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In an essay, the authors of the University of Wuppertal want to devote themselves to the theory and practical methodology of "exploring and researching social space" in the context of socially just urban planning and, in doing so, first present positions of historical and contemporary urban planning and architectural criticism (such as from the Charter of Athens (cf. source year), urban planning concepts by Robert Moses as well as by Jane Jacobs and Jan Gehl) and set them against each other against the background of the consideration of researching social space. Furthermore, the essay can present practical examples from the methodology of social space research as applied in the exam project of Leila Rudzki in the course of study "Public Interest Design" and reflect on them against the background of the previously named parameters of socially just urban development.
In addition to the above-mentioned thesis, the text contribution is based on a 60-minute lecture by the authors on the same topic, which was presented at the Convention „Narrative of the social" on 29.05. to 02.06.23 at the IUC under the direction of Prof. Dr. Heinz Sünker (University Wuppertal, Germany) and Prof. Dr. Goran Gretić (University of Zagreb, Croatia). The lecture expanded the plenary of the Convention, which was largely dedicated to the thematic stand of the "social" from the perspective of epistemological and critical theory, to include a design and planning-conceptual perspective, disciplines that represent the essential reference sciences of the study programme "Public Interest Design".