TOO HOT

Rocafort Square in Barcelona, 08014 arquitectura; Photo: Pol Viladoms

Too Hot! Scorching cities, new ideas

June 20, 2026 – February 7, 2027
Exhibition Opening: Friday, June 19, 2026, 7 p.m.
Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) >> Erdgeschoss

Owing to climate change, cities are getting ever hotter – with tangible consequences. Heat, drought, water scarcity, and flooding, all make it clear how urgently urbanspaces need to be rethought and redesigned. Since cities cause the lion’s share of CO₂ emissions they also bear a
special responsibility in this regard – for example, when converting infrastructure and public spaces. Many of them seek to become climate-neutral over the next 15 years. What does that mean for the future, for planning, architecture, and life in cities?

Too Hot presents examples from 13 European cities with different climates, ranging from small towns to metropolises. They are all responding to the climate crisis, and they are all taking concrete measures for climate protection and adaptation; the spectrum ranges from built
projects or strategic planning to civil society initiatives. The exhibition visualizes the very many different shapes this change can take and outlines the social issues and debates on public policy that go hand in hand with it.

Curatorial team: Katharina Böttger, Jonas Malzahn, Mathias Schnell (studio central)

In collaboration with Philipp Deilmann and Architects for Future
Scientific support provided by the Dialog-Plattform Helmholtz Klima

With the kind support of the Friends of the DAM

Supported by: Kulturfonds Frankfurt RheinMain, Gerüstbau Paul, World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026, Friends of the DAM, Rinn Beton, Bruns Pflanzen, Runge, KS* Kalksandstein, WE EF