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\nExhibition: March 21st –\u00a0 October 18th, 2026
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>MARCUS GWECHENBERGER, Deputy Mayor in Charge of Planning and Housing, City of Frankfurt
\nPETER CACHOLA SCHMAL, Director Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM)
\nJUDIT CARRERA, Director Centre de Cultura Contempor\u00e0nia de Barcelona (CCCB)
\nANJA REICHERT-SCHICK, W\u00fcstenrot Stiftung<\/p>\n
\n<\/b>PHILIPP ENGEL (CCCB)
\nJORUN JENSEN (DAM)
\nVALERIE KRONAUER (TUM)
\nJAN ENGELKE (TUM)
\nROSANNA UMBACH (MSI)
\nCuratorial Team<\/p>\n