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

New forms of housing in the context of demographic and social change.

The Eagle of the Rock Gate is a large sculpture made of sheet zinc and coated in monochrome. It was made in 1849 and shows an eagle fighting a snake.

Cooperation with the German National Library to research interactive visualisations of a comprehensive bibliographic collection

Two new buildings were commissioned on the campus of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in 2014 and 2017, testing future energy and technical standards for Brandenburg university construction.

The Institute for Applied Research Urban Futures is developing digital tools for urban planning and participation processes with PaSyMo.

On the 1st of July 2017, a research project on German colonial history was launched in cooperation with the Federal Foreign Office. The aim was to set up a web-based online portal on the topic, which, among other things, would also make it possible to record the file situation in the successor states of former German colonies. The project was carried out in cooperation with the project management…

The Intensified Density project investigates whether the densification of suburbs/intermediate cities offers a sustainable solution compared to single-family housing estates and new large-scale projects.

In the "Design nicht 0815" project, the curricula of the design degree programmes at FH Potsdam are being further developed with the aim of integrating central competences for the digitally shaped world of work.

In this project, we explore the potential of dynamic arrangements of a comprehensive coin collection based on different facets such as origin, material type, period, weight and size. The resulting layouts push the boundary between the physical display of coins and the representation of abstract data patterns that characterise the collection.

Care and preservation of anthropogenically damaged and already restored natural stone objects against the special background of their integration into surrounding moisture and salt transport processes using the example of the Steinernen Album in Großjena.

The exhibition "Kreuz & Quer – Lebenswege von Frauen in Brandenburg" aims to encourage female school leavers to go their own way.

The evaluation study on the situation of unaccompanied minor refugees in Brandenburg builds on the findings of an explorative preliminary study and focuses on the subjective view of the young people.