Powerdome – 360° Degree Dome Projection
The 360° fulldome projection system is a powerdome system specially customised for the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and the Urania by the company Carl Zeiss. The Powerdome system can be used to project real-time media and interactive visualisations in an immersive fulldome environment.
Student Reprocentre – Plotter Room
Since 2002, the student reprocentre has been managed by students with the support of the Department of CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE. We want to offer all members of the university the opportunity to plot and bind brochures here on campus at low cost as part of their teaching.
TexLab
In order to design textile products with sustainable material cycles, knowledge of textile processes and fibre science is essential. The TexLab teaches the technologies of sewing, embroidery, weaving, knitting and tufting, which are applied in designs or deepened in the form of material developments. The equipment in the lab includes hand knitting machines, dobby looms, an embroidery machine and…
Typography Workshop
The workshop sees itself as an experimental place at the interface between traditional and digital typography. Courses and workshops by announcement.
Urban Complexity Lab (UCLAB)
UCLAB is an interdisciplinary research group that combines competences from the fields of interface design, computer science and the humanities. The research work focuses on the design, development and investigation of data visualisations.
UX – User Experience Lab
The UX – User Experience Lab of the Design department provides students, employees and external companies and institutions with a wide range of technical facilities for the use of all common usability testing methods. The modern equipment enables the testing of interactive products and services in all phases of the research and development process.
Water Laboratory
Knowledge of water management and hydraulic engineering as well as urban water management can be explored further in the water laboratory of the Civil Engineering department. The experimental facilities are used to visualise hydraulic phenomena of water flowing in channels and pipes. Investigations into the chemical, physical and microbiological quality of drinking, surface, ground and waste water…
Workshop for Digital Model Making
The digital modelling workshops provide students with state-of-the-art technical facilities for building models and prototypes. From 3D scanning and computer-aided design to 3D printing and CNC milling.
Workshop of the Stone Course of Study
The workshop of the stone course of study is used in teaching and research in the bachelor's and master's degree programmes in conservation and restoration.
Workshop of the Study Specialisation Metal
This workshop is used intensively in the Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes in Conservation and Restoration. The focus is on a special group of chemical elements: Metals.
Workshop of the Study Specialisation Mural Painting
In the mural painting workshop at the FH Potsdam, students can carry out detailed analyses of various objects. Based on their findings, the students develop concepts for the final realisation of their project and final theses.
Workshop of the Study Specialisation Wood
In the workshops specialising in the conservation and restoration of wood, high-quality objects in this material group are researched and historical techniques are tested. In addition to the appropriate hand tools and machines, the workshop has various options for determining the type of wood and documentation.