Module Festival 13 – 16/08
Skizze der Wallanlagen mit beispielhaften Projekten.©bb22

Open – Design Week Frankfurt RheinMain

OFF THE WALL – Reallabor

10:00 – 20:00
12
Fr
Jun
14
Su
Jun

making frankfurt mit bb22 (architekten + stadtplaner), making frankfurt mit regionalen Hochschulen und lokalen Akteur:innen

OFF THE WALL is a participatory project that will create a living laboratory for everyone from 12 to 14 June 2026, with temporary and interactive activities, structures, and workshops along the existing network of paths in Frankfurt´s ramparts and at the Main River bank.

Various universities from Frankfurt Rhine-Main and beyond are involved in the project and are enriching the design process with their visions. The initial ideas and sub-projects – from “ping pong parks” to “writing stations” to “biodiversity oases” – further develop Frankfurt's “Central Park” and connect designers with urban actors and other makers in the city's society. Between historical design and modern architecture, the ring-shaped ramparts around Frankfurt's city center offer a green space for exercise, relaxation, and social interaction in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. At the same time, they offer largely untapped potential as an interface to the neighboring districts and could become a resonance space for community and cultural exchange, biodiversity, and climate-friendly mobility in the future.

Here you can find the site plan and programme.

Programme overview:
Throughout the weekend (12–14 June)

m4-SpaceLab (daily 12:00 PM–6:00 PM) – Nikolaus A. Nessler, Andreas Schmieg, Making Frankfurt & students from Frankfurt schools
LEAF Future – h_da & unlimited architects
Arts Open – Frankfurter Künstlerclub & Nebbiensches Gartenhaus (until 31 July)
UAS x Wallanlagen – Wallanlagen

Friday, 12 June

Printing Solidarity – screen printing workshop – 13:00 PM–5:00 PM (Soliparty & Annika Sautter)
Democracy Wagon – mehr als wählen e.V. (open during the Printing Solidarity workshop)
A Green Wreath Around Frankfurt – 2:00 PM–4:00 PM (Björn Wissenbach)
Exhibition opening by Laurin Stecher – from 6:00 PM (saasfee*pavillon, open end)
Opening of LEAF Future – from 6:00 PM (h_da & unlimited architects, open end)

Saturday, 13 June

Open Workshop in the Fischerhallen – 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
Printing Solidarity – screen printing workshop – 11:00 AM–3:00 PM
Democracy Wagon – (open during the Printing Solidarity workshop)
Skate workshop at the Lange Bank – 12:00 PM–4:00 PM (German Museum of Architecture – Reallabor)
m4-SpaceLab – 12:00 PM–6:00 PM
BauHandWerk – marble run – 1:00 PM–9:00 PM (RPTU Kaiserslautern)
OFF THE WALL in the Kasematten – 1:00 PM–4:00 PM (hourly guided tours through the Wallanlagen, last tour at 4:00 PM)
Urban Green & Climate Walk – 1:00 PM–3:00 PM (Dr. Julia Krohmer, Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Scientists for Future, Prof. Dr. Daniele Santucci, Climateflux, RWTH Aachen University)
Exhibition by Laurin Stecher – 2:00 PM–6:00 PM (saasfeepavillon)
Notes on Listening by Nina Tobien – 2:00 PM–6:00 PM (saasfeepavillon)
City Break – HfG Offenbach – 2:00 PM–7:00 PM
Ping Pong Park × Wallanlagen – from 4:00 PM (open end)
pastasciutta antifascista – 5:00 PM–10:00 PM (Making Frankfurt / Thea Hoffmann-Axthelm)
Mishpocha: “Can Pop Still Save Us?” – 6:00 PM–7:30 PM (Jewish Museum)
antagon theaterAKTion “Under the Trees” – 10:00 PM–12:00 AM

Sunday, 14 June

Demonstration at Eschenheimer Tor – 11:00 AM–10:00 PM (Making Frankfurt)
Birdhouse workshop with Pete Christie – 12:00 PM–4:00 PM (German Museum of Architecture – Reallabor)
Stadt Land Buch & m4-SpaceLab – from 2:00 PM (Literature House, open end)
Exhibition by Laurin Stecher – 2:00 PM–6:00 PM (saasfeepavillon)
Notes on Listening by Nina Tobien – 2:00 PM–6:00 PM (saasfeepavillon)
City Break – HfG Offenbach – 2:00 PM–7:00 PM
Open Workshop in the Fischerhallen – 3:00 PM–6:00 PM (UmweltExploratorium)

Further information can be found below under “Events in this series.”

A project by making frankfurt in collaboration with regional universities and local stakeholders as part of WDC 2026.

Site planSite planbb22

Participating WDC-Projects

Junge Menschen bauen an einer Holzkonstruktion©Nikolaus A. Nessler
February 2026
m4-SpaceLab
Nikolaus A. Nessler
A box that gives young people the opportunity to engage in social, cultural, and sports activities in public spaces, while also offering a place to meet without any pressure to consume.
Ausstellungsansicht der Schau Mishpocha im Jüdischen Museum©Ben Kuhlmann
April
September 2026
17
Fr
Apr
27
Su
Sep
Mishpocha – The Art of Collaboration Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt
Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt
Das Jüdische Museum Frankfurt, Atelier Markgraph and the IMA Clique invite you to an extraordinary experiential exhibition.
Jüdisches Museum Frankfurt
Personen vor dem Eingang der Fischerhallen an der Alten Brücke Frankfurt.©Ben Kuhlmann
April
December 2026
23
Th
Apr
31
Th
Dec
Pilotprojekt Fischerhallen
City of Frankfurt, making frankfurt, Umwelt-Exploratorium
As part of a pilot project, the historic barrel vault beneath the Mainkai at Alte Brücke in Frankfurt am Main is being brought to life through public events.
Alte Brücke
Saasfee Pavillon in Frankfurt©Moritz Bernoully
saasfee*pavillon
saasfee*pavillon
Since its founding in 2008, the saasfee*pavillon has been one of Frankfurt's leading independent platforms for contemporary art, media and electronic music.
saasfee*pavillon
Menschen sind versammelt auf einem Platz©Felix Krumbholz
January 2026
01
Th
Die Lange Bank
Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) - Reallabor
A modular and space-creating piece of street furniture that wanders across Frankfurt's squares as an artistic intervention.
Frankfurt am Main
Ein mit Postern und Zeichnungen verzierter Bus: Der DemokratieWagen steht am Straßenrand.©mehr als wählen e.V.
February
April 2026
04
We
Feb
30
Th
Apr
DemokratieWagen in Schulen
mehr als wählen e.V.
An educational role-play game in a converted 20-metre articulated bus.
Menschen stehen mit Schildern in einem großen Gewächhaus©eSeL.at
HumanNature
Club Real, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Senckenberg Gesellschaft
Urban spaces between multispecies design and transformative learning: Posthumanist approaches and design methods are combined with teaching and practice.
Zwei Frauen spielen Tischtennis an den Platten von Ping Pong Park©Marco von der Heyden
Ping Pong Park
Elisabet Flascha, Laura Weigand & Marco von der Heyden
Unusual ping pong tables encourage residents to be active, have fun and connect with each other in the city.
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Aquanauten Werkstatt
Umwelt-Exploratorium e.V.
Through a playful and interactive approach, young Frankfurters learn about climate and climate justice through the topic of water.
Alte Brücke

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