Fast Forward is a magazine based in Berlin that gathers perspectives from architects, real estate professionals, and policymakers to examine urban development challenges. Edited by Nadin Heinich, a curator and founder of the communications firm plan A, it emerged from the Architecture Matters conference held in May 2022. The publication features profiles of figures like Christoph Ingenhoven, whose Düsseldorf-based firm specializes in sustainable buildings certified under standards such as LEED and DGNB, and Eva Herr, Cologne's city planning head overseeing inner-city conversions and expansions.
Issue 02, for instance, highlights Gero Bergmann of BayernLB's real estate division, Elisabeth Merk, Munich's planning director and DASL president, and Alexander Möll of Hines Germany, involved in project development from Berlin. Contributors like Anna Scheuermann, active with Architects for Future, and Cornelia Hellstern, focused on revitalizing built environments, contribute to its editorial board. Founding partner Gira, a building technology company established in 1905, supports the effort.
The magazine fosters dialogue across sectors, interviewing startup founders, developers, urban planners, and even war photographers to explore common ground on city futures. Free of ideological constraints, it prioritizes candid exchanges among those shaping urban landscapes. While its print run and full publication history remain unspecified, Fast Forward positions itself as a platform connecting conference discussions to broader printed conversations on architecture and real estate. (237 words)