Fields of research

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Building and design

How will future living spaces be designed?
What contribution will architecture, civil engineering and design make to social, economic and ecological sustainability?
What strategies do we need to navigate a world in constant change?
How can design unfold its transformative power?
What ideas can pave the way for a resource-conserving and climate-friendly construction industry?
Applied research at the Faculty of Design is dedicated to these complex and other exciting questions.
The research field “Building and Design” focuses on innovative, technical and creative solutions for a future worth living and includes the following thematic blocks, among others:

  • Energy-efficient buildings & districts / smart buildings
  • Building in existing structures / Preservation & renovation / Monument preservation
  • Resource-efficient structures and adaptive systems
  • Healthy buildings and well-being / Salutogenesis in architecture / Psychological aesthetics
  • Circular / circular construction
  • Sustainable infrastructure systems
  • Transformation for the common good in urban development and rural areas
  • Basics of design research
  • Future-oriented design processes and methodology / Transformative design
  • Circular design / product design in new contexts
  • Digital transformation, machine learning & AI in the design context