restaurants or bars. Inés uses only local, organic and preferably seasonal ingredients.
In the context of our Tours, she can lead groups on topics such as Urban Farming and Urban Gardening, Sustainable Urban Development and Architecture, and Alternative Living and Housing. She is also our expert in the context of Edible Urban Nature and Wild Herbs and can lead tours to many interesting places in the city.
She also offers workshops in Zero Waste and climate friendly cooking, Urban Gardening as well as cooking with wild herbs.