The opportunities and challenges of AI technologies are being discussed in numerous academic disciplines, including education. This is by no means just about the fact that AI technologies have long since found their way into schools and lessons. Digital infrastructures and therefore also AI technologies have a considerable influence on the way we perceive ourselves, the way we perceive the world we live in and the way we live together socially. They are therefore not only a ‘practical tool’ in educational processes, but also fundamentally shape the way we live and work together through their characteristics.

In this Academic Quarter, some pedagogical problem and question horizons are presented against the background of interdisciplinary approaches to the topic of AI technology.

Retrofitting extensive suburban and urbanized areas dominated by single-family houses is a critical yet often overlooked challenge in architectural and urban research. While these dispersed housing patterns are deeply rooted in European architectural traditions, urbanization processes, and cultural habits, today’s socio-economic landscape necessitates a fundamental reassessment of this vast housing stock. Key drivers of this transformation include demographic shifts, evolving housing preferences, social change, the environmental crisis, and the growing appeal of cities as hubs for work and productivity.

Imagining an alternative future for the single-family house requires significant creative effort, which can be fostered through design-based explorations. Such explorations must be grounded in concrete technical conditions and strategic planning considerations, including new ownership and management models, institutional actors, innovative production and material systems, and the characteristics of social groups capable of shaping new ways of living. Building on past and current research on this theme, the presentation aims to highlight potential future directions for interdisciplinary applied research.

Sharing data can help create value in science and business – but how can you share your data without losing control of it? Privacy and commercial confidentiality are important aspects of data sovereignty. 'Data trustees' as new intermediaries within the meaning of the EU's Data Governance Act offer new opportunities here.