Friedrich von Borries (de)

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Prof. Dr. Friedrich von Borries (*1974) teaches Design Theory at the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg (HFBK). As a researcher and designer, he operates at the sociopolitical intersections of urban development, architecture, design, and art.

»The focus of my work is the relationship between design and societal development. As a researcher, I aim to understand the world. As a designer, I aim to change it. That’s why I engage with political questions that shape our present, both through research and design.«

In addition to exhibitions, scientific studies, and publications, he develops master plans, films, design objects, and artistic projects: works that allow people to discover and sensually experience new possibilities of themselves and the world.