Contact
Prof. Dr. Rainer Hirth
Teaching and research areas
Design and construction
Functions at the university
- Vice Dean of the Faculty of Design
- Academic advisor of the Architecture degree program
- International representative of the Architecture degree program
- Member of the Campus Design Space Commission
Courses
- Introduction to building construction
- Building construction II and III
- Bachelor thesis
- Electives and excursions
- Design support
- Design-build projects
Short vita
- since 2008: Professor of Design and Construction, Coburg University of Applied Sciences
- 2007: Senior Tutor University of Auckland, New Zealand
- 2006: Rebuilding Coordinator for an NGO in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- 1998: Hirth Architects in Bensheim / Hesse
- 1998: Doctorate in engineering at the Fridericiana Karlsruhe
- 1997 – 99: Director of studies (with B. Franz) Postgraduate course in restoration of old buildings
- 1993 – 99: Research assistant at the Fridericiana Karlsruhe, Architecture program
- 1990 – 1993: Collaboration with architectural office Deilmann Sieber, Darmstadt and lectureships at TU Darmstadt and FH Darmstadt
- WS 1989/90: Diploma Architecture Technical University Darmstadt
Teaching visits and workshops at Bahcesehir University Istanbul/Turkey, University of Nottingham Ningbo/China, Yale University New Haven/USA, Indian Institute of Science IISc Bangalore/India, University of South Australia Adelaide/Australia, German Jordan University Amman/Jordan, Victoria University Wellington/New Zealand, UABC Mexicali/Mexico, University of Western Australia/Perth Australia.
Memberships
- Association of German Architects BDA
- Hesse Chamber of Architects
Awards
- Prize for Excellent Teaching 2015
- Award for Excellent Teaching 2019
