Reception Studies and Iconological Research
Beyond the Classical
The research project addresses the origins of stylistic pluralism in Great Britain and investigates typological and stylistic developments beyond its borders.
Blue Architecture
The research project "Blue Architecture" systematically deals with searching and finding, documenting and interpreting blue architecture from Babylon to the present.
Emil Steffann
The habilitation project deals with the life, work and after-effect of the architect and church builder Emil Steffann.
Fontana dell'Acqua Felice in Rome
The PhD project examines the creation and genesis, typology and significance of a core building of counter-reformatory urban water architecture.
Halicarnassus (DFG)
The DFG-funded research project explores the ways in which written descriptions of the vanished Mausoleum of Halicarnassus informed Early Modern architects and artists.
Maria Laach Monastery Church
The PhD project on Maria Laach analyzes the design history of the romanesque monastery church.
Koepelkerk of Willemstad
The PhD project deals with the history of architecture and the design concept of the Koepelkerk in Willemstad.
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.
Roma Sotterranea
The project will systematically examine the subterranean parts of the sacred buildings of Renaissance and Baroque Rome and capture them in all their functional and iconological complexity.
S. Andrea al Quirinale
The PhD project on S. Andrea al Quirinale has produced the first wide-ranging monography covering the architecture of Gian Lorenzo Bernini's oval church.
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. Hubertus by Gottfried Böhm. Elaboration of the Planning and Construction History
A comprehensive study breaks down the churches' planning and construction history.
Temple to Church
The PhD project deals with the conversion of ancient roman buildings into counter-reformation churches in Rome around 1600.