Open Mind Places in Sauerland, Germany, are bold initiatives of nonconformist innovation. These bottom-up projects empower people to actively shape their future rather than just consume it. They ignite perspective change and self-efficacy, proving rural creativity is a powerful force for social progress and regenerative action.
Participant
CHRISTOPH HESSE ARCHITECTS
KORBACH AND BERLIN, GERMANY
Christoph Hesse, Winterberg, 1977. Lives and works in Korbach and Berlin, Germany.
Authorial Collaborators
Heleen Zwebe (Local Mayor of Referinghausen); Reinhard Figgen (Former Local Mayor of Referinghausen); Residents of the village community Referinghausen; Kristin Feireiss, Aedes Architecture Forum
Team
Michela Quadrelli, Christoph Hesse Architects (Associate Partner); Mathias Schnell, Aedes Architecture Forum (Exhibition Manager)
