In March 2014, around sixty top international scientists and politicians came to Heidelberg for IBA Heidelberg's...
IBA Heidelberg initiated internationally noted discussions with research experts and practitioners and networked them with civic society – in the form of the IBA_SUMMITS, the IBA_LABS, and the IBA meets IBA network.
IBA_SUMMIT
At the IBA_SUMMITS mayors, university rectors, and urban planners from international knowledge pearls presented their respective urban-planning projects and discussed their visions for urban development in the knowledge society. IBA Heidelberg recorded the results of the biannual SUMMITs in a printed publication in English.

21.03.2014
IBA_SUMMIT N°1

19.03.2016
IBA_SUMMIT N°2
What challenges do university cities face today in the field of urban planning? How can architecture and urban...

27.04.2018
IBA_SUMMIT N°3
As part of the 2018 midterm presentation, the third IBA_SUMMIT took place publicly on 27 April 2018.
IBA_LAB
The annual specialist IBA conference, the IBA_LAB, enabled a discussion between local actors and international speakers from the fields of architecture, knowledge, and urban planning under the IBA heading of »Knowledge Creates Cities«. Each LAB was documented in an online publication.

08.10.2013
IBA_LAB N°1
Stadt schafft Wissen
With the IBA_LAB N°1, the IBA Heidelberg gave the starting signal for its concrete work and for the first time...

15.09.2014
IBA_LAB N°2
Polyvalente Konversion
On 15 and 16 September 2014, IBA Heidelberg joined up with the Wüstenrot Foundation to organize the workshop...

07.10.2015
IBA_LAB N°3
Räume für die Wissenschaften
At IBA Heidelberg's third LAB on 7 and 8 October 2015, urban planners, architects and interested parties discussed...

11.10.2016
IBA_LAB N°4
Die koproduzierte Stadt
Which tools of participation and collaborative planning are most promising in the knowledge-based city of the...

27.09.2017
IBA_LAB N°5
Die Wissensstadt von morgen
What will tomorrow's knowledge city look like and what planning tools do we need for it? On 27 September 2017, IBA...

05.06.2018
IBA_LAB N°6
Die Wissensstadt von morgen
IBA_LAB was held for the sixth time on 5 and 6 June 2018 as part of the IBA Heidelberg midterm presentation. The aim...

20.09.2019
IBA_LAB N°7
»Digitale Stadt?«
On 20 and 21 September 2019, the seventh LAB of the IBA Heidelberg took place in the former US supermarket on the...
IBA meets IBA
In 2007 the IBA meets IBA network was launched as a coalition of former, current, and interested future IBA players. It is supported by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building, and Community via the IBA Lab event format. The IBA Lab events focus on interaction on the status of the current IBA and quality assurance for the criteria set out in the IBA Memorandum. Moreover, a council of experts appointed by the Federal government accompanies the IBA process. They are renowned members of the research community and practitioners as well as representatives of the local authorities and federal states. The council of experts ensures adherence to the IBA Memorandum criteria, updates them as required, and advises the ongoing »IBA and IBA« initiatives. For an overview of IBA activities at the federal level, please visit internationale-bauausstellungen.de.