Projects in this research field explore the sites of design and artistic interventions. This includes the functions of institutionalized sites (museums, public space, television), the effects of architectural concepts, urban planning, and geopolitics (the definition of borders), migration streams, the effects of globalization, and tourism. Project topics include: the meanings of material and immaterial sites of production and interaction; regional, national, and international distinctions (for instance, centre versus periphery); the inclusion and exclusion of minorities; signs and products; the shift of public and private spheres from a historical, structural, and aesthetic perspective.