Our inner cities face a “bifurcation”, as the futurologist Matthias Horx calls it, as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Urbanity and the capacity for encounter appear to be inherently challenged. HafenCity Hamburg GmbH especially, with its responsibility for four major urban development initiatives in Hamburg oriented essentially towards new construction, must address the consequences. What might a post-pandemic orientation of the inner city look like? Can the principles of the Healthy City serve as a guideline? Or, more broadly, is the resilience of the city the new paradigm? Do other princi ...
