Student Research Projects
Blue Architecture
The research project "Blue Architecture" systematically deals with searching and finding, documenting and interpreting blue architecture from Babylon to the present.
Protestant Churches in Aachen
The publication project aims to publish an architectural guide to the Protestant churches in Aachen, which was developed together with students.
Futur[AHR]
The research project deals with the sustainable redesign of the cultural landscape of the Ahr valley based on a comprehensive study of its identity-forming features.
Kornelimünster. The Early Modern Buildings of the Imperial Abbey
The research project deals with early modern buildings at the Imperial Abbey of Kornelimünster, the display of relics and imperial representation at a foundational site of the Holy Roman Empire.
Settings for Academia
In 2020, RWTH Aachen University celebrated the 150th anniversary of its foundation. The Chair is taking this as an opportunity to document, analyze and scientifically review the university's building stock.
Scherpenheuvel. Church and City in a Heptagon (DFG)
The DFG-funded research project on Scherpenheuvel analyzes the genesis, shape and concept of said pilgrimage site at different scales.
St. Johannes in Merkstein
The publication project includes extensive building documentation of the church of St. Johannes in Merkstein (1961/62, Emil Steffann) as well as scenarios for its future conversion.