Urban Layers - Exploring Hamburg Behind the Scenes

A digital discovery through history, housing, and hidden stories. Where architecture meets activism – a rally for curious minds: This self-guided digital tour takes student groups into Hamburg’s alternative neighborhoods: St. Pauli and Schanzenviertel. Away from tourist crowds, teams explore 19th-century housing, social change and urban transformation – at their own pace and on their own devices. With 15 stops and interactive tasks, students uncover how Hamburg’s cityscape evolved: from cooperative housing and zoning laws to creative resistance and pop culture. Terraced homes, alleyways, and working-class history become tools for learning about architecture, identity and resilience. An educational city rally that makes space for reflection, teamwork, and unexpected stories.