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

This thesis deals with a listed ensemble of residential and stable buildings located in the municipality of Wokuhl-Dabelow, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The buildings are initially inconspicuous, but represent an important testimony to rural regional building culture.

Underground stations are often perceived as spaces of fear, with some being more affected than others. The central question of this thesis is how spaces of fear arise in underground stations and how these can be appropriately counteracted in terms of architecture and heritage conservation. The case study of the Elsterwerdaer Platz underground station is analysed.

The demands on the allotment gazebo have changed, and for good reason: the ecological crisis − climate change, extreme weather events, species extinction − requires a different kind of gazebo. One that can cope with these changed conditions. This was the task set when the Federal Federation of German Allotment Garden Associations (BKD), the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam and the Eberswalde…

Promoting international talent for integration into studies and the labour market

An exemplary analysis based on the change of use of two LPG cowsheds to cultural sites

The structural change in agriculture in Brandenburg has led, among other things, to more and more farms being abandoned or lying fallow for years. At the same time, there is a significant lack of cultural offerings in rural areas. The strengthening of cultural offerings is favoured at both municipal and federal…

The thesis deals with the development of an innovative method for the evaluation of existing buildings that goes beyond the traditional technical approach and can be defined as circular due diligence.

Static calculation and creation and application of a guideline for dealing with harmful substances in existing timber constructions

Draft of a monument-appropriate restoration strategy

The thesis analyses the effects of ageing and installation on the load-bearing capacity of natural-based adhesives on glued laminated timber.

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.

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…

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…