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

The QUADRIGA data competence centre combines the four disciplines of digital humanities, administrative science, computer science and information science along the data types of text, table and moving image at the Berlin-Brandenburg research location.

In Potsdam am Schlaatz, an area that was newly developed at the end of the 1970s and into which the first residents moved in 1985, additional living space is to be created through redensification measures and additional storeys. The following wishes of those involved in the planning process were incorporated into the planning process and resulted in a number of conflicting objectives.

Participatory design as a means of participation and understanding to counteract social division.

"Hyperimages – Visual Ecology of Urban Environments" is a research project between the University of Strasbourg in France and the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in Germany.

The project establishes a cross-university network on digitalisation in social work as a subject of cooperative research and teaching.

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…

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…

Today, Germany's refineries are at a turning point, the challenges of the energy transition are becoming increasingly tangible and a rethink is taking place. This is where the project comes in and uses the example of the PCK refinery in Schwedt an der Oder to look for concepts for a forward-looking orientation and reorganisation of the site.

Hannah Zint's bachelor's thesis deals with the question of how photography can contribute to the recovery from trauma.

Reflection on legal publishing practice and support for cultural change using the example of legal, independent publications