From Theory to Practice: Projects at the FH Potsdam at a Glance

Here you will find a current overview of selected projects at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. You can filter the projects by departments and degree programs, by project type, or by content focus.

Strengthening Cultural Offerings in Rural Areas with the Independent Performing Arts - Models for the Professionalisation of Cultural Infrastructures

As part of the FHP research cluster "Social Space - Education, Participation, Community", the project (2026 - 2028) funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) is investigating the field of independent performing arts as a key player in transformation and participation processes.

Design and Construction Workshop Gohrisch: Material, Joining, House

The research and teaching project "Design and Building Workshop Gohrisch - Material, Joining, Landscape" examines the question of how contemporary architecture in rural areas can respond to landscape, climate, community and local building culture. The starting point is the municipality of Gohrisch in Saxon Switzerland - a place characterised by its special topographical location, its cultural…

Berlin, Paris and the Topography of the Metropolises 1937-1945

Franco-German research project on the history of urban planning in Berlin and Paris from 1937 to 1945

BQ-LCA - Life Cycle Analyses of Measures for Ecologically Oriented and Socially Compatible Development of Housing Estates from the 1950s to the 1970s

Schwedt an der Oder − Urban Redevelopment & Development Prospects

In the teaching and research project of the Architecture and Urban Design degree programme, students developed innovative concepts for the city of Schwedt/Oder over the course of two semesters − from a new innovation campus to the redesign of central inner-city spaces. Future-oriented ideas for mobility, sustainability and social participation were developed in close collaboration with local…

The Architect Emilie Winkelmann: Work, Influence and Impact

Emilie Winkelmann (1875 – 1951) was the first woman to open her own architectural practice in Germany in 1907. At a time when women could only enrol at German universities in exceptional cases and the professional field of architecture was still entirely in the hands of men, Winkelmann was able to establish herself as a sought-after architect in Berlin. The project focuses on her built work, her…

InNoWest - MOSIDI Implementation Project: Modular Open source Infrastructure for Data Interaction

Tool for easy data access, evaluation and visualisation to support planning and decision-making processes in sustainable municipal development

BLOCK.REFORM.BERLIN

Urban Space and Housing Types in the Young Metropolis, 1890–1940

RWTec-DeTox: Development of a Modular System Concept for the Decontamination of Art and Cultural Artefacts

The aim of the project is to develop methods for the effective decontamination of wooden cultural heritage objects contaminated with harmful substances. The aim is to develop methods that are gentle on the objects whilst also enabling a significant reduction in the use of biocides.