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

The project consortium analyses research at universities of applied sciences (HAW) with a special focus on transdisciplinary research projects.

In collaboration with the photographer Frédéric Brenner and his international project team, the GraDiM research project is developing theoretical and technical concepts for the visualisation of a photographic archive, with particular sensitivity towards a collection documenting the Jewish diaspora.

A collaboration between the daily newspaper "taz" and UCLAB aimed at communicating future climate scenarios through various channels using data visualisations. To this end, both physical and digital postcards featuring visualisations of various aspects of climate protection in Germany were designed and produced.

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

Using items from the collection as a starting point, we aim to break down barriers and create spaces for connection, understanding and communication.

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

The interdisciplinary research and digitisation project “Restaging Fashion. Visualisation of Fashion Sources” (ReFa) has developed exploratory approaches to collections held by the Kunstbibliothek Berlin – specifically its “Modebild – Lipperheide Costume Library” collection – and the Textiles Collection of the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg.

What makes urban areas attractive? This question is relevant both academically and politically in light of urban challenges such as population growth, rising rents and increasing social segregation between more and less attractive neighbourhoods.

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

The project explores the potential of immersion and narration for visualising and making cultural collections accessible.