Projects of the Department of CITY | BUILDING | CULTURE

In the interdisciplinary project "PeP – Projekt elektronische Prüfung", digital examination formats are to be developed, used and evaluated for 12 digitised lectures in four departments at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam.

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

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.

Transfer, innovative methods and research-based learning in practical projects for the preservation of the cultural heritage of Uzbekistan

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

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

Inventory and examination for historical colourfulness

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

Design and research project work based on the planned urban neighbourhood "Das Neue Gartenfeld" in Berlin-Spandau – a real-life laboratory of urban innovation and an arena for social debate.

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.

Modern thermoanalytical methods are used to analyse and study both historical and modern building materials and plastics, as well as in the recycling of building materials. Furthermore, the measurement system is suitable for use in the targeted development of new modern materials.

How should learning and teaching be carried out in the future and what structural effects will result from this?