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

Here you will find a current overview of selected projects at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. You can filter the projects by departments and degree programs, by project type, or by content focus.

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    Foto (schräg von unten) vom City Hochhaus in Leipzig

    Development of a Methodology for Material-Based Screening and Categorisation of Existing Buildings with Regard to the Circular Economy

    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.

    ein Vater im Gefängnis mit seinem Kind an einem Fenster

    Fatherhood in the Penal System

    A pilot study on the construction of parenthood by fathers in prison.

    Studierende mit den Schalungselementen für den Rumpf des Betonkanus

    Concrete Canoe Construction for the 19th German Concrete Canoe Regatta 2024

    In this project, students from the Departments of Civil Engineering and Design are designing and building concrete boats to compete against teams from all over Germany at the concrete canoe regatta in Brandenburg an der Havel in June 2024.

    Logo des Verbundprojektes QUADRIGA

    QUADRIGA: Berlin-Brandenburg Data Competence Centre for Digital Humanities, Administrative Science, Computer Science and Information Science

    The QUADRIGA data competence centre combines the four disciplines of digital humanities, administrative science, computer science and information science along the data types of text, table and moving image at the Berlin-Brandenburg research location.

    Illustration einer Wolke, die die Zahlen Null und Eins umschließt. Ein Papierflieger fliegt auf die Wolke zu.

    WiNoDa: Knowledge Laboratory for Scientific Collections and Object-Centred Data

    The WiNoDa project is establishing a data competence centre for data-driven research on natural science collections.

    Darstellung des WBS70-Gebäudes mit Geschossaufstockung

    Extension of a WBS 70 building

    In Potsdam am Schlaatz, an area that was newly developed at the end of the 1970s and into which the first residents moved in 1985, additional living space is to be created through redensification measures and additional storeys. The following wishes of those involved in the planning process were incorporated into the planning process and resulted in a number of conflicting objectives.

    Mockup eines Laptops mit Titelfolie „Angst vor Veränderung“

    Fear of change – transformation prototypes

    Participatory design as a means of participation and understanding to counteract social division.

    Ausstellung in Strassburg

    Hyperimages – Visual Ecology of Urban Environments

    "Hyperimages – Visual Ecology of Urban Environments" is a research project between the University of Strasbourg in France and the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in Germany.

    Schematische Grafik eines Monitors, umgeben von Sprechblasen

    Communicative Appropriation of Digital Sports

    An explorative analysis of chat communication in eSports using the example of the Paris Major Blast 2023

    Postkarte EVW Schwedt

    Innovation Campus Schwedt an der Oder – A New Location for Green Energy

    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.

    Drei Buchcover von vorne, zwei davon mit Fotos drauf

    Photography and Trauma

    How photography can contribute to recovery from trauma

    Fotografie des »Haus in der Sonne« in Potsdam-Babelsberg, 1913–14

    The Architect Emilie Winkelmann: Work, Influence and Impact

    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…