{"id":159295,"date":"2026-02-05T11:40:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.wdc2026.org\/produkt\/buch-design-fuer-demokratie-reader\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:04:56","slug":"buch-design-fuer-demokratie-reader","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/shop.wdc2026.org\/en\/produkt\/buch-design-fuer-demokratie-reader\/","title":{"rendered":"Book \u2013 Design f\u00fcr Demokratie Reader"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-185498&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;106818&#8243;]<strong>Publication<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;784913&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"container py-8 first:pt-14\">\n<div class=\"grid-rows-auto relative grid grid-flow-row grid-cols-1 content-start items-start justify-start gap-x-8 gap-y-0 lg:grid-cols-12 lg:gap-x-12 lg:gap-y-12\">\n<div class=\"lg:col-span-12 group h-full justify-start\">\n<div class=\"max-w-none prose mx-auto break-words md:prose-md lg:prose-lg xl:prose-xl 2xl:prose-2xl mb-2\">\n<h2>Design for Democracy Reader<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:col-span-12 group h-full justify-start\">\n<div class=\"max-w-none prose mx-auto break-words md:prose-md lg:prose-lg xl:prose-xl 2xl:prose-2xl mb-2\">\n<h5>From application to 2026: On the way to becoming World Design Capital Frankfurt Rhine-Main 2026<\/h5>\n<p>The Frankfurt Rhine-Main region has won the title of World Design Capital 2026 with the theme Design for Democracy. Atmospheres for a better life. With this in mind, the reader is dedicated to the power of design to shape collective processes, develop solutions and bring about social change. Using the fields of action of work, building &amp; living, education, health, industry, consumption, culture &amp; media, mobility, public space and sport, the authors make it clear where design comes into play \u2013 namely in the middle of&#8230;  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:col-span-12 group h-full justify-start\">\n<div class=\"max-w-none prose mx-auto break-words md:prose-md lg:prose-lg xl:prose-xl 2xl:prose-2xl mb-2\">\n<h3>Publishers<\/h3>\n<p>Matthias Wagner K, Anna Scheuermann, Design FRM gGmbH, Frankfurt<\/p>\n<h3>Mit Beitr\u00e4gen von:<\/h3>\n<p>Lena Marbacher, Bundesstiftung Baukultur, Marina Weisband, Ben van Berkel, Christian Holl, Ruben Pater, Juergen Boos, Francesca Bria, Hanna Harris, Philipp Wollrab<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"lg:col-span-12 group h-full justify-start\">\n<div class=\"max-w-none prose mx-auto break-words md:prose-md lg:prose-lg xl:prose-xl 2xl:prose-2xl mb-2\">\n<p>Frankfurt Rhine-Main is a diverse and vibrant region, an ideal location for a real-world laboratory that provides space for discussion, development and implementation of outstanding, experimental and concrete projects. On the road to WDC 2026, we invited 10 of our companions to each examine one of our fields of action with a focus on Design for Democracy from their personal perspective for this publication. But this is only the beginning: with this publication, we want to encourage others to join us in shaping the future.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container py-8 first:pt-14\">\n<div class=\"grid-rows-auto relative grid grid-flow-row grid-cols-1 content-start items-start justify-start gap-x-8 gap-y-0 lg:grid-cols-12 lg:gap-x-12 lg:gap-y-12\">\n<div class=\"lg:col-span-4 group h-full justify-start\">\n<div class=\"max-w-none prose mx-auto break-words md:prose-md lg:prose-lg xl:prose-xl 2xl:prose-2xl mb-2\">\n<h5>10 areas of action<\/h5>\n<p>Lena Marbacher (Works)<br \/>\nBundesstiftung Baukultur (Bauen &amp; Wohnen)<br \/>\nMarina Weisband (Education)<br \/>\nBen van Berkel (Health)<br \/>\nChristian Holl (Industry)<br \/>\nRuben Pater (Consumption)<br \/>\nJuergen Boos (Culture)<br \/>\nFrancesca Bria (Mobility)<br \/>\nHanna Harris (Public Space)<br \/>\nPhilipp Wollrab (Sports)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;4&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; content_parallax=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;129730&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;3&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;786652&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-185498&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;746935&#8243;]<strong>Number of pages:<\/strong>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;325884&#8243;]319[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;3&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;134867&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_font=&#8221;font-185498&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h4&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;212287&#8243;]<strong>ISBN:<\/strong>[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;769682&#8243;]978-3-89986-415-1<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From application to 2026: On the way to becoming World Design Capital Frankfurt Rhine-Main 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":159268,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[296],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-159295","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-publication","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - 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