Community
People who return, build relationships and take responsibility.
Forms of Architecture · Berlin 2026
Realarchitecturestarts here.
The community for the next generation of the built environment. FOA connects students with real projects, exceptional places and the people who actually make architecture possible.
Why FOA exists
Between the lecture halland the building sitelies a gap.
Students learn how to design. How a project actually comes to life, who decides, finances and takes responsibility often remains unclear until the start of a career. This generation is large, but scattered across universities, cities and niches. A shared place is missing.
55 - 60 K
Architecture students in Germany. Fragmented. No bridge into practice.
What FOA is
FOA guides the nextgeneration throughreal architecture.
The community for the next generation of the built environment. FOA connects students, young professionals and creatives with real projects, exceptional places, honest experiences and the people who actually make architecture possible.
“FOA opens the door. You have to walk through it yourself.”
Five pillars · what FOA stands on
Access
Access to buildings, construction sites, studios, workshops and role models.
Orientation
Understanding how architecture, planning and real estate really work.
Experience
Not just seeing projects, but experiencing spaces, materials and people.
Opportunity
Mentoring, contacts, internships and new perspectives.
What we do
Real places.Real people.Real questions.
Not for those who have already arrived. For the next generation.
Community
Get Together, Drink & Draw and Brunch: accessible encounters that happen again and again.
Project Access
ARCH+BUILD, Inside Spaces and FOA Visits: buildings, sites and studios from the inside, together with their creators.
Real Knowledge
Real Talk, What I Wish I Knew and Projects That Failed: the honest questions.
Culture & Media
Material library, AI in Architecture, plus Instagram and TikTok as a digital home.
The logicContent → Experience → Trust → Community → new content
The first proof · Berlin
Berlin Decks × FOA.
16 Oct 2026 · The pilot.
BEOS × Müller Reimann · Moabit · green ceramic façade · DGNB Gold targeted
Who builds it
Architect, client, planning and construction teams guide the project together.
Honest over polished
What changed, what was difficult and what would be done differently today.
Ask directly
Students ask openly or anonymously about career paths and getting started.
Architecture After Hours
Drinks, music and real conversations. Media partner SKALA Social.
Where it comes from
I am building the communityI wish I had hadas a student.
“I do not have all the answers. But I bring together the people, places and projects where we can ask the right questions together.”
Félix Eduard Weiss (Félix Weiss) · Founder & host. Architecture studies, studio experience, own projects, project management and development. Featured in trade magazines and speaker at industry fairs.
Where we come from
Built on a real network.
FOA is being built independently, with support from FORE, the Forms of Real Estate network. FORE shows how relationships, events and local boards become a real community and opens access to the real estate industry.
Good projects emerge when many people work together, from concept planners to craftspeople.
FORE20 locations · 6,000+ members · DACH region
Why become a partner
Do more than advertise.Become useful.
Early Talent Access
Meet the next generation before the pressure of recruitment begins.
Employer Branding
Make culture tangible. What people experience when they meet you.
Authentic Visibility
Be visible because you enable real access, not because you buy advertising space.
01Year 01 · prove
02Year 02 · repeat
03Year 03 · scale
Needs: Access · People · Production · Funding
Four ways in · one shared goal
Become part of the beginning.
01Invitation
Visit
Come to an event and experience the community. Do not decide from a deck.
02Partner
Open a door
A project, a place, a tour, a speaker or a university contact.
03Sponsor
Enable
Make events, content, campus programmes, creators and technology possible.
04Supporter
Carry it forward
Help keep participation accessible, independent and open.
FOA / COMMUNITY