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SUMMARY:Young Academic PhD Workshop
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UID:indico-event-3@congress.aesop-planning.eu
CONTACT:aesop2026phd@tuwien.ac.at
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Johannes Suitner (TU Wien\, Institute of Spatial Pla
 nning\, Research Unit Urban and Regional Research)\, Lenka Štěpánková 
 (Brno University of Technology\, Faculty of Architecture)\n\nSpatial plann
 ing at the fringes\nAESOP YA PhD Workshop 2026\, 22-25 September @ Drosend
 orf\, Austria\nCall for applications: 14 January – 27 February 2026Notif
 ication of acceptance: 01 April 2026Registration: 15 April – 31 May 2026
 \nMulti-layered socio-ecological crises and increasing geopolitical instab
 ility are not only putting established societal values and development pat
 hs into question. They require profound societal and spatial transformatio
 ns and thus call for innovative\, potentially unconventional approaches to
  spatial planning. In times of crisis\, however\, unconventional practices
 \, perspectives or lifestyles are often sidelined or even marginalized –
  they are pushed to the fringe. Entitled “Spatial planning at the fringe
 s”\, the AESOP PhD Workshop 2026 aims to place these fringes at the cent
 re of spatial planning debate. This encompasses the very spatial as well a
 s metaphorical fringes – from marginalized areas to socio-ecological lim
 its\, from innovative niches to uncharted methodologies and practices in p
 lanning research and praxis. (for details\, see Scientific Program)\n\nWor
 kshop location: Drosendorf castle \nThe municipality of Drosendorf will b
 e the PhD workshop’s homebase. It is located in the picturesque rural re
 gion of Waldviertel\, northwest of Vienna. Drosendorf is a historically si
 gnificant place: Once a vacation destination for the summer retreat of the
  imperial court and aristocratic elites\, its role turned into a negligibl
 e border town at the Iron Curtain. With European integration and the found
 ation of the Thayatal national park\, the whole border region has recently
  turned into a tourism destination again\, reviving the area’s built and
  cultural heritage. Yet\, the rural border region is only located at the e
 dge of the catchment areas of the two agglomerations Wien and Brno. Its ro
 le and development perspective thus constitute somewhat uncharted terrain 
 – a perfect location for reflecting “Spatial planning at the fringes
 ”. \nWe will be located in Drosendorf Castle. The baroque castle was bu
 ilt in its current form in the 17th century and was gently renovated in 20
 21\, making it accessible to guests as a hotel and seminar location. Today
 \, Schloss Drosendorf is a hotel and location of the “landuni” project
 \, a cooperation between TU Wien and the province of Lower Austria to fost
 er exchange between the university and the municipality to revive the regi
 on with constant teaching\, research and scholarly events at the intersect
 ion of planning research and regional development “on site”. \nThe pr
 ogram foresees a day trip to neighboring Znojmo\, where Loucký klášter\
 , a former Premonstratensian monastery south of Znojmo\, will serve as wor
 kshop location for one day. The day-trip is completely organized by the Ph
 D Workshop organizers in advance and is included in the overall costs of t
 he AESOP PhD Workshop.\n\nTravel information\nDrosendorf Castle offers ide
 al conditions for working in a peaceful atmosphere\, including multiple se
 minar rooms\, various indoor and outdoor work areas\, a café and a restau
 rant in walking distance.\nWhile Drosendorf can be reached by public trans
 port in 2\,5h from Vienna Central Station and 3h from Vienna Airport\, two
  bus transfers between Vienna Main Train Station and Drosendorf Castle wil
 l be organized for the participants on Monday\, 21 September\, in the afte
 rnoon and on Tuesday\, 22 September\, in the morning (depending on the act
 ual composition and needs of the workshop participants).\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 \n\n \nThe AESOP YA PhD Workshop 2026 is kindly supported financially by 
 EULiST – European Universities Linking Society and Technology (ERASMUS-E
 DU-2023-EUR-UNIV-2 project\; Grant Agreement No. 101124310)\n\nhttps://con
 gress.aesop-planning.eu/event/3/
LOCATION:Drosendorf castle
URL:https://congress.aesop-planning.eu/event/3/
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