Doctorate in DocDual on the topic "Erich Köhn und Paul Mebes. Architekten des Beamten-Wohnungsbau-Vereins zu Berlin eG 1900 – 1923"
The constantly growing city and the resulting housing debate was and is a central topic of our time. The ongoing questions of liveable urban spaces, optimised flat layouts, urban clarity and the structuring of public and private space with sustainable planning and cost-effective production without the loss of architecturally valuable designs are more relevant than ever.
The reform endeavours that emerged at the beginning of the 20th century, which did not negate or dissolve the existing city, but aimed to transform it without contradicting its characteristics, are rarely researched but of great importance in this respect. The emergence of the co-operative system at the same time played a central role in this context. In addition to a pure housing reform, i.e. an aesthetic and hygienic architectural dimension, the economic and social reform led to a combination of both topics, which goes hand in hand with the term "housing reform". This is where my dissertation project "Erich Köhn and Paul Mebes. Architekten des Beamten-Wohnungs-Vereins zu Berlin eG 1900 - 1923" with my practice partner, the Beamten-Wohnungs-Verein zu Berlin eG will follow up on.
The focus of my work is on analysing the works of both architects from a historical, conservational and monument preservation perspective, as well as on an interdisciplinary examination and classification in the context of debates at that time and today. The content of the project aims to re-examine and discuss urban reform housing construction in connection with the emergence of the Berlin co-operative system at the beginning of the 20th century and to make it accessible to the public and to architectural and urban planning practice.
My supervisor at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam is: Prof. Dr. Silvia Malcovati
My practice partner: Beamten-Wohnungs-Verein zu Berlin eG (BWV)
