Liveable Cities – Frizz 23 with Deadline Architects from Berlin, Finalists

Frizz23 provides is a groundbreaking example of urban regeneration and participative development, which has won several awards including the Deutsche Städtebaupreis 2020 (German Urban Design Prize) and is a Finalist in the EUmies Award 2022.

Set against a backdrop of Berlin’s spiraling gentrification – which drives artists and creatives from the city – this exemplary project grew out of civic engagement, and also helped develop new local platforms for further engagement. It has become a “city within the city”, a self-made, small-scale mix of many different components.

About Deadline Architects

Britta Jürgens, Architect: Studied at the TU Berlin, worked in Melbourne with Norman Day Architects, and London with DMWR Architects and Alsop & Lyall Architects.

Matthew Griffin, Architect: Studied at McGill University in Montreal and at the Architectural Association in London. Together they founded Deadline Architects in 1993 in Berlin. They live and work in Berlin, and are active in various citizens initiatives, including Initiative Stadt Neudenken (Initiative for New Ideas for the City).

Deadline strives to inspire and empower people to create their city themselves. Their practice is focused on realizing built projects together with other engaged citizens. To this end, they have developed a unique field of expertise that combines political activism, project development, process moderation, and architectural design.