How Village Centres Can Have a Future

In many rural municipalities, services of general interest are changing noticeably. Post offices are closing, village shops are struggling to survive, bank branches are disappearing, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to secure a medical practice in the long term. At the same time, buildings in village centres stand that once housed precisely these functions: former post offices, inns, small shops, municipal buildings or railway stations.

The Partnership: Bringing Disciplines, Institutions and Practice Together

COBASI is built on the conviction that the transformation of Baukultur an services of general interest cannot be addressed from a single disciplinary or institutional perspective. The project therefore brings together a consortium that combines complementary expertise in architecture, spatial planning, governance, regional development and implementation. Research and practice are deliberately intertwined.