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.

    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.

    Common Infrastructures in Neighbourhood Development for the Common Good

    An investigation into the potential and barriers to the implementation of "shared infrastructure".

    Natural Sciences | Environmentally Induced Degradation of Synthetic Conservation and Restoration Agents

    Documentation – Exemplary conservation and restoration using selected examples – digital knowledge transfer.

    CMI.BA - Centre for Metropolitan Innovation in Bratislava

    A pilot project for the environmentally and socially sustainable renovation of the Nová Cvernovka Foundation in Bratislava, Slovakia.

    Wood | Investigation of the Ageing of Binders in Wood Preservation

    As part of the Art Technology and Working Techniques module, students have been working with selected recipes of coating materials from the 19th century, interpreting them and implementing them as accurately as possible.